Category Archives:
Congo volcano observatory failed to predict eruption due to mismanagement, say workers
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Researchers at an eastern Congolese volcano observatory on Saturday said they could have predicted the deadly eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in May if their work had not been impede...
Syndicated Content Jun 05, 2021
Tennis-Led Zeppelin is Swiatek’s Stairway to Heaven at French Open
PARIS (Reuters) - The band Guns N' Roses helped Iga Swiatek claim her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open last year. This year, the eighth seed has a whole lot of love for Led Zeppelin as she b...
Syndicated Content Jun 05, 2021
Ocasio-Cortez endorses progressive Maya Wiley for New York City mayor
(Reuters) - Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday endorsed Maya Wiley for New York City mayor, boosting Wiley's chances to establish herself as the leading progressive in the ...
Syndicated Content Jun 05, 2021
Tennis-Gauff on a roll, but keeping her guard up
PARIS (Reuters) - Eleven former French Open junior champions began in the women's draw this year and three of them have reached the last 16. None of that list which includes the likes of Elina Svitoli...
Syndicated Content Jun 05, 2021
Explosion in Yemeni city of Marib kills at least 12 – medical source
CAIRO (Reuters) - An explosion near a petrol station in the Yemeni city of Marib killed at least 12 people on Saturday, a medical source said. The source told Reuters that dozens of people, many of th...
Syndicated Content Jun 05, 2021
Reckitt to sell China baby formula business for $2.2 billion
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) -British consumer goods maker Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc said on Saturday it was selling its infant formula and child nutrition (IFCN) business in China to investment fi...
Syndicated Content Jun 05, 2021
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake recorded in southern California -USGS
(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck about seven miles west of Calipatria, near California's Salton Sea, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday. The tremor was part of a series of...
Syndicated Content Jun 05, 2021
Golf-Sun finally shines at U.S. Women’s Open in San Francisco
By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The blanket of fog that kept conditions chilly through the first two rounds of the U.S. Women's Open vanished overnight and bright sunshine spilled down on Sa...
Syndicated Content Jun 05, 2021
Soccer-Players should be freed from Copa America obligations – league body
By Andrew Downie (Reuters) - South American players should be given the chance to opt out of playing the Copa America this month, the World Leagues Forum (WLF) said in an open letter to FIFA and the S...
Syndicated Content Jun 05, 2021
Square to invest $5 million in Blockstream’s solar-powered bitcoin mining facility
(Reuters) - Blockchain technology company Blockstream Mining said on Saturday that Square Inc will invest $5 million to build an open-source, solar-powered bitcoin mining facility at one of Blockstrea...
Syndicated Content Jun 05, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
38 °F Partly cloudy




