Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South American qualifiers pose significant risks for players, says union
By Brian Homewood BERN (Reuters) - The decision to play South American World Cup qualifiers this month poses significant risks, the global footballers' union FIFPRO said on Friday as it warned that ar...
Oct 02, 2020
Britain's Northumbria University suffers mass COVID-19 outbreak
LONDON (Reuters) - Northumbria University, in northeast England, said on Friday it has been hit by a mass outbreak of COVID-19 with at least 770 students testing positive for the virus. COVID-19 outbr...
Oct 02, 2020
F1 faces fundamental questions after Honda pullout
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Stefano Domenicali will have some fundamental questions to address when he takes over as Formula One chief executive in January, starting with the relevance of the s...
Oct 02, 2020
Venezuela receives shipment of Russian Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has received a shipment of the Russian-made Sputnik-V vaccine against the coronavirus, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Friday. The delivery is the first...
Oct 02, 2020
U.S.-seized gasoline cargo discharges in New York after 3-month journey
(Reuters) - The first of two tankers carrying cargoes of Iranian gasoline seized by the United States discharged in New York on Thursday, according to Refinitiv vessel tracking data, ending a three-mo...
Oct 02, 2020
Vikings GM senses turnaround coming
No offseason and another coaching staff change put the Minnesota Vikings behind the 8-ball. That's the estimation of general manager Rick Spielman, who said he senses Minnesota is close to turning aro...
Oct 02, 2020
Fed's Kaplan says he wants to be careful about further QE
(Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan on Friday signaled he would be skeptical ramping up the Fed's bond-buying to deliver further stimulus to the economy, though he said he suppo...
Oct 02, 2020
Togo names new government with record number of women ministers
LOME (Reuters) - Togo's first female prime minister has appointed a new government with a record 30% of the 33 ministerial positions given to women, according to the cabinet list announced on state te...
Oct 02, 2020
Pelosi says agreement on U.S. airline payroll assistance 'imminent'
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that agreement was "imminent" on a deal to provide another $25 billion in government assist...
Oct 02, 2020
EMA committee probes possible kidney injury from Gilead's remdesivir
(Reuters) - The European drugs regulator said on Friday its safety committee was reviewing reports of acute kidney injury in some COVID-19 patients who had been given Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir....
Oct 02, 2020
