Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 9 million: health ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has had 61,811 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 1,386 deaths from COVID-19, the health ministry said on Thursday. The South A...
Jan 28, 2021
U.S. will re-engage in OECD tax talks, Yellen tells French counterpart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday told French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire that she would "re-engage actively" in OECD international tax discussions to forge a...
Jan 28, 2021
Novavax says its vaccine is 89.3% effective in UK trial
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Novavax Inc said on Thursday its coronavirus vaccine was 89.3% effective in preventing COVID-19 in a trial conducted in the United Kingdom, and was nearly as e...
Jan 28, 2021
Visa's first-quarter profit falls as pandemic crimps travel spending
(Reuters) - Visa Inc reported a fall in quarterly profit on Thursday, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit large parts of the global travel industry, hurting cross-border spending volumes for world's largest ...
Jan 28, 2021
Reports: Texans agree to five-year deal with coach David Culley
The Houston Texans have agreed to a five-year contract with David Culley to become the team's new head coach, according to multiple reports. The 65-year-old Culley was the receivers coach of the Balti...
Jan 28, 2021
North Dakota State Announces 2021 Softball Schedule
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) - North Dakota State head softball coach Darren Mueller has announced the 2021 Bison softball schedule, which begins in mid-February with the first of five tournament week...
Jan 28, 2021
MSUM Swimming and Diving Announces 10 Signings for 2021-22
MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSUM Athletics) - Minnesota State University Moorhead head women’s swimming and diving coach Charlie King has announced the signing of 10 recruits for 2021-22. “We are ver...
Jan 28, 2021
Ice hockey: Riveters withdraw from NWHL season after positive tests
(Reuters) - The Metropolitan Riveters have pulled out of the National Women's Hockey League season being held in Lake Placid, New York, after several members of the club tested positive for COVID-19, ...
Jan 28, 2021
Roadside COVID-19 clinic gives shots to motorists stranded by Oregon snow
(Reuters) - Setback turned to success for six people stranded on a snowy roadway in Oregon when a COVID-19 vaccine team returning from a clinic with unused doses gave them roadside shots. Stuck by a s...
Jan 28, 2021
Pentagon warns Taliban on failure to meet commitments on violence, terrorism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration believes it is hard to see a way forward for a negotiated settlement with the Taliban in Afghanistan without the militant group's meeting it...
Jan 28, 2021
