Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Garnett on Wolves owner: 'I don't do business with snakes'
Kevin Garnett still carries hard feelings toward Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor after an acrimonious split in 2016. Garnett, who was recently selected to be enshrined into the Basketball Hal...
Apr 07, 2020
Athletes step up to help fight coronavirus in Brazil
By Andrew Downie (Reuters) - As infections of the novel coronavirus rise steadily in Brazil and threaten to cause chaos in its densely populated favelas, some of the country's leading athletes are ste...
Apr 07, 2020
South Korea's March bank lending grows at record pace
SEOUL (Reuters) - Bank loans to South Korean households in March jumped by the most on record, central bank data showed on Wednesday, as credit loans for stock investments and home sales outside Seoul...
Apr 07, 2020
Esports: Soccer gaming tournament to be televised by beIN Sports
(Reuters) - A month-long online soccer gaming tournament organised by French champions Paris St Germain will be televised around the world to entertain fans stuck at home because of the coronavirus pa...
Apr 07, 2020
South Korea's Moon announces $29.5 billion additional cheap loans for exporters
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday the government will make an additional 36 trillion won ($29.5 billion) worth of cheap loans available for exporters hit by the co...
Apr 07, 2020
Nissan's China sales drop 44.9% in March due to virus
BEIJING (Reuters) - Japanese automaker Nissan said on Wednesday its sales in China fell 44.9% from a year earlier to 73,297 units in March, as the coronavirus epidemic continues to hit the world's big...
Apr 07, 2020
African-Americans dying of coronavirus at higher rates, preliminary data shows
By Brad Brooks, Michael Martina and Catherine Koppel (Reuters) - The new coronavirus is killing African-Americans at a higher rate than the U.S. population at large, according to preliminary numbers f...
Apr 07, 2020
Aggressive restrictions notably slow coronavirus in California tech hub
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California's Santa Clara County, the technology hub hit hard by some of the first American cases of the coronavirus, dramatically slowed the illness ...
Apr 07, 2020
Hong Kong extends social distancing restrictions to contain coronavirus
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong said on Wednesday social-distancing restrictions including the closure of some bars and pubs and a ban on public gatherings of more than four people would be extended u...
Apr 07, 2020
Country folk singer John Prine dies at 73 of coronavirus complications: report
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Grammy-winning singer John Prine, who wrote his early songs in his head while delivering mail and later emerged from Chicago's folk revival scene in the 1970s t...
Apr 07, 2020
