Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Golf-Reed joined by Canter, Fitzpatrick atop Dubai leaderboard
(Reuters) - American Patrick Reed carded a disappointing third-round 71 to drop into a share of the lead with Laurie Canter and Matthew Fitzpatrick at the European Tour's season-ending DP World Tour C...
Dec 12, 2020
Declare states of 'climate emergency', U.N. chief tells world leaders
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - World leaders should declare states of "climate emergency" in their countries to spur action to avoid catastrophic global warming, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Gu...
Dec 12, 2020
Bolivia approves first same-sex union following legal battle
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's civil registry authorized for the first time a same sex civil union following a two-year legal battle, a decision activists in the Andean nation hope will pave the way for...
Dec 12, 2020
Armed bandits raid Nigerian school, police hunt for missing students
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Bandits armed with assault rifles attacked a secondary school in Nigeria's northwestern Katsina state late on Friday, police said, and two local people told Reuters hund...
Dec 12, 2020
AstraZeneca to buy Alexion for $39 billion to expand in immunology
(Reuters) - Britain's AstraZeneca has agreed to buy U.S. drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals for $39 billion in cash and shares to bolster its positions in immunology and rare diseases. AstraZeneca, one...
Dec 12, 2020
Soccer-Thousands attend Rossi's funeral in Vicenza
VICENZA, Italy (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners gathered in the Italian city of Vicenza on Saturday for the funeral of former Italy forward Paolo Rossi, whose coffin was carried to the cathedral by h...
Dec 12, 2020
Hardline Indonesian cleric arrested over alleged lockdown breaches - lawyer
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab was arrested in Jakarta on Saturday on suspicion of having breached coronavirus restrictions by holding events tha...
Dec 12, 2020
Motor racing-McLaren interested in Formula E once Gen3 car comes in
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - McLaren are interested in entering Formula E once the company's battery supply contract ends in 2022 and the electric series introduces its Gen3 car, McLaren Racing chief e...
Dec 12, 2020
Japan surpasses 3,000 daily new coronavirus cases for first time - NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan saw more than 3,000 new infections of the novel coronavirus for the first time in one day on Saturday, public broadcaster NHK reported, as the number of cases continues to rise...
Dec 12, 2020
Vietnam jails Hanoi CDC chief for overstating COVID-19 gear cost
HANOI (Reuters) - A Vietnamese court on Saturday sentenced the head of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control and Prevention to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of wrongdoing linked to the pr...
Dec 12, 2020
