Category Archives: Syndicated
Pole vault trio set for unique garden challenge during lockdown
(Reuters) - Three of pole vault's biggest names will compete in a unique competition this weekend, but they will not be breaking any lockdowns as they do battle from their gardens. World record holder...
May 01, 2020
U.S. tech company Vonage bets on digital health care in Uganda
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - U.S. cloud services company Vonage is partnering with social enterprise CTI Africa to pioneer video-linked healthcare in Uganda, where good hospitals and quali...
May 01, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: VIRUS RHETORIC ESCALATES Donald Trump's attacks on China's handling of the early days of the pandemic have now escalated to th...
May 01, 2020
Foreign criticism of activists’ arrests ‘unfounded’: Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong hit back on Friday at Washington and London for condemning the arrests in April of 15 pro-democracy activists, saying that their criticism was "unfounded" and "grossly ...
May 01, 2020
Overnight closure of New York subways may presage bigger changes
By Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's subway, the ear-splitting, nerve-jangling system that New Yorkers and tourists alike love to hate, is taking the unprecedented step of halting over...
May 01, 2020
Woman living in her car brings sandwiches, love to the homeless of Houston
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Dominick SeJohn Walton spots a man with a shopping cart piled high with belongings and a sign that says "Homeless. Please Help" under a Texas highway overpass. With the coronavirus...
May 01, 2020
Call center AI firm ASAPP unveils funding as COVID-19 boosts business
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - ASAPP Inc an artificial intelligence software that helps call center agents work better and faster, on Friday announced a $185 million series B funding round as the coro...
May 01, 2020
Rugby: Bok captain Kolisi goes back to his roots to feed destitute
By Nick Said CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Six months ago Siya Kolisi led South Africa to Rugby World Cup glory, but is now fighting a new battle as he returns to his roots to help feed those left destitute b...
May 01, 2020
MAC will skip annual Media Day at Ford Field
DETROIT, MI (WTVB) - The Mid-American Conference will not return to Ford Field for football media day this year and will instead host a virtual event. MAC commissioner John Steinbrecher said the virtu...
May 01, 2020
As U.S. jobless claims surged in March, some states lagged with payments
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Fewer than one in five Americans who filed for unemployment benefits in March received their first payments before the month was over, shedding light on how states strugg...
May 01, 2020
