Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japanese ship involved in Mauritius oil spill breaks apart
By Omar Mohammed (Reuters) - A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around the Indian Ocean island has broken apart, author...
Aug 15, 2020
Ireland says fresh COVID-19 spike ‘deeply concerning’
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland reported 200 new COVID-19 cases arising from multiple clusters across the country on Saturday, the highest daily amount since the beginning of May that the country's chief m...
Aug 15, 2020
U.N. Human Rights team probes spike in tension in Chile`s restive Araucania
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The Office of the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights confirmed on Saturday that it had sent a fact-finding team to Chile's restive Araucania region where a jailed ...
Aug 15, 2020
MLB: Reds, Pirates games postponed after COVID-19 positive
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) postponed a Saturday and a Sunday game between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates after a Reds player tested positive for COVID-19. The two games - whic...
Aug 15, 2020
Halep sets up final date with Mertens at Prague Open
(Reuters) - Romanian top seed Simona Halep beat compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets in the semi-finals of the Prague Open on Saturday to set up a final with third seed Elise Mertens of Belg...
Aug 15, 2020
Dillon tests positive, out for Daytona road race
Austin Dillon tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday morning and will miss Sunday's road race at Daytona due to self-quarantine. The Richard Childress Racing driver will be replaced by Kaz Grala in ...
Aug 15, 2020
NHL: Bruins G Rask opts out of rest of playoffs, leaves Toronto
Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask announced Saturday he is opting out of the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs, leaving the team just before their scheduled Game 3 of the quarterfinals. "I want to b...
Aug 15, 2020
MLB: Reds-Pirates weekend games postponed after positive test
The Saturday and Sunday games between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates were postponed in response to a positive COVID-19 test that was disclosed following Friday night's game in Cincinnati. ...
Aug 15, 2020
Number of migrants landing in Italy more than doubles in past year
ROME (Reuters) - The number of migrants landing on Italy's shores has more than doubled in the last year as an economic crisis in Tunisia fuels migration in boats across the Mediterranean, Interior Mi...
Aug 15, 2020
Erdogan says Turkey ‘will not back down’ in East Med standoff
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Turkey will not back down to threats of sanctions nor to incursions on its claimed territory in the Mediterranean Sea, where it is in a s...
Aug 15, 2020
