Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea PM pleads for COVID-19 compliance ahead of Lunar New Year
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Tuesday called on restaurant and other business owners in the greater Seoul area to cooperate with social distancing rules...
Feb 08, 2021
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 100 km, EMSC...
Feb 08, 2021
Huawei founder says confident on firm's ability to survive pressure
TAIYUAN, China (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei said on Tuesday he was confident of the company's ability to survive and that it had more means to overcome difficulties, even as it...
Feb 08, 2021
Richland beats Maple Valley at the buzzer 64-62
By Josh Lynnes TOWER CITY, ND - The Richland Colts beat the buzzer to defeat the Maple Valley Raiders 64-62 in North Dakota Class B Girls' basketball tonight. The Raiders had two players in double fig...
Feb 08, 2021
Badosa crashes out of Australian Open after COVID-19 ordeal
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Paula Badosa, the only Australian Open player to contract COVID-19 in the leadup to the Grand Slam, bowed out of the first round on Tuesday with a 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 7-5 loss to Russi...
Feb 08, 2021
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 2 UConn edges No. 1 South Carolina in OT
Freshman Paige Bueckers scored 31 points as No. 2 Connecticut knocked off No. 1 South Carolina 63-59 in overtime Monday night in a battle of nonconference women's basketball powers at Storrs, Conn. Th...
Feb 08, 2021
Reports: Cardinals nearing deal with Yadier Molina
The St. Louis Cardinals are nearing a deal to bring back veteran catcher Yadier Molina, according to multiple media reports Monday night. The contract reportedly would be for one year. Molina, 38, has...
Feb 08, 2021
NASCAR notebook: Chase Elliott takes offensive approach to title defense
Chase Elliott may be the defending champion in the NASCAR Cup Series, but protecting his status isn't remotely close to his focal point entering the 2021 season. "There is no defending," Elliott said ...
Feb 08, 2021
Tencent bolsters defenses for core businesses as ByteDance muscles into its turf
By Pei Li and Brenda Goh HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings Ltd may be the world's largest gaming company and a Chinese internet powerhouse worth more than $900 billion, but it's also spo...
Feb 08, 2021
Tokyo 2020 Olympic committee to hold special meeting over president Mori's comments
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organising Committee is set to convene a special board meeting as early as this week after the outcry over committee president Yoshiro Mori's sexist comments, ...
Feb 08, 2021
