Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tokyo confirms 239 new coronavirus cases on Sunday: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo officials confirmed 239 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, Japanese media reported, as the capital struggles with a resurgence in cases after the government lifted a state o...
Jul 26, 2020
Australia police win halt to Black Lives Matter protest amid COVID-19
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian court on Sunday ordered a halt to a Black Lives Matter protest for this week, accepting police concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, but the organiser vowed to appe...
Jul 26, 2020
Russia reports 5,765 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday reported 5,765 new coronavirus cases and 77 more deaths, a steep decline from the 146 deaths reported a day earlier. The nationwide tally of infections has risen to...
Jul 26, 2020
New mum Stosur to skip rest of 2020 but vows to return
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur has decided to sit out the rest of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic after becoming a mother last month but the 36-year-old Australian has vowed to ...
Jul 26, 2020
MLB roundup: Absent Strasburg, Nats take down Yankees
Victor Robles homered and drove in four runs as the host Washington Nationals overcame five errors and the absence of Stephen Strasburg to record a 9-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday ni...
Jul 26, 2020
China imports more oil from Saudi than any other country in June
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia rose 15% in June from a year ago, as refiners ordered record volumes of the fuel in March and April when oil prices tumbled, cementing t...
Jul 26, 2020
China’s soybean imports from Brazil rise to record in June
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's soybean imports in June from top supplier Brazil soared to a record high, according to customs data released on Sunday, driven by growing demand for soybeans as China's pig...
Jul 26, 2020
Vietnamese city reimposes distancing after first local infections in months
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reintroduced social distancing measures in the central city of Danang on Sunday after a second locally transmitted novel coronavirus case was detected there, more than three ...
Jul 26, 2020
NHC says Hanna weakened to a tropical storm
(Reuters) - Hanna, the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season, has weakened to a tropical storm over Southern Texas, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday. "Although Hanna is no...
Jul 26, 2020
Rwandan refugee put under formal investigation for Nantes Cathedral fire: Le Monde
PARIS (Reuters) - French prosecutors put a Rwandan refugee under formal investigation early on Sunday after the man confessed to setting fire to the 15-century Nantes cathedral, French newspaper Le Mo...
Jul 26, 2020
