Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: U.S. traffic deaths fell after coronavirus lockdown, but drivers got riskier
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. traffic deaths fell during the coronavirus lockdowns but drivers engaged in riskier behavior as the fatality rate spiked to its highest level in 15 year...
Oct 01, 2020
Few spectators or none makes little difference to Kvitova
PARIS (Reuters) - Having played at the U.S. Open in an empty stadium, Petra Kvitova believes that the presence of 1,000 spectators a day at the French Open does not make any difference for the players...
Oct 01, 2020
Polish divers hope Nazi shipwreck holds key to Amber Room treasure
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish divers say they have found the wreck of a German World War Two ship which may help solve a decades-old mystery - the whereabouts of the Amber Room, an ornate chamber from a t...
Oct 01, 2020
Thomas primed to salvage Ineos-Grenadiers season at Giro d’Italia
By Julien Pretot PARIS Reuters) - Ineos-Grenadiers, formerly Team Sky, have rarely shone at the Giro d'Italia but after having a Tour de France to forget, the British outfit have a lot to make up for ...
Oct 01, 2020
Ukraine summons Belarus diplomat over Crimea
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign ministry summoned a senior Belarusian diplomat over the participation of a representative of Crimea's occupation administration in a Russia-Belarus regional forum, t...
Oct 01, 2020
Russian online retailer Ozon, online cinema ivi consider U.S. IPOs: sources
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's two online platforms, retailer Ozon and online cinema ivi, are both considering initial public offerings in the United States later this year, two bankers familiar with the...
Oct 01, 2020
Easy again for Djokovic as he reaches third round
PARIS (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic barely broke sweat in reaching the French Open third round with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 thrashing of outclassed Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis on Thursday. Some rare suns...
Oct 01, 2020
Robot wars – Britain’s Ocado sued by AutoStore over patent infringement
By James Davey and Vanessa O'Connell LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - British online supermarket group Ocado was hit with a lawsuit by robotics company AutoStore on Thursday for allegedly infringing patent...
Oct 01, 2020
‘Victims of improvisation’ – Madrid residents vent anger at chaotic sudden lockdown
MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's residents expressed their frustration and confusion on Thursday after municipal authorities grudgingly accepted a city-wide lockdown ordered by the central government follo...
Oct 01, 2020
Canadian teenager Fernandez reaches third round in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Canadian 18-year-old Leylah Annie Fernandez reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time as she beat experienced Polona Hercog 6-4 3-6 6-1 at the French Open on Thursda...
Oct 01, 2020
