Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Zealand records 100 days without domestic virus case but warns against complacency
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand marked 100 days without a domestic transmission of the coronavirus on Sunday, but warned against complacency as countries like Vietnam and Australia which once had t...
Aug 08, 2020
Golf: Johnson says experience will be key to capturing PGA Championship
By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - American Dustin Johnson said the experience he has gained from pressure-packed major tournaments will give him a leg up when he tees off at the PGA Championsh...
Aug 08, 2020
Japan unsuccessful in lifting auto tariffs early in UK trade deal: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Britain agreed to lift auto tariffs for a post-Brexit trade agreement in 2026 despite Japan's push to lift the tariffs earlier, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Sunday. ...
Aug 08, 2020
MotoGP detects first coronavirus case ahead of Czech race
(Reuters) - MotoGP said one person from its world championship paddock has tested positive for the new coronavirus and is in isolation ahead of the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno on Sunday. The per...
Aug 08, 2020
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 555 to 215,891: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 555 to 215,891, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported de...
Aug 08, 2020
Belarus holds election as street protests rattle strongman president
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus votes in an election on Sunday pitting President Alexander Lukashenko against a former teacher who emerged from obscurity to lead the biggest challenge in...
Aug 08, 2020
China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases in mainland, vs 31 day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 23 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug 8, down from 31 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Sunday. Among the new cases, 15 were locally t...
Aug 08, 2020
Australia's Victoria reports deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state, Victoria, reported its deadliest day of the COVID-19 outbreak on Sunday, with 17 people dying, although new infections showed...
Aug 08, 2020
Esper: U.S. will cut troop levels in Afghanistan to 'less than 5,000'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to cut its troop levels in Afghanistan to "a number less than 5,000" by the end of November, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in an interview broadcast ...
Aug 08, 2020
Barclays being probed by UK privacy watchdog on accusations of spying on staff
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Barclays Plc is being probed by the United Kingdom's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), over allegations that the British bank spied on its st...
Aug 08, 2020
