Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China's Alibaba to shut down Xiami music app next month
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group will close its music streaming platform Xiami Music next month, in a move that marks a step back from its ambitions to push into China's entertainment indust...
Jan 05, 2021
Qatar emir heads to Saudi Arabia for Gulf summit -state media
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's ruler Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani headed to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, state media said, for a Gulf Arab summit that is expected to see formal agreement towards ending...
Jan 05, 2021
Roche's tiragolumab receives U.S. breakthrough therapy designation
ZURICH (Reuters) - Drugmaker Roche's novel cancer immunotherapy tiragolumab has been granted breakthrough therapy designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in combination with Roche's Tecen...
Jan 05, 2021
Volatility in U.S. stocks jumps as investors brace for Senate 'blue sweep'
By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - Expectations for market gyrations are rising as investors face U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia on Tuesday that will determine which party controls Congress, amid a ...
Jan 05, 2021
NBA issues tougher in-game mask policy for players
The NBA has instituted a tougher mask policy that will go into effect Tuesday, making it mandatory practice for dressed and active players to wear masks on the bench until they enter a game. Multiple ...
Jan 04, 2021
Dozens of groups sue U.S. government over Seattle National Archives closure
(Reuters) - The U.S. states of Washington and Oregon, along with dozens of Native American tribes and cultural groups, sued the federal government on Monday to stop the sale of the National Archives b...
Jan 04, 2021
Stephen Curry tallies another 30 as Warriors rout Kings
Stephen Curry followed up a career-best 62-point effort with 30 more in just 31 minutes Monday night, propelling the Golden State Warriors to a second straight run-away win, 137-106 over the Sacrament...
Jan 04, 2021
How shoe tycoon Steve Madden got back on his feet
By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steve Madden, founder and design chief of a multibillion-dollar eponymous shoe brand, knows something about being sanguine in a tough situation. In 2002, Mad...
Jan 04, 2021
Washington won't allow fans for wild-card game
The Washington Football Team said it will not allow fans to attend its NFC wild-card game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday in Landover, Md., due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Our entire team,...
Jan 04, 2021
Venezuela to seat socialist-held congress as Maduro consolidates power
By Mayela Armas and Luc Cohen CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's ruling socialist party on Tuesday will install a congress controlled by allies of President Nicolas Maduro, a change in control that many ...
Jan 04, 2021
