Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan’s Osaka calls Mori’s remarks ‘ignorant’, mum on calls for resignation
(Reuters) - Japan's three-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka on Saturday said that sexist comments by the head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee were "ignorant" but she refrained from calling...
Feb 06, 2021
Nadal eases injury fears in Melbourne Park training session
By Loren Elliott MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number two Rafa Nadal eased fears that a back injury might prevent him from playing in next week's Australian Open with a full-blooded training session on ...
Feb 06, 2021
China approves Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for general public use
BEIJING (Reuters) - Sinovac Biotech said on Saturday that its unit's COVID-19 vaccine has been formally approved for use by the general public by China's medical products regulator. It marks the secon...
Feb 06, 2021
Somalia leaders fail to break deadlock over presidential vote
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali leaders have failed to end a stalemate over the selection of a new president scheduled for next week, government officials said on Saturday, raising the risk of more polit...
Feb 06, 2021
Indonesian village turns red as floods hit batik-manufacturing hub
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A surreal, blood-red river inundated the Indonesian village of Jenggot after floods hit a nearby batik factory on Saturday, causing a frenzy on social media. Thousands of users on ...
Feb 06, 2021
Wuhan residents remember coronavirus ‘whistleblower’ doctor a year after his death
By David Kirton WUHAN, China (Reuters) - A year after his death from COVID-19, residents in the Chinese city of Wuhan say they remain grateful to the "whistleblower" doctor who first sounded the alarm...
Feb 06, 2021
NHL roundup: Lightning match franchise’s best home start
Barclay Goodrow scored twice as the Tampa Bay Lightning matched their best home start ever with a 3-1 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. In recording their sixth straight home vi...
Feb 06, 2021
U.S. Blinken makes first call to Saudi foreign minister – SPA
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone to Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Friday for the first time, Saudi state media said early on Saturday. Saudi Foreign Ministe...
Feb 06, 2021
Tennis: Canada’s Auger-Aliassime crushes Moutet to reach Murray River final
(Reuters) - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime moved a step closer to his maiden ATP title after a 6-1 6-2 win over Corentin Moutet in the Murray River Open semi-finals in Melbourne on Saturday. Third see...
Feb 06, 2021
Australian Open regrets all banished, says Thiem
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Dominic Thiem spent weeks in lockdown haunted by his near-miss at last year's Australian Open but all those regrets were banished after his U.S. Open breakthrough, ...
Feb 06, 2021
