Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India records another surge in daily coronavirus cases
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported 76,472 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, slightly lower than the record breaking numbers of the past couple of days, but extending a run that has ma...
Aug 29, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 17,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Saturday 111 people had died from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the official death toll to 17,025. Russia's coronavirus taskforce reported 4,941 n...
Aug 29, 2020
Ukraine reports record daily rise in coronavirus cases
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine registered a record 2,481 cases of the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday, up from 2,438 in the previous day. The increase comes after Ukraine th...
Aug 29, 2020
Japan-U.S. confirm bilateral treaty covers isles disputed with China, Kono says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Defense Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday he had confirmed with his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper that islands in the East China Sea disputed by Japan and China are covered by ...
Aug 29, 2020
Swimming: Ikee wins first race since leukaemia diagnosis
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Rikako Ikee on Saturday won in her first race since being diagnosed with leukaemia 19 months ago. The 20-year-old swimmer won six gold medals at the Asian Gam...
Aug 29, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,479 to 240,986 – RKI
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,479 to 240,986, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The repo...
Aug 29, 2020
China embassy says Britain is distorting Beijing’s diplomatic efforts
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - British politicians are twisting facts in order to undermine bilateral ties with Beijing, China's embassy in London said on Saturday in response to new claims that Beijing is purs...
Aug 29, 2020
South Korea running out of sickbeds in COVID-19 resurgence
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported more than 300 infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the 16th day of three-digit rises, fanning concerns about a worsening shortage of si...
Aug 29, 2020
Djokovic, Pospisil look to form new players association
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic is trying to form a new body to represent players and has resigned from his position as the president of the players council of the Association of Tennis Pr...
Aug 29, 2020
Trump pays Japan’s Abe ‘highest respect,’ plans to call him
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday he considered Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a great friend and expressed concern over his decision to step down for health r...
Aug 29, 2020
