Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Osaka suffers shock loss in U.S. Open, plans to take break from the sport
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) -Two-time champion Naomi Osaka's U.S. Open title defence ended in tears on Friday, as she suffered a stunning defeat in the third round to Canadian Leylah Fernandez 5...
Sep 03, 2021
New Zealand reports first death from Delta variant of COVID-19
(Reuters) - New Zealand reported on Saturday the first death from the Delta variant of the new coronavirus and 20 further daily infections, all in Auckland, the epicentre of the outbreak. The woman wh...
Sep 03, 2021
Japan PM Suga to back vaccine minister Kono in LDP leadership race – media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga intends to back the popular minister in charge of Japan's vaccination rollout, Taro Kono, for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leade...
Sep 03, 2021
New Zealand supermarkets take knives off shelves after ‘extremist’ stabbing
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand supermarket group Countdown said on Saturday it has removed knives and scissors from its shelves, a day after a man the authorities called an Islami...
Sep 03, 2021
Tennis – ‘Everyone suddenly is against me’: Tsitsipas defiant on U.S. Open exit
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas was defiant as his Grand Slam hopes evaporated on Friday, saying "everyone suddenly is against me" and insisting he was innoce...
Sep 03, 2021
De La Hoya hospitalized with COVID-19, withdraws from upcoming fight
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar De La Hoya is hospitalized with a COVID-19 infection and has withdrawn from his fight next weekend in Los Angeles, the 48-year-old said in a video shot from a hospital be...
Sep 03, 2021
Victim of Tesla crash in Texas had alcohol level exceeding legal limit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - One of the two victims of a fatal crash involving a Tesla car in Texas had a blood-alcohol level that exceeded the legal driving limit, according to an autopsy report. No one...
Sep 03, 2021
Tennis – Alcaraz upsets Tsitsipas to reach U.S. Open fourth round
By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fearless Carlos Alcaraz would not be distracted by a Stefanos Tsitsipas mid-match bathroom break holding his focus to upset the Greek third seed 6-3 6-4 7-6 (2) 0...
Sep 03, 2021
U.S. seen funding humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, but not its goverment
By Arshad Mohammed, Patricia Zengerle and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress is likely to finance U.N. and other agencies providing humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan but th...
Sep 03, 2021
Wall St Week Ahead: Investors grow wary as stocks hit new highs
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are girding their portfolios for potential stock market volatility, even as equities hover near fresh highs after logging seven straight months of g...
Sep 03, 2021
