Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Factbox: Latest on worldwide coronavirus spread
(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, according to a Reuters tally, as most ...
Aug 15, 2020
Peru’s economy contracts 18.06% in June on coronavirus impact
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's economy contracted 18.06% in June versus the same period a year earlier, the South American country's government said on Saturday, the fourth straight month of ...
Aug 15, 2020
UK daily figures show 1,012 new COVID-19 cases
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 1,012 new positive tests for COVID-19, the government said on Saturday, the fifth day in a row there have been more than 1,000 infections reported in dai...
Aug 15, 2020
Motor racing: Hamilton on pole as Mercedes sweep Spanish GP front row
(Reuters) - Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday with team mate Valtteri Bottas completing the Mercedes front row lockout at the Circuit de Catal...
Aug 15, 2020
