Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain reports slight dip in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday reported 6,914 new COVID-19 cases, a slight fall from the previous two days when there were more than 7,000 cases reported daily. There were 59 deaths within 28 ...
Oct 01, 2020
UK police officer died from shot to the chest, inquest hears
LONDON (Reuters) - A British officer shot dead by a suspect at a London police station last week died from a gunshot wound to the chest, an inquest heard on Thursday. Sergeant Matt Ratana was killed a...
Oct 01, 2020
Spaniard is first player convicted of courtsiding betting offence
(Reuters) - Unranked Spaniard Gerard Platero Rodriguez has become the first tennis player convicted of 'courtsiding', which involves sending live scoring data from a match to a third party for betting...
Oct 01, 2020
Russia confronts waning influence over Karabakh foes, must reckon with Turkey
By Mark Trevelyan and Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired off one appeal after another for a ceasefire between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces, but th...
Oct 01, 2020
Greece, Turkey agree ways to avoid accidents in Eastern Med, NATO says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies Greece and Turkey have set up a mechanism to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. "I welcom...
Oct 01, 2020
Former runner-up Stephens crashes out of French Open
PARIS (Reuters) - Former French Open runner-up Sloane Stephens was dumped out of the tournament when she lost 6-4 4-6 6-2 to Paula Badosa of Spain in the second round on Thursday. The American 29th se...
Oct 01, 2020
Study sounds alarm on 5G fake news, EU needs to promote benefits
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders need to tackle urgently disinformation on 5G technology, which is central to the bloc's economic recovery from COVID-19 and its plans to cat...
Oct 01, 2020
GAVI providing $150 million to poorer countries to prepare for COVID-19 vaccines
GENEVA (Reuters) - The GAVI vaccine alliance's board has approved up to $150 million to help 92 low- and middle-income countries prepare for the delivery of future COVID-19 vaccines, including technic...
Oct 01, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. traffic deaths fell after coronavirus lockdown, but drivers got riskier
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. traffic deaths fell during the coronavirus lockdowns but drivers engaged in riskier behavior as the fatality rate spiked to its highest level in 15 year...
Oct 01, 2020
Few spectators or none makes little difference to Kvitova
PARIS (Reuters) - Having played at the U.S. Open in an empty stadium, Petra Kvitova believes that the presence of 1,000 spectators a day at the French Open does not make any difference for the players...
Oct 01, 2020
