Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia reports 8,329 new COVID-19 cases, 370 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 8,329 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 2,765 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 4,871,843. The government coronavirus tas...
May 8, 2021
Scotland’s crucial election on knife edge as pro-independence party heads for win
By Russell Cheyne GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) - The Scottish National Party (SNP), which has vowed to hold an independence referendum that could tear the United Kingdom apart should it be returned to ...
May 8, 2021
NHL roundup: Point in OT loss to Vegas sends Blues to postseason
Jonathan Marchessault scored with 17.7 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a come-from-behind, 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night in Las Vegas. Despite the...
May 8, 2021
MLB roundup: Reds’ Wade Miley throws season’s 4th no-hitter
Cincinnati left-hander Wade Miley threw the fourth no-hitter of the young baseball season on Friday, leading the Reds to a 3-0 win over the host Cleveland Indians. Miley (4-2) struck out eight and wal...
May 8, 2021
China administered total of 308.23 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of May 7
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China carried out about 10.5 million vaccinations against COVID-19 on May 7, bringing the total number administered to 308.23 million, according to data released by the National H...
May 8, 2021
Attack by unmanned aerial surveillance system targets Iraqi air base – U.S.-led coalition
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An attack by an unmanned aerial surveillance system on Saturday targeted Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq which hosts U.S. and other international forces, but it caused ...
May 8, 2021
New Zealand to resume Australia “travel bubble” as Sydney COVID threat eases
(Reuters) - New Zealand will lift its partial suspension of a "travel bubble" with Australia from midnight on Sunday as fears of a COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney eased. New Zealand had blocked travel to ...
May 8, 2021
Colonial Pipeline halts all pipeline operations after cybersecurity attack
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colonial Pipeline, the largest U.S. refined products pipeline operator, has halted all operations after it fell victim to a cybersecurity attack on Friday, the ...
May 8, 2021
Chinese rocket debris set for re-entry by early Sunday – U.S. R&D centre
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Remnants of China's largest rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere late Saturday or early Sunday, a U.S. federally funded space-focused resea...
May 8, 2021
India posts record daily rise in COVID-19 deaths as case numbers surge
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Saturday reported a record one-day rise in COVID-19 deaths as cases surged by more than 400,000 for the third consecutive day. India's health ministry reported 4,187 fat...
May 8, 2021
