Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China hands 18-year jail term to party critic over graft
BEIJING (Reuters) - China sentenced an influential former property executive and critic of President Xi Jinping to 18 years in prison for corruption, a court said on Tuesday. Ren Zhiqiang, the former ...
Sep 22, 2020
Report: NFL fines 3 coaches for failing to wear masks
The NFL cracked down Monday on maskless head coaches, reportedly handing out more than a $1 million in fines. The San Francisco 49ers' Kyle Shanahan, the Denver Broncos' Vic Fangio and the Seattle Sea...
Sep 21, 2020
Australia attempts to rescue hundreds of stranded pilot whales
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rescuers were trying to refloat hundreds of whales stranded on a sandbar off the remote west coast of the Australian island of Tasmania on Tuesday, hoping to end one of the country'...
Sep 21, 2020
Trump to meet state attorneys general to discuss key U.S. tech liability shield
By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet on Wednesday with a group of Republican state attorneys general about revising a key law that shie...
Sep 21, 2020
Quick turnaround helped me get past U.S. Open shock: Djokovic
(Reuters) - Italian Open champion Novak Djokovic said getting back on court for a tournament so quickly after being disqualified at the U.S. Open for striking a line judge with a ball helped him move ...
Sep 21, 2020
NBA great Jordan forms NASCAR team with Wallace as driver
(Reuters) - Basketball great Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin have partnered to form a new single-car NASCAR Cup Series team that will feature Bubba Wallace as its driver,...
Sep 21, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,821 to 274,158 – RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,821 to 274,158, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reported...
Sep 21, 2020
Lightning edge Stars, tie Stanley Cup Final 1-1
(Reuters) - Tampa Bay's power-play unit finally snapped out of their slumber to help the Lightning secure a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday and tie the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Fin...
Sep 21, 2020
Baidu-backed Chinese EV startup WM Motor raises $1.5 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - Baidu-backed Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup WM Motor said on Tuesday it has raised 10 billion yuan ($1.47 billion) in its latest funding round. As enthusiasm builds for more...
Sep 21, 2020
Some Australian states relax borders as infections ease, hotspot cases rise
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's virus hotspot of Victoria on Tuesday reported a more than doubling in new COVID-19 infections likely as a result of increased testing, while states elsewhere in the coun...
Sep 21, 2020
