Author Archives: Syndicated Content
LeBron’s Lakers favored to repeat, Durant set for Nets debut
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The NBA will take another step toward normalcy with the launch of its 2020-21 campaign with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, bolstered by a flurry of offseason move...
Dec 18, 2020
Global talent set to shine in new season
(Reuters) - More than a dozen international players picked up in the National Basketball Association's (NBA) draft this year will be eager to make an instant impact as they join an existing cast of fo...
Dec 18, 2020
Five storylines for the 2020-2021 NBA season
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Five storylines to track during the 2020-2021 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, which kicks off on Dec. 22. COVID-19 IMPACT After successfully completing last seaso...
Dec 18, 2020
Russian serviceman killed in Nagorno-Karabakh while dismantling landmine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian serviceman was killed in the Nagorno-Karabakh region when he was demining a road, the defence ministry said on Friday, Russian news agencies reported. He is the first casu...
Dec 18, 2020
LeBron looks to lead Lakers to another title, strengthen GOAT case
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - LeBron James can strengthen his case to be called basketball's greatest player of all time as he looks to win back-to-back championships with the Los Angeles La...
Dec 18, 2020
Iconic Washington Monument shut after COVID-infected Interior Secretary’s visit
(Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department said on Friday it has temporarily closed the Washington Monument because of a shortage of staff due to quarantines following a recent visit by Interior Secreta...
Dec 18, 2020
South Africa’s coronavirus cases cross 900,000 -health ministry
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's total reported coronavirus cases surpassed 900,000 on Friday, just a fortnight after it reported crossing 800,000, signaling a rapid rise in infections in the c...
Dec 18, 2020
Massive iceberg pivots, breaks near south Atlantic penguin colony island
By Cassandra Garrison (Reuters) - Strong currents have taken hold of a massive Antarctic iceberg that is on a collision course towards South Georgia Island, causing it to shift direction and lose a ma...
Dec 18, 2020
Yemen’s president, separatists announce new power-sharing government
ADEN (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen announced on Friday a new power-sharing cabinet that would include southern separatists in the internationally-recognised government, part of...
Dec 18, 2020
French coronavirus death toll over 60,000 for first time
PARIS (Reuters) - France's coronavirus death toll surpassed 60,000 for the first time on Friday, as the health ministry reported 610 new deaths, pushing the total to 60,229. There were 264 new deaths ...
Dec 18, 2020
