Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cycling: Guerreiro wins Giro d’Italia ninth stage, fellow Portuguese Almeida retains pink
ROCCARASO, Italy (Reuters) - Ruben Guerreiro became the first Portuguese rider to win on the Giro d'Italia in 31 years when he claimed the ninth stage, a 208-km mountain ride from San Salvo on Sunday....
Oct 11, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett pledges to follow law, not personal views
By Steve Holland and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's pick for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, said she will rule based on the law, not her personal vie...
Oct 11, 2020
Floods kill 17 people in central Vietnam, next storm due soon
HANOI (Reuters) - At least 17 people have been killed by floods in Vietnam's central provinces in the past week and 13 are still missing, state media said on Sunday as the country braced for another t...
Oct 11, 2020
Iran’s rial falls to new low, as coronavirus deaths hit new high
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on Sunday as a record daily death toll from COVID-19 compounded concerns over new U.S. sanctions which may block some of Ir...
Oct 11, 2020
Hamilton takes 91st win to equal Schumacher’s F1 record
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher's all-time record 91 Formula One wins on Sunday with an Eifel Grand Prix victory that catapulted the Mercedes driver closer to a ...
Oct 11, 2020
North Cyprus vote pits president v prime minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Northern Cyprus voters cast ballots in masks and gloves on Sunday in a presidential election where incumbent Mustafa Akinci and Premier Ersin Tatar were favourites among 11 candid...
Oct 11, 2020
Ireland planning airport COVID-19 testing to enable travel: minister
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland plans to introduce coronavirus testing at airports as part of a possible alternative to quarantine for some arriving passengers, although it is not clear when the capacity w...
Oct 11, 2020
Motor racing: Bottas retires from the Eifel Grand Prix
(Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas's Formula One title chances took a huge hit on Sunday when the Mercedes driver suffered his first retirement of the season in the Eifel Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring. The ...
Oct 11, 2020
Nigeria’s head of police dissolves controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad
By Alexis Akwagyiram and Abrahim Achirga LAGOS (Reuters) - The head of Nigeria's police dissolved its Special Anti-Robbery Squad with immediate effect on Sunday, a police statement said, prompted by d...
Oct 11, 2020
Head of Israeli Finance Ministry resigns as exodus continues
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The director-general of Israel's Finance Ministry said on Sunday she would step down in the coming weeks, the latest resignation among top economic officials as the country strug...
Oct 11, 2020
