Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tesla loses a third of its value for the third time in a year
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Tesla Inc's stock extended losses on Monday and is now down by a third from its January record high, making it the third time in about a year that the electric car maker'...
Mar 08, 2021
Cubs, White Sox allowed 20 percent capacity to open season
Opening Day in Chicago will take place with fans in the ballparks for the first time in more than a year. Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration announced Monday that crowds at Wrigley Field and Guaran...
Mar 08, 2021
NBA reports zero positive tests over All-Star weekend
The NBA on Monday announced a virus-free experience over its All-Star weekend in Atlanta, saying there were no positive tests for COVID-19. "All players, coaches, and game officials were tested for CO...
Mar 08, 2021
A quick swab and a boarding pass: Israel's El Al launches check-in COVID-19 test
By Steven Scheer BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel (Reuters) - Israel's El Al airlines launched a pilot programme at its Tel Aviv airport check-in counters on Monday to test unvaccinated passengers for COVID...
Mar 08, 2021
Weightlifting: Strong is beautiful for Tokyo hopeful Davies
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Sarah Davies put weightlifting down as a special talent when she entered her first beauty contest, the then-student egged on by regular drinkers in the Leeds pub whe...
Mar 08, 2021
Brazil judge annuls Lula's convictions, opens door to 2022 run
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Monday annulled the criminal convictions against former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a move that could allow th...
Mar 08, 2021
Vaccine response may be weaker in elderly; Merck drug shows promise in reducing virus level
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Mar 08, 2021
More than 11,000 displaced by Colombia violence this year: ombudsman
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - More than 11,000 people have been displaced from their homes by fighting between Colombian armed groups so far in 2021 - equivalent to seven people every hour -...
Mar 08, 2021
Death toll soars to 98 from Equatorial Guinea explosions
MALABO (Reuters) - The death toll from a series of explosions in a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea has risen to 98, the health ministry said on Monday after volunteers searched the rubble for b...
Mar 08, 2021
U.S. says it is too early to say how Afghan talks going, progress possible
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Monday that it is too early to say how Afghan peace talks are going, but the United States believes this is a moment when progress is possible....
Mar 08, 2021
