Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Greece extends coronavirus lockdown on Kalymnos island
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has extended a lockdown on the island of Kalymnos for a week on Saturday as coronavirus infections there remained high, authorities said. Under the lockdown imposed on May 4,...
May 15, 2021
Netanyahu says Israeli offensive in Gaza to continue as long as necessary
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, blaming Hamas for starting nearly a week of hostilities by firing rockets at Israel, said on Saturday Israel will continue to strike in Gaza as...
May 15, 2021
Murray to skip French Open and prepare for grasscourt season: reports
(Reuters) - Andy Murray has decided to miss the French Open as he continues to recover from a groin injury and he will focus on the grasscourt swing instead, British media reported on Saturday. The fo...
May 15, 2021
Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul mosque attack
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for Friday's attack on a mosque in Shakar Dara district in the Afghan capital Kabul, the group's Nasheer news agency said on Telegram on Saturday...
May 15, 2021
Djokovic outlasts Sonego to set up Rome final with Nadal
(Reuters) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will clash for the Italian Open title after the top two seeds advanced to the final of the Masters tournament on Saturday. Djokovic, who be...
May 15, 2021
Soccer: Spotify founder Ek says his bid for Arsenal was rejected
LONDON (Reuters) - Spotify CEO and founder Daniel Ek said on Saturday an offer to buy Premier League Arsenal had been rejected by owner Stan Kroenke's family. Ek took to Twitter to issue a statement c...
May 15, 2021
Biden speaks with Israel’s Netanyahu and Palestinian’s Abbas -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the White House said on Saturday, as the Israel-Hamas con...
May 15, 2021
U.S. administers 270.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 270,832,342 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 344,503,395 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
May 15, 2021
Chileans head to polls to pick architects of new constitution
By Aislinn Laing and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans began to vote on Saturday in a mega-election in which they will pick mayors, governors, councillors and critically, the 155 men and wo...
May 15, 2021
Zimbabwe court rules chief justice’s tenure extension is invalid
By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's High Court dealt a blow to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday, ruling his decision to extend Chief Justice Luke Malaba's tenure by five years ...
May 15, 2021
