Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Learning in a pandemic: An online education executive shares tips
By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the darkest moments of the past year, Stephanie Dua, co-founder and president of HOMER, a New York City-based online learning program, turned to early les...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Researchers urge delay in administering Pfizer vaccine’s second dose, cite strong data
(Reuters) - Researchers on Wednesday urged governments to delay administering the second dose of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, which they said had an efficacy of 92.6% after the first dose. The resea...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
More ‘Brexit’ companies shift to the Netherlands as uncertainty persists
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The flow of businesses moving to the Netherlands because of Brexit remained strong in 2020, even though foreign investment fell by a quarter as the coronavirus pandemic hit, the ...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Osaka ends Williams’ bid for record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka ended Serena Williams' bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title by knocking her out of the Australian Open semi-finals on Thursday. Osaka beat t...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Mexico presses U.S. to guarantee natural gas supplies after Texas export ban
By Marianna Parraga and Diego Or MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government called the top U.S. representative in Mexico on Wednesday to press for natural gas supplies after the Texas governor ord...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
India to test travellers from Brazil, South Africa, UK after detecting new virus strains
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will make COVID-19 molecular tests mandatory for people arriving directly or indirectly from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil in a bid to contain the spread of m...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
White House ramps up effort to tackle automotive chip shortage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top economic and national security officials in the White House have launched a new effort to help the U.S. auto industry fight a growing shortage of semiconductor chips that ha...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Cloudy outlook for stalled jet fuel demand recovery
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Koustav Samanta and Stephanie Kelly LONDON/SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hopes of a speedy aviation recovery this year have been knocked back by global travel restrictions a...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Tokyo 2020 committee VP Endo: must elect new president as fast as possible
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organising committee Vice-president Toshiaki Endo said on Thursday that a new president must be chosen as swiftly as possible, while observing due process. Endo, speaking ...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Fans return to Australian Open after lockdown ends
Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Fans wearing masks returned to the Australian Open on Thursday to take in the Grand Slam's semi-finals after the completion of Melbourne's five-day lockdown to contain...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021





