Category Archives: Syndicated
Owner of Zizzi and Ask Italian restaurant chains to close 75 branches
(Reuters) - Azzurri Group, the owner of Zizzi and Ask Italian restaurant chains, said late on Friday it has been bought by London-based investment management company TowerBrook Capital Partners in a d...
Jul 17, 2020
Steroid’s COVID-19 benefits confirmed; spotlight on immune cells
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caus...
Jul 17, 2020
Baseball: Free agent Yasiel Puig says he has COVID-19
(Reuters) - Free agent outfielder Yasiel Puig on Friday said he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was quarantining but added that he was asymptomatic and felt "absolutely fine." The 29-year-old Cub...
Jul 17, 2020
U.S. government executes third prisoner after 17-year hiatus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice executed a convicted murderer on Friday in the third federal execution within a week after a 17-year hiatus, according to a reporter serving as a media witne...
Jul 17, 2020
Two years after failed bomb plot, Iranian opposition rallies backers online
PARIS (Reuters) - An exiled Iranian opposition group that was the target of a failed bomb plot in France two years ago took its annual rally to the internet on Friday as it sought to pressure the Tehr...
Jul 17, 2020
MLS delays launch of three expansion teams due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - Major League Soccer has unveiled a revised expansion timeline with the inaugural seasons for three of its four new teams delayed by a year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The new ti...
Jul 17, 2020
Oilers D Jones confirms positive COVID-19 test
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Caleb Jones practiced Friday after recovering from the coronavirus. The 23-year-old missed the first four days of training camp after testing positive for COVID-19 when he a...
Jul 17, 2020
OF Puig tests positive, remains a free agent
On the verge of signing with the Atlanta Braves, outfielder Yasiel Puig tested positive for COVID-19 and remains a free agent. Puig, 29, shared the news in an Instagram post on Friday. "Although I tes...
Jul 17, 2020
Freeman, Toussaint cleared to return to Braves
First baseman Freddie Freeman and reliever Touki Toussaint rejoined the Atlanta Braves on Friday after being cleared from the coronavirus protocol. The team shared a 26-second video on Twitter that sh...
Jul 17, 2020
WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 237,000
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday, with the total rising by 237,743 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United Sta...
Jul 17, 2020
