Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia attempts to rescue hundreds of stranded pilot whales
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rescuers were trying to refloat hundreds of whales stranded on a sandbar off the remote west coast of the Australian island of Tasmania on Tuesday, hoping to end one of the country'...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
Trump to meet state attorneys general to discuss key U.S. tech liability shield
By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet on Wednesday with a group of Republican state attorneys general about revising a key law that shie...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
Quick turnaround helped me get past U.S. Open shock: Djokovic
(Reuters) - Italian Open champion Novak Djokovic said getting back on court for a tournament so quickly after being disqualified at the U.S. Open for striking a line judge with a ball helped him move ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
NBA great Jordan forms NASCAR team with Wallace as driver
(Reuters) - Basketball great Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin have partnered to form a new single-car NASCAR Cup Series team that will feature Bubba Wallace as its driver,...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,821 to 274,158 - RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,821 to 274,158, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reported...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
Lightning edge Stars, tie Stanley Cup Final 1-1
(Reuters) - Tampa Bay's power-play unit finally snapped out of their slumber to help the Lightning secure a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday and tie the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Fin...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
Baidu-backed Chinese EV startup WM Motor raises $1.5 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - Baidu-backed Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup WM Motor said on Tuesday it has raised 10 billion yuan ($1.47 billion) in its latest funding round. As enthusiasm builds for more...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
Some Australian states relax borders as infections ease, hotspot cases rise
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's virus hotspot of Victoria on Tuesday reported a more than doubling in new COVID-19 infections likely as a result of increased testing, while states elsewhere in the coun...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
California firefighters race to subdue flames before heat and winds return
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Five weeks after California erupted in deadly wildfires supercharged by record heat and howling winds, crews battling flames pushed on Monday to consolidate the...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
China fines Luckin Coffee, associated firms combined $9 million
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's markets regulator said on Tuesday it has fined a group of 45 firms including Luckin Coffee a combined 61 million yuan ($8.98 million) for acts linked to Luckin's falsificat...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
