Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India's coronavirus death toll surpasses 200,000 after record case surge
By Tanvi Mehta BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's COVID-19 death toll surged past 200,000 on Wednesday as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff compounded a record number of new cases of ...
Apr 27, 2021
Australia marks 25 years since worst mass shooting
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia marked the 25th anniversary of the country's worst mass shooting on Wednesday in which a lone gunman killed 35 people and forced authorities to implement some of the world...
Apr 27, 2021
Taiwan minister plays down chances for chip production in EU
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua on Wednesday played down the prospect of Taiwan tech firms making advanced semiconductors in the European Union, noting industry leader TSMC has...
Apr 27, 2021
Tennis: Yastremska's application to lift provisional doping ban denied
(Reuters) - Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska's second appeal for her provisional doping suspension to be lifted has been denied by the chair of the independent tribunal convened to hear her case, the Inter...
Apr 27, 2021
Table Tennis: China to hold Olympic simulation event next month
(Reuters) - The Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) will stage an Olympic simulation event in May to help its players prepare for this year's Tokyo Games, local media reported. Thirty-six men's an...
Apr 27, 2021
Yemen's Houthis say fired drone at southern Saudi air base
DUBAI (Reuters) -Yemen's Houthi forces on Wednesday launched a drone at a military air base in the southern Saudi Arabian city of Khamis Mushait, the group's military spokesman said on Twitter. A Saud...
Apr 27, 2021
Soccer: Gator crashes Toronto FC training session in Florida
(Reuters) - Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit Toronto FC held a training session near Orlando, Florida, this week that was closed to the public - but nobody informed a huge alligator that invaded the p...
Apr 27, 2021
Mexico data protection body to challenge biometric data registry at Supreme court
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's data protection body plans to challenge a controversial new law that requires telecoms companies to gather user biometric data, saying it will argue before the Supreme...
Apr 27, 2021
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 22,231: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 22,231 to 3,332,532, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. The rep...
Apr 27, 2021
Clean-up off China's Qingdao port continues after oil spill from ship collision
BEIJING (Reuters) - Clean-up work continued on Wednesday near the Chinese port city of Qingdao, a day after a yet-to-be determined quantity of oil spilled into the Yellow Sea after a tanker carrying a...
Apr 27, 2021
