Category Archives: Syndicated
Gulf Arab states welcome truce announcement in Libya -UAE news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) - The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has welcomed a ceasefire announcement in Libya, the UAE news agency WAM reported on Saturday. GCC Secretary General Nayef Falah Mubarak ...
Aug 22, 2020
Nishikori’s U.S. Open hopes fade with second COVID-19 positive
(Reuters) - Kei Nishikori's hopes of playing at the U.S. Open have faded further after the Japanese former world number four revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time. The 30-year...
Aug 22, 2020
Czech authorities report 506 new coronavirus cases in record daily increase
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech authorities recorded 506 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest number of new infections in one day since the outbreak began there. Czechia has so far reported 21,55...
Aug 22, 2020
Plane carrying Kremlin critic Navalny lands in Berlin – flight tracking data
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - An ambulance aircraft carrying gravely ill Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny landed at Berlin's Tegel airport on Saturday morning, according to flight tracking data. German doctors h...
Aug 22, 2020
Novartis immuno-oncology drug candidate fails skin cancer trial
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Saturday that its investigational spartalizumab immuno-oncology drug mixed with the approved medicines Tafinlar and Mekinist failed in a late-stage ...
Aug 22, 2020
MLB roundup: Tigers end 20-game skid vs. Indians
Rookie Isaac Paredes belted a grand slam to power Detroit past the host Cleveland Indians 10-5 on Friday, snapping the Tigers' 20-game losing streak between the two teams. Jonathan Schoop slugged a tw...
Aug 22, 2020
Williams says U.S. Open title would not be diminished by pullouts
(Reuters) - Serena Williams believes the withdrawal of some of the world's top tennis players from this year's U.S. Open amid the COVID-19 pandemic will not take the shine off a potential record-equal...
Aug 22, 2020
Ukraine reports daily record 2,328 coronavirus cases
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine registered a record 2,328 cases of the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. The data given by the national council of security and defence surpass...
Aug 22, 2020
China’s unlicensed asset management firms still a threat, central bank executive says
QINGDAO (Reuters) - Some unlicensed asset management companies are still operating in China, causing a "serious threat to financial stability", a top official of China's central bank on Saturday. Fan ...
Aug 22, 2020
NBA roundup: Clippers top Mavs, Doncic injured
Kawhi Leonard recorded 36 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to lead the Las Angeles Clippers over the Dallas Mavericks 130-122 on Friday night to grab a 2-1 lead in a Western Conference first-ro...
Aug 22, 2020
