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South African defense minister’s pay docked over use of military plane
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's president has reprimanded defense minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and docked her pay for three months for taking a delegation to Zimbabwe on an air force plane...
Sep 27, 2020
NZ prime minister on course for election victory: poll
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is poised to retain power at next month's election, a widely watched poll showed on Sunday, although it said a recent COVI...
Sep 27, 2020
Top 25 roundup: Kansas State stuns No. 3 Oklahoma again
Skylar Thompson threw for 334 yards and a touchdown and ran for three more scores as Kansas State upset No. 3 Oklahoma 38-35 in Saturday's Big 12 clash in Norman, Okla. It was the second consecutive s...
Sep 27, 2020
MLB roundup: Cubs clinch 3rd division title in 5 seasons
Jose Abreu drilled a go-ahead, bases-clearing double in the fourth inning and James McCann and Yoan Moncada homered to lift the host Chicago White Sox past the Chicago Cubs 9-5 on Saturday to snap a s...
Sep 27, 2020
Yemen warring parties agree largest prisoner swap, sources say
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's warring parties have agreed to exchange some 1,000 prisoners, including 19 Saudi soldiers, at United Nations-sponsored talks as part of trust-building steps aimed at reviving ...
Sep 27, 2020
Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of attacking settlements in disputed region
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia said early on Sunday that neighbouring Azerbaijan had attacked civilian settlements in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and urged the population in the disputed region to seek r...
Sep 27, 2020
Japan’s chipmaker Kioxia to scrap IPO plan as Sino-U.S. tensions rise: Nikkei Business
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kioxia Holdings Corp, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, will scrap plans for an initial public offering (IPO) as tensions between China and the United States have been ris...
Sep 27, 2020
NHL: Perry’s double OT winner keeps Stars Cup hopes alive
(Reuters) - Corey Perry scored the double-overtime winner as the Dallas Stars beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday to keep their National Hockey League Stanley Cup hopes alive and send the bes...
Sep 27, 2020
Cycling: UCI to conduct full survey of crashes in 2021 to improve rider safety
(Reuters) - The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) will study all crashes that occur in the 2021 international calendar and take steps to improve rider safety, the president of the sport's governing ...
Sep 27, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state to ease COVID-19 restrictions as cases slow
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Victoria, Australia's second most populous state and the epicentre of the country's COVID-19 outbreak, will accelerate the easing of social distancing restrictions ...
Sep 26, 2020
