Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Crowds gather for Holy Fire ceremony at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Orthodox Christians flocked to Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday to celebrate the Holy Fire ceremony, gathering in far greater numbers than last year because c...
May 01, 2021
'It's not the same': French Muslims mark Ramadan under lockdown
By Yiming Woo AULNAY-SOUS-BOIS, France, (Reuters) - For the second year in a row, Lalla Aicha Moujahid is marking the Muslim holy month of Ramadan under COVID-19 conditions -- which means talking to h...
May 01, 2021
Olympics-Under close supervision, Tokyo welcomes foreign divers to test event
By Chris Gallagher and Rocky Swift Tokyo, Japan (Reuters) - Diving and volleyball on Saturday became the first Olympic test events to include international athletes since such competitions resumed las...
May 01, 2021
Osaka confirms daily record of 1,262 new coronavirus cases on Saturday - NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's western prefecture of Osaka confirmed a daily record of 1,262 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, along with 41 deaths, national broadcaster NHK reported. The previous high wa...
May 01, 2021
Germany, France, Spain aim for fighter jet agreement next week
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany, France and Spain have not yet found agreement over the next steps in the development of a joint fighter jet, the defence ministry in Berlin said on Saturday after a deadlin...
May 01, 2021
NHL roundup: Avs blank Sharks in Philipp Grubauer's return
Philipp Grubauer made 21 saves in his return to action, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0 on Friday night in Denver. Gabriel Landeskog ...
May 01, 2021
China's April home prices maintain momentum, smaller cities lead growth - private survey
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese new home prices rose again in April, fuelled by hot demand in smaller coastal cities as housing market strength in major centres tapered off due to tighter restrictions, a ...
May 01, 2021
Russia reports 9,270 new COVID-19 cases, 392 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 9,270 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 3,208 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 4,814,558. The government coronavirus...
May 01, 2021
Golf-China's Lin surges to lead at Women's World Championship
(Reuters) - China's Lin Xiyu carded a superb round of five-under-par 67 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead over Australia's Hannah Green and South Korea's Inbee Park heading into the final day of the...
May 01, 2021
MLB roundup: Gerrit Cole strikes out 12 in Yankees' 10-0 rout
Gerrit Cole struck out 12 in six dominant innings, Aaron Judge homered in consecutive at-bats and the New York Yankees cruised to a 10-0 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Friday. Cole (4-1) ...
May 01, 2021
