Author Archives: Syndicated Content
It's never too late to learn, says 50-year-old Nigerian school pupil
By Seun Sanni ILORIN, Nigeria (Reuters) - Shade Ajayi had never set foot in a classroom until middle age. Now 50, the businesswoman is happily learning to read and write alongside students nearly four...
Mar 30, 2021
Biden releases first slate of judicial nominees: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden released his first slate of 11 federal judicial nominations on Wednesday, including three Black women for federal circuit court vacancies, a Muslim American ...
Mar 30, 2021
Baseball: MLB welcomes back fans for new season in COVID-19 era
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Major League Baseball (MLB) fans will return to regular-season games across the United States this week for the first time in 18 months, in a r...
Mar 30, 2021
Germany's vaccine regulator reports 31 cases of blood disorder after AstraZeneca shot
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's vaccine regulator said on Tuesday it has recorded 31 cases of a rare blood clot in the brain, nine of which resulted in deaths, after people received a COVID-19 vaccine fr...
Mar 30, 2021
Papua New Guinea begins COVID-19 inoculations as infections soar
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape received the first COVID-19 shot in the Pacific Island country on Tuesday under a small vaccination programme aimed a...
Mar 30, 2021
TeamViewer to sponsor Mercedes in F1 and Formula E
BERLIN (Reuters) - German software company TeamViewer said on Tuesday that it had struck a five-year sponsorship deal with the Mercedes Formula One and Formula E teams, following its recent shirt deal...
Mar 30, 2021
Baseball: Dodgers still hungry, look to repeat as World Series champs
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After winning last season's World Series in a COVID-shortened, 60-game sprint, the Los Angeles Dodgers are confident they have the roster, and the hunger, to re...
Mar 30, 2021
Nasdaq futures down as spike in yields pressures tech stocks
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - Futures tracking the Nasdaq 100 index fell on Tuesday as a rise in U.S. bond yields hit tech-related stocks and investors bought into undervalued banks and industrial shares ...
Mar 30, 2021
Auto industry urges Biden to back 'comprehensive' EV plan
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major automakers, parts companies and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union urged U.S. President Joe Biden to support a "comprehensive plan" on electric vehicl...
Mar 30, 2021
K-pop's BTS calls for end to rising anti-Asian racism, says it suffered racist abuse
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's K-pop music group BTS called on Tuesday for an end to anti-Asian racism and said it had also suffered racist abuse which had made them feel powerless and hurt their sel...
Mar 30, 2021
