Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Britain’s royal family celebrates new queen of tennis Raducanu
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's royal family saluted the new queen of tennis, Emma Raducanu, on Saturday after she completed her fairytale run from the qualifying rounds to win the U.S. Open. The 18-ye...
Sep 11, 2021
Australia’s Victoria state records small decline in COVID-19 infections
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state said on Sunday daily COVID-19 infections fell slightly. Victoria state said it recorded 392 COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, down s...
Sep 11, 2021
Factbox-Tennis-U.S. Open women’s singles champion Emma Raducanu
(Reuters) - Factbox on Britain's Emma Raducanu, who beat Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the U.S. Open final on Saturday to win her first Grand Slam title: Age: 18 Nation: Britain WTA ranking: 15...
Sep 11, 2021
Factbox-Tennis-List of U.S. Open women’s singles champions
(Reuters) - List of U.S. Open women's singles champions since tennis turned professional in 1968: 2021 - Emma Raducanu (Britain) v Leylah Fernandez (Canada) 6-4 6-3 2020 - Naomi Osaka (Japan) beat Vic...
Sep 11, 2021
Tennis-British qualifier Raducanu wins U.S. Open title
NEW YORK (Reuters) - British qualifier Emma Raducanu beat Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in a battle of two unseeded teenagers to win the U.S. Open women's title on Saturday. The 150th-ranked Raduc...
Sep 11, 2021
The Taliban are lying, France’s foreign minister says
PARIS (Reuters) - The Taliban are lying and France will not have any relationship with its newly-formed government, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said late on Saturday before heading for talks i...
Sep 11, 2021
Former Vikings C Mick Tingelhoff dies at 81
Former Minnesota Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff, who was best known for playing in every game of his 17-year NFL career, has died. He was 81. The Vikings did not reveal a cause of death in announcing ...
Sep 11, 2021
UK PM Johnson to address parliament on COVID-19, BBC reporter says
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to address parliament and hold a news conference on Tuesday about how to manage COVID-19 through the winter, a BBC reporter said on ...
Sep 11, 2021
Drone attack hits near U.S. forces in Erbil, northern Iraq – officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -A drone attack hit near U.S. forces stationed at Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq on Saturday, Iraqi Kurdish security officials said. The internal security service for I...
Sep 11, 2021
Tunisia’s president indicates he will amend constitution
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Saturday indicated he was preparing to change the country's constitution, but said he would only do so using existing constitutional means, seven we...
Sep 11, 2021
