Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Zealand election campaign starts, Ardern seeks mandate
(Reuters) - New Zealand's general election campaign began on Sunday, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern seeks to ride popularity for the nation's COVID-19 response and compassionate handling of a massac...
Sep 05, 2020
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Coquimbo, Chile: EMSC says
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck 50 km (31.07 miles) south-southwest of Coquimbo in Chile, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Saturday. The quake was at a ...
Sep 05, 2020
Pironkova surprises herself with comeback run in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There were times when Tsvetana Pironkova thought she had played her last top-level tennis match after taking a break from the tour in 2017 but the Bulgarian has surprised herself ...
Sep 05, 2020
Keys retires from third-round match with neck injury
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seventh seed Madison Keys retired from her third-round clash with France's Alize Cornet early in the second set on Saturday with a neck injury. Keys was trailing 7-6(4) 3-2 when s...
Sep 05, 2020
Several boats sink at Trump parade on Texas lake
(Reuters) - A boat parade in support of U.S. President Donald Trump crowded Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday, generating waves and choppy waters that led at least four boats to sink and others to cras...
Sep 05, 2020
Mexico records 122,765 additional deaths during pandemic -health ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has recorded an extra 122,765 deaths above expectations during the pandemic up to August, the health ministry said on Saturday in a report about excess mortality rates, ...
Sep 05, 2020
No ticket? No problem. Berrettini's biggest fan packs a microphone
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - A ban on spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic did little to deter Matteo Berrettini's biggest fan on Saturday, who stood outside the fence to shout encouragement...
Sep 05, 2020
Amazon.com bans foreign sales of seeds in U.S. amid mystery packages
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said it has banned foreign sales of seeds in the United States after thousands of Americans received unsolicited packages of seeds in their mailboxes, mostly postmarked from...
Sep 05, 2020
Australia's COVID-19 epicentre awaits lockdown exit plan; rates dropping slowly
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's coronavirus hot spot state of Victoria is set to outline a plan on Sunday to gradually ease its strict lockdown, with infection rates declining more sl...
Sep 05, 2020
Bills CB White signs four-year $70 million extension
All-Pro cornerback Tre'Davious White agreed to a four-year, $70 million contract extension with the Buffalo Bills on Saturday, multiple outlets reported. The deal includes $55 million guaranteed and b...
Sep 05, 2020
