Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Stephens suffers abuse on social media after U.S. Open loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Sloane Stephens received a torrent of angry messages on social media, including racist and sexist abuse, following her third round loss to Angelique Kerber at the U.S. Op...
Sep 04, 2021
Tennis-Berrettini survives five-set test to reach U.S. Open fourth round
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Italian sixth seed Matteo Berrettini survived a third-round test from Ilya Ivashka to win 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-3, firing off 27 aces in front of an adoring Grandstand crowd on Sat...
Sep 04, 2021
Ex-UK PM Brown accuses West of ‘moral outrage’ over COVID vaccine stockpiling
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Gordon Brown accused rich countries of committing a "moral outrage" by stockpiling COVID-19 doses while poor countries are struggling to get supplies. ...
Sep 04, 2021
U.S. administers 374.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines -CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 374,488,924 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 450,175,825 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Sep 04, 2021
Tennis-Bencic serves up masterclass to reach U.S. Open fourth round
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic champion Belinda Bencic put on a serving masterclass to beat Jessica Pegula 6-2 6-4 and reach the last 16 of the U.S. Open on Saturday. The 11th-seeded Swiss won 85% of he...
Sep 04, 2021
Raisi says Iran ready for talks but not with Western ‘pressure’
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday Iran was ready to hold talks with world powers to revive its 2015 nuclear accord but not under Western "pressure", adding Tehran was ...
Sep 04, 2021
Five U.S. Navy helicopter crew members declared dead after crash off San Diego coast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Saturday declared dead the five missing crew members of a helicopter that crashed off the coast of California earlier this week, as recovery operations continue...
Sep 04, 2021
U.S. offshore oil recovery begins with ports, refineries restarting
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Gulf Coast energy companies on Saturday got a boost from the reopening of ports and restart of oil refineries shut by Hurricane Ida, but damage to key facilities...
Sep 04, 2021
Tennis-Sakkari powers through Kvitova to reach U.S. Open fourth round
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Greek Maria Sakkari broke down twice Grand Slam champion Petra Kvitova's defences 6-4 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Saturday. The 17th seed relied on her power...
Sep 04, 2021
Hurricane Ida toll rises with more nursing home deaths in Louisiana
(Reuters) - Hurricane Ida's death toll rose on Saturday, nearly a week after making landfall in Louisiana, with two more evacuated nursing home residents among the confirmed dead, authorities said. No...
Sep 04, 2021
