Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China reports 96 new COVID-19 cases vs 107 the day before
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 96 new cases of COVID-19 on the mainland for Aug. 7, down from 107 cases a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Sunday. The latest clusters were mainl...
Aug 07, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-Britain’s Kenny involved in huge crash in omnium
By Martyn Herman IZU (Reuters) - Reigning champion Laura Kenny's hopes of winning a third successive Olympic gold medal in omnium suffered an early blow as she was involved in a huge pile-up in the op...
Aug 07, 2021
Olympics-Volleyball-Serbia overpower S.Korea to win bronze in women’s final
TOKYO (Reuters) - Rio silver medallists Serbia overpowered South Korea in straight sets in the women's volleyball tournament on Sunday to take the bronze medal at the Tokyo Games. World champions Serb...
Aug 07, 2021
WTA roundup: Daria Kasatkina upsets Elise Mertens to reach San Jose final
Fourth-seeded Russian Daria Kasatkina recorded four aces while rolling to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over top-seeded Elise Mertens on Saturday to reach the Mubadala Silicon Classic title match. Kasatkina had ...
Aug 07, 2021
Brazil reports 43,033 COVID cases, 990 deaths in 24 hours
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil had 43,033 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 990 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. The South American country...
Aug 07, 2021
Australia’s New South Wales reports 262 COVID-19 cases
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state of New South Wales reported 262 COVID-19 infections on Sunday, down from the pandemic high of 319 cases seen on Saturday. Neighbouring Victoria re...
Aug 07, 2021
Olympics-Russian Olympic Committee declares Tokyo a success despite sanctions
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber WARSAW (Reuters) - Forging through the blazing Japanese sun and the dark cloud of suspicion that has hung over its Olympians in the wake of doping scandals, the Russian Oly...
Aug 07, 2021
Top U.S. diplomat: Nicaragua’s Ortega clinging to power ‘at all costs’
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega of taking new "undemocratic, authoritarian actions" after police arrested another rival politician ahead o...
Aug 07, 2021
Hedge fund Odey sells stake in Ryanair, IAG -Mail on Sunday
(Reuters) - UK-based hedge fund Odey Asset Management has sold its stakes in airline firms Ryanair Holdings Plc and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, the Mail on Sunday reported. Hedge fun...
Aug 07, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Kenya’s Kipchoge wins men’s marathon gold
By Chris Gallagher SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge won the Olympic men's marathon with a commanding performance in Sapporo on Sunday, winning his second straight gold medal and cemen...
Aug 07, 2021
