Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia starts production of COVID-19 vaccine: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started manufacturing its new vaccine for COVID-19, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, citing the health ministry. Russia has said the vaccine, developed by M...
Aug 15, 2020
Russia reports more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 5,061 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, bringing its nationwide tally to 917,884, the fourth highest caseload in the world. Russia's coronavirus crisis...
Aug 15, 2020
Baltic PMs urge Belarus to hold ‘free and fair’ elections
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Saturday called on Belarus to conduct new "free and fair" elections as protests swelled against President Alexander Lukashen...
Aug 15, 2020
Divac steps down as Kings GM after poor season
(Reuters) - Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac has stepped down after the NBA franchise failed to reach the 2019/2020 season's playoffs, the club said on its official website (nba.com/kings)...
Aug 15, 2020
Iran’s president says Emirates made ‘huge mistake’ in Israel deal
(Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has made a "huge mistake" in reaching a deal toward normalizing ties with Israel, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Saturday. He warned...
Aug 15, 2020
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
