Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Australian Open to start on Feb. 8 - ATP
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open will start on Feb. 8, three weeks later than scheduled, the ATP Tour said in releasing an update of its calendar for 2021 revising the first seven weeks of th...
Dec 16, 2020
Golf-Johnson masters annus horribilis to return to the top
By Simon Jennings (Reuters) - While 2020 was an annus horribilis for the vast majority of people, Dustin Johnson was a rare exception. In the year COVID-19 brought the world to its knees, the American...
Dec 16, 2020
Chiefs shine, athlete-activists take center stage in year of change
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs broke their 50-year Super Bowl drought in February before the NFL embarked on a 2020 like no other year before that saw the league navigate the COVID-...
Dec 16, 2020
Japan review of Avigan says efficacy for COVID-19 treatment inconclusive -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese health authorities say it is difficult to determine the efficacy of Fujifilm Holdings Corp's antiviral drug Avigan as a treatment for COVID-19, Kyodo News reported on Thursd...
Dec 16, 2020
Japanese regional bank spearheads drive for greener finance
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - In a country only starting to embrace green finance, a small lender based near picturesque Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake, is making the...
Dec 16, 2020
FDA says extra doses from vials of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine can be used
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that extra doses from vials of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine can be used after reports of vaccine doses being thrown away by pharmac...
Dec 16, 2020
Oil prices hit nine-month high after U.S. crude stock draw
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices hit a nine-month high early on Thursday after U.S. government data showed that crude stockpiles fell last week and on optimism over a coronavirus...
Dec 16, 2020
U.S. says recent hacking campaign hit government networks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government confirmed on Wednesday that a recent hacking campaign impacted its networks, and said the attack was "significant and ongoing." "This is a developing situati...
Dec 16, 2020
Japan PM Suga's carbon-neutral pledge to boost domestic green bond market, says government panel member
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's burgeoning green bond market will keep growing next year as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's pledge to make the country carbon-neutral by 205...
Dec 16, 2020
Mariners sign RHP Middleton to one-year deal
The Seattle Mariners added right-hander Keynan Middleton on a one-year free-agent deal Wednesday, while outfielder Phil Ervin was designated for assignment. Middleton, 27, was signed for $800,000, MLB...
Dec 16, 2020
