Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Badminton: Lee, Okuhara bag singles titles at All England Open
(Reuters) - Malaysian shuttler Lee Zii Jia defeated defending champion Viktor Axelsen to win the men's singles crown at the All England Open on Sunday while Japan's Nozomi Okuhara won the women's titl...
Mar 22, 2021
Surfing: Salvadoran killed by lightning while training for Olympic qualifier
(Reuters) - El Salvadoran surfer Katherine Diaz has been killed after being struck by lightning while training for a qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics. The 22-year-old was struck just after...
Mar 22, 2021
Singapore foreign minister to visit three Southeast Asian countries
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will visit Brunei Darussalam on Monday, after which he will go to Malaysia and Indonesia, the foreign affairs ministry said. The mi...
Mar 22, 2021
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 7,709: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 7,709 to 2,667,225, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The reporte...
Mar 22, 2021
India reports most COVID-19 deaths since early January
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported 212 new COVID-19 deaths on Monday, the most since early January, while infections jumped by 46,951, the highest since early November. Total deaths have now swelled...
Mar 22, 2021
Australian parliament debates motion on rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's parliament debated on Monday a motion to condemn "systematic breaches" of human rights by China, saying other legislatures had described as genocide its actions towards ...
Mar 22, 2021
New Zealand rowing medal chance McBride retires
(Reuters) - World champion rower Zoe McBride has announced her retirement from the sport just a few months before she was due to represent New Zealand at the delayed Tokyo Olympics. McBride won the li...
Mar 21, 2021
In India, Reliance Retail’s private labels revolution spooks global consumer goods makers
By Abhirup Roy and Aditya Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) - Inside supermarkets of Reliance Retail, run by India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, little-known food and home cleaning brands take pride of place on ...
Mar 21, 2021
Second virus surge grips India on first anniversary of lockdown
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's richest state, Maharashtra, reported 30,535 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, which could send the country's overall cases to a multi-month high when natio...
Mar 21, 2021
Australia accelerates the pace of COVID-19 vaccination rollout
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia on Monday begun accelerating the pace of COVID-19 inoculations after Canberra approved local manufacturing of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. Australia'...
Mar 21, 2021
