Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Svitolina breezes past Garcia into last eight at Roland Garros
PARIS (Reuters) - Third seed Elina Svitolina ended the run of local hope Caroline Garcia in the French Open with a 6-1 6-3 win on Sunday to move into her third quarter-final at Roland Garros. On a day...
Oct 04, 2020
Ice-cool Sinner freezes Zverev to reach last eight in Paris
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Italian teenager Jannik Sinner never lost his cool as he became the first debutant to reach the French Open quarter-finals since Rafael Nadal in 2005 with a 6-3 6-3 ...
Oct 04, 2020
French Open order of play on Monday
(Reuters) - Order of play on the main showcourts on the ninth day of the French Open on Monday (play begins at 0900 GMT, prefix number denotes seeding): COURT PHILIPPE CHATRIER 7-Petra Kvitova (Czech ...
Oct 04, 2020
First crack appears in Kipchoge’s armour of invincibility
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - When race commentator Steve Cram announced "this is not normal" midway through Sunday's London Marathon it was something of an understatement as Eliud Kipchoge, th...
Oct 04, 2020
As cold weather arrives, U.S. states see record increases in COVID-19 cases
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - Nine U.S. states have reported record increases in COVID-19 cases over the last seven days, mostly in the upper Midwest and West where chilly weather is forcing more activ...
Oct 04, 2020
Cambodia says it razes U.S.-built naval facility to move it
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia razed a U.S.-built building on its largest naval base to allow for further expansion and will relocate the demolished facility, Cambodia's government ...
Oct 04, 2020
Pandemic prompts drive-through pet blessing in Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) - Coronavirus-wary animal owners in the Philippines had their pets blessed via a drive-through ceremony on Sunday to mark World Animal Day and the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, th...
Oct 04, 2020
Nadal crushes qualifier Korda to reach last eight
PARIS (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal blew away American qualifier Sebastian Korda 6-1 6-1 6-2 to romp into the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday and close in on a record-extending 13th title at Roland Garr...
Oct 04, 2020
Veolia says it won’t launch hostile bid for Suez
By Mathieu Rosemain and Gwnalle Barzic PARIS (Reuters) - French utility Veolia said on Sunday it would not launch a hostile bid for the remaining shares of rival Suez , following its move to buy the 2...
Oct 04, 2020
SMIC has had ‘preliminary exchanges’ with U.S. over export restrictions
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation has undertaken "preliminary exchanges" with the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security regarding export restr...
Oct 04, 2020
