Author Archives: Syndicated Content
PGA Tour pushes final round of Northern Trust to Monday
The final round of the Northern Trust will be contested on Monday with respect to the projected path of Hurricane Henri, the PGA Tour announced Saturday. The system was upgraded from a tropical storm ...
Aug 21, 2021
Australia's PM Morrison defends lockdown strategy until majority vaccinated
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday defended the country's lockdown strategy to combat coronavirus outbreaks until at least 70% of population is fu...
Aug 21, 2021
Sha'Carri Richardson returns from ban, finishes in last in 100 meters
Sha'Carri Richardson finished in last place in the 100-meter dash in her return to the track Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday in Eugene, Ore. Richardson, 21, was suspended for 30 days f...
Aug 21, 2021
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized with COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Civil rights leader and former Democratic politician Jesse Jackson and his wife have both been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, the group he founded said in a s...
Aug 21, 2021
Private equity firms circling Sainsbury's with view to launch bids - Sunday Times
(Reuters) - Private equity companies are circling British supermarket group Sainsbury's with a view to possibly launching bids of more than 7 billion pounds ($9.53 billion), The Sunday Times reported....
Aug 21, 2021
Tennis-'I almost broke my hand' Medvedev collides with camera in shock loss
(Reuters) - A collision with an on-court camera spelled disaster for world number two Daniil Medvedev, who lost 6-2 3-6 3-6 to fellow Russian Andrey Rublev in their Cincinnati semi-final. The compatri...
Aug 21, 2021
Texas Governor Abbott tests negative for COVID-19 after short illness
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott, whose state is engulfed in a fourth COVID surge, said he tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday after having a "brief and mild" bout with the i...
Aug 21, 2021
Athletics-Thompson-Herah posts second-fastest 100m ever in speedy Pre Classic
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah won the women's 100 metres in the second-fastest time ever at the Eugene Diamond League, crossing the finishing line in 10.54 seconds ...
Aug 21, 2021
Biden admin may compel civilian airlines to carry Afghan evacuees- officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration has told U.S. airlines they could be ordered to help ferry people who have been evacuated from Afghanistan, two officials told Reuters on Sa...
Aug 21, 2021
UK says Russia, China needed for 'moderating influence' over Taliban
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Britain would have to turn to Russia and China to exercise a "moderating influence" over the Taliban, despite a mistrust between the UK and those governments, Foreign Sec...
Aug 21, 2021
