Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Call centres expose fault line in Japan’s pandemic fight
By Makiko Yamazaki and Yuki Nitta TOKYO (Reuters) - Almost a month after Tokyo declared a state of emergency, dozens of call centre employees for telecom KDDI Corp still commute into their crowded off...
May 04, 2020
Returning before U.S. Open ‘unrealistic’: Fritz
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising American tennis star Taylor Fritz said on Monday that he is in the best shape of his life preparing to come out of quarantine but believes it is unrealistic to...
May 04, 2020
Clippers complete purchase of Forum
Steve Ballmer finalized his $400 million purchase of the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Monday, allowing the Los Angeles Clippers to move closer to building their new arena in the neighborhood. CAPSS ...
May 04, 2020
Youssef Hossam receives lifetime ban for match-fixing
Egyptian pro Youssef Hossam was banned for life for match-fixing, the Tennis Integrity Union announced Monday. Hossam, 21, who was already serving a provisional suspension that began in May 2019, was ...
May 04, 2020
NWSL to permit individual workouts starting Wednesday
The National Women's Soccer League will allow players to train using team's outdoor facilities beginning Wednesday. The league's season was due to kick off April 18, but all matches were postponed ind...
May 04, 2020
World TeamTennis plans single-site season
The World TeamTennis season will hold its entire three-week season at a single site this summer, CEO Carlos Silva announced Monday. In a statement posted on Twitter, Silva announced, "World TeamTennis...
May 04, 2020
Salvadorans in government confinement protest coronavirus handling
By Jose Cabezas and Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - At least 300 people held in two centers set up by the Salvadoran government to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus protested on Monday...
May 04, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 685 to 163,860: RKI
Berlin (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 685 to 163,860, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reported d...
May 04, 2020
Commodity currencies creep back, but Sino-U.S. tensions temper mood
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar handed back a sliver of recent gains to commodity currencies on Tuesday as oil prices bounced back, but hung on against the yuan as traders weighed op...
May 04, 2020
Oil prices rise on demand prospects as lockdowns start to ease
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed in early trade on Tuesday, adding to gains in the previous session, on expectations that fuel demand will begin to pick up as some U.S. states a...
May 04, 2020
