Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Play ball, South Korea steps up to the plate as MLB idles
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball may not yet be ready to play ball but ESPN said on Monday it would provide Americans with their baseball fix after reaching a deal to broadcast Korean Baseball Organi...
May 04, 2020
Guedes drafts plans to attract private investment to post-crisis Brazil
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Economy Ministry has drawn up plans for a low-risk pipeline of infrastructure projects to attract private-sector investment as its blueprint to help kick...
May 04, 2020
Tennis: Egypt's Hossam gets life ban for match-fixing
(Reuters) - Egyptian Youssef Hossam has been banned from tennis for life after being found guilty of multiple match-fixing and other corruption offences, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said on Monday...
May 04, 2020
Congress Republicans accuse China of seeking to indoctrinate U.S. students
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. House of Representatives Republicans released a letter on Monday charging China with seeking to indoctrinate American students, the latest anti-China statement f...
May 04, 2020
Son of Mexican official probed over ventilator sales to government
By Raul Cortes MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will investigate a report that a company owned by the son of a top official sold overpriced ventilators to the government during the coronavirus crisis, P...
May 04, 2020
U.S. lawmakers question Jaguar Health on price hike of drug that may help treat COVID-19 patients
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - The chair of a House of Representatives committee and a fellow Democratic committee member on Monday urged Jaguar Health Inc to reverse recent price hikes of a drug that ...
May 04, 2020
Fintech startup Robinhood raises fresh funds at $8.3 billion valuation
(Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc said on Monday it has raised $280 million in a funding round that valued the online brokerage at $8.3 billion as it benefits from new signups amid increased market vo...
May 04, 2020
Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin open their lives for candid new series
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Baldwin are opening up in an intimate series for Facebook Watch in which they discuss their marriage, their problems and their lives together....
May 04, 2020
Westwood: Tough to 'visualize' Ryder Cup without fans
Former world No. 1 Lee Westwood joined the chorus of players questioning whether the Ryder Cup should be played in September if fans will not be permitted on the course. "The Ryder Cup, the crowds mak...
May 04, 2020
News Corp appoints Almar Latour as CEO of Dow Jones
(Reuters) - News Corp said on Monday it had appointed Almar Latour as Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones. Latour takes over the helm following the departure of William Lewis effective May 15, the Wa...
May 04, 2020
