Category Archives: Syndicated
Hong Kong police detain veteran democracy activists in raids
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested on Saturday about a dozen democracy activists on charges of illegal assembly in raids across the Asian financial hub, media and political sources said. ...
Apr 18, 2020
China mandates coronavirus tests for key public workers leaving Wuhan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China ordered on Saturday that anyone in Wuhan working in certain service-related jobs must take a coronavirus test if they want to leave the city. The order comes after the centr...
Apr 18, 2020
Germany’s coronavirus cases rise by 3,609 to 137,439: RKI
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 3,609 to 137,439, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday, marking a fourth strai...
Apr 17, 2020
Thailand reports 33 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reports 33 new coronavirus infections, bringing the nation's total to 2,733 cases, a senior official said on Saturday. Eleven of the new cases were in Bangkok and had a hi...
Apr 17, 2020
Australia sees 3 new coronavirus deaths as govt urges app installation
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's coronavirus-related death toll rose by three to a total of 68 on Saturday, health data showed, with the government stepping up its calls for people to sign up for a c...
Apr 17, 2020
Silver: NBA has no timetable to restart
The NBA isn't close to making any decisions on a potential restart, and it isn't setting any deadlines, commissioner Adam Silver said Friday. The league has been shut down since Utah Jazz center Rudy ...
Apr 17, 2020
As coronavirus infections mount, Japan at last expands testing
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan, alarmed by rising coronavirus deaths and the specter of the collapse of the medical system, is scrambling to expand testing with driv...
Apr 17, 2020
Ionescu picks up WNBA torch as she steps into New York spotlight
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - With expectations higher than the skyscrapers of Manhattan, the WNBA's number-one overall draft pick Sabrina Ionescu is poised to transform the New York Liberty and...
Apr 17, 2020
China reports 27 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 4,632 after data revisions
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's National Health Commission reported 27 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 17, up from 26 the day earlier, according to data published on Saturday. Of that figure, 17...
Apr 17, 2020
Argentina says Brazil agrees to raise level of grains thoroughfare Parana River
By Cassandra Garrison and Luciano Costa BUENOS AIRES/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil has agreed to release water at the giant Itaipu hydroelectric dam to raise low water levels in the Parana River, a key...
Apr 17, 2020
