Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Osaka blasts past Kontaveit to reach U.S. Open quarter-finals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Naomi Osaka was at her free-swinging best as she stormed into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 win over Anett Kontaveit on Sunday. In a battle of baseli...
Sep 06, 2020
India overtakes Brazil as country second-worst hit by COVID-19
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's coronavirus infections surged past 4.2 million on Monday as it overtook Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of cases. With 4,204,613 infections, I...
Sep 06, 2020
California governor declares state of emergency in five counties due to fire
(Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in five counties on Sunday due to wildfires. The counties included Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Bernardino and San Diego, th...
Sep 06, 2020
China to hold more military drills off northeast, east coasts
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will hold further military exercises from Monday along its northeast and eastern coast, the government said, the latest in a series of unusual back-to-back drills against a b...
Sep 06, 2020
Factbox: The masks of Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Naomi Osaka is wearing a different facemask for each of her matches at the U.S. Open this year. They each carry the name of a Black American and aim to highlight r...
Sep 06, 2020
China August exports rise 9.5% year-on-year, beat forcasts; imports down 2.1%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports in August rose at a faster-than-expected pace, increasing by 9.5% from a year earlier, though imports dropped 2.1%, customs data showed on Monday. Analysts in a Reu...
Sep 06, 2020
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 814 to 250,799: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 814 to 250,799, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. With no new dea...
Sep 06, 2020
China's August yuan-denominated exports rise 11.6% year-on-year, imports down 0.5% year-on-year
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's yuan-denominated exports in August rose 11.6% from a year earlier, customs data showed on Monday, while imports decreased 0.5% on year. China's trade balance last month was...
Sep 06, 2020
Australian banks start asking for loan repayments after six-month virus grace period
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's banks said on Monday they have started asking customers to pay back loans after giving them a six month hiatus due to the coronavirus, prompting concerns s...
Sep 06, 2020
Honduran finance minister tweets that he tested positive for COVID-19
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran Finance Minister Marco Midence said on Sunday he has tested positive for coronavirus, only weeks after stepping into the post. Midence, 35, said on Twitter that "today...
Sep 06, 2020
