Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swimming: India’s Olympic hopeful trio to train in Dubai
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Three of India's top swimmers will begin two months of training in Dubai next month, sports officials said on Saturday, ending an agonising wait that drove o...
Aug 15, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern seen resisting call to delay September vote as virus flares up
By Colin Packham and Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to decide by Monday whether a general election will go ahead on Sept. 19, with most analysts ...
Aug 15, 2020
Ukraine sees new record daily high of 1,847 coronavirus cases
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine registered 1,847 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday, a new daily record for infections in the country - which is seeing cases increase shar...
Aug 15, 2020
South Korea capital returns to tougher social distancing rules as virus cases spike
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 166 new coronavirus cases as of Friday, of which 155 were domestic, prompting the reimposition of tighter social distancing curbs in Seoul area as authorities wo...
Aug 15, 2020
NHL roundup: Horvat’s OT winner gives Canucks 2-0 lead
Bo Horvat's second goal of the game was the overtime winner as the Vancouver Canucks regrouped from blowing a third-period lead to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Friday in Edmonton and take a 2-0 lea...
Aug 15, 2020
NBA roundup: Pacers top Heat to claim No. 4 in East
The Indiana Pacers earned the right to be the "home" team to begin their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Heat by beating Miami 109-92 on Friday in the both teams' regular-sea...
Aug 15, 2020
Basketball: Bryant, Duncan Hall of Fame induction moved to May 2021
(Reuters) - The Naismith Basketball Memorial Hall of Fame said on Friday the enshrinement ceremony for the Class of 2020, a nine-member group that includes the late Kobe Bryant, will take place May 13...
Aug 15, 2020
PG&E starts rotating power outages impacting up to 250,000 customers at a time
(Reuters) - San Francisco-based power provider PG&E Corp said on Friday it has started rotating power outages at the direction of California's grid operator, impacting about 200,000 to 250,000 custome...
Aug 15, 2020
New Zealand COVID-19 outbreak grows, Australia still struggles
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New Zealand on Saturday reported seven new cases of the coronavirus as a lockdown in the country's biggest city, Auckland, was extended on Friday in response to the country's fir...
Aug 14, 2020
Latin America’s coronavirus cases exceed 6 million
By Javier Lpez de Lrida SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Latin America, the region of the world worst-affected by the pandemic, exceeded 6 million on Friday and continued to accelerate, accor...
Aug 14, 2020
