Category Archives: Syndicated
Tennis: Organisers told not to hold Madrid Open amid surge in COVID-19 cases
MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid Open organisers have been advised by local health authorities not to stage the tournament next month due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Spanish capital and are evaluati...
Aug 01, 2020
NASA astronauts riding SpaceX capsule poised for weekend return, weather permitting
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) - The two NASA astronauts who rode to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's new Crew Drago are due to return on Sunday after a nearly four-month voyage that marked...
Aug 01, 2020
Vietnam says up to 800,000 have left virus epicentre Danang
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's health ministry said on Saturday up to 800,000 visitors to Danang city, the country's new novel coronavirus epicentre, have left for other parts of the country since July 1...
Aug 01, 2020
China forex regulator vows greater opening, eyes reform on private equity investment
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will continue to expand financial market opening, including exploring reforms to the rules governing cross-border investment management involving private equity funds, the c...
Aug 01, 2020
Congressional Democrats, White House set for Saturday talks on coronavirus bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrats in Congress were to meet Saturday with two top Trump aides to try to reach a deal to pump more money into the U.S. economy to ease the coronavirus' heavy toll,...
Aug 01, 2020
Moscow denies links between Belarus opposition and alleged Russian mercenaries, RIA says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow has denied any links between the Belarus opposition and alleged Russian mercenaries detained this week in Belarus, a Russian diplomat in Minsk said, according to Russia's RIA...
Aug 01, 2020
UAE launches start-up operations at first nuclear power plant
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has begun start-up operations in the initial unit of its first nuclear power plant, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said on Saturday. The Bara...
Aug 01, 2020
Hamster hero? How a Japanese cartoon became Thai youth protesters’ symbol
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's emerging student pro-democracy movement has adopted a Japanese cartoon hamster, Hamtaro, as a creative way to get support from young people around the...
Aug 01, 2020
MLB roundup: Padres rally past Rockies in wild 9th
Tommy Pham and Fernando Tatis Jr. homered in a four-run ninth inning and had two hits apiece, Jake Cronenworth also had two hits, and the visiting San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 8-7 on Fri...
Aug 01, 2020
Poland reports record coronavirus cases for third day
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland reported its highest number of new coronavirus cases for a third day in a row on Saturday with 658, the Health Ministry said. More than 200 cases were reported in the Silesia...
Aug 01, 2020
