Author Archives: Syndicated Content
MLB postpones two Padres-Giants games after positive COVID-19 test
(Reuters) - Two games between the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants at Petco Park have been postponed after a member of the Giants organization tested positive for COVID-19, Major League Baseb...
Sep 12, 2020
Australia owed Fahey a debt of gratitude for Sydney Games: AOC
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia owed former New South Wales Premier John Fahey, who has died aged 75, an "enormous debt of gratitude" for bringing the Summer Games to Sydney in 2000, prominent Olympics a...
Sep 12, 2020
India reports record daily jump in COVID cases for second straight day
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported a record daily jump in coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day, logging 97,570 new infections on Saturday, data from the federal health ministry showed. Wit...
Sep 12, 2020
Japan’s Suga says ready to top up payouts to ease COVID-19 pain
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, widely expected to become prime minister next week, said on Saturday he will consider topping up payouts to households...
Sep 12, 2020
Iran calls Bahrain’s move to normalize ties with Israel shameful: state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry has described Bahrain's move to normalize ties with Israel as shameful, state television reported on Saturday. "The rulers of Bahrain will from now on be comp...
Sep 12, 2020
Thiem playing as consistently as the ‘Big Three’: Medvedev
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Playing Dominic Thiem at the moment is like facing some of the game's all-time greats, Russia's Daniil Medvedev said after the Austrian beat him on Friday to reach the U.S. Open f...
Sep 12, 2020
Japan’s Suga seeks solid communications with Asian neighbors
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, widely expected to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister, said on Saturday he wanted to promote diplomacy that enables solid communica...
Sep 12, 2020
South Korea, Indonesia latest to withdraw from Thomas & Uber Cup
(Reuters) - South Korea and Indonesia have withdrawn from next month's Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in Denmark, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said in a statement on Saturday. The two countries jo...
Sep 12, 2020
Mexican activists protesting violence against women set building on fire
By Carlos Jasso ECATEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican activists protesting violence against women set part of a building belonging to a government rights commission on fire in central Mexico on Friday....
Sep 12, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,630 to 258,480: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,630 to 258,480, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The death t...
Sep 12, 2020
