Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Musicians give free online concerts to beat coronavirus
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Bans on mass gatherings introduced to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic might have been expected to deal a death blow to musical life, but have instead p...
Mar 14, 2020
Mixed martial arts: Oliveira wins in eerie silence as UFC Brasilia defies coronavirus fears
By Philip O'Connor (Reuters) - The sporting calendar took a serious beating this week with few events surviving the world's battle to contain the coronavirus, and even though Saturday's UFC mixed mart...
Mar 14, 2020
USA Gymnastics birthday tweet brings heated Biles response
(Reuters) - Four-times Olympic champion Simone Biles fired back at USA Gymnastics on Saturday after the sport's governing body used its Twitter account to wish her happy birthday. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY to t...
Mar 14, 2020
Australia's' 'war cabinet' set to meet as COVID-19 cases surpass 250
By Kate Lamb SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's new national cabinet is set to meet Sunday as the country's cases of coronavirus topped 250 and the government faced questions about the possible closure of...
Mar 14, 2020
Mainland China reports 20 new coronavirus cases on March 14
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China had 20 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on March 14, the country's National Health Commission said on Sunday, up from 11 cases a day earlier. T...
Mar 14, 2020
Europeans scramble across borders as coronavirus restricts travel
By Alan Charlish and Joanna Plucinska WARSAW (Reuters) - Tom Holmes, a 34-year-old British primary school teacher living in Poland, had expected to welcome home his twin babies and his wife in Warsaw ...
Mar 14, 2020
NBA: Affected player Gobert pledges $500,000 to virus relief effort
(Reuters) - Frenchman Rudy Gobert, the first NBA player known to have tested positive for the coronavirus, is donating more than $500,000 to support both the employee relief fund at the Utah Jazz's ho...
Mar 14, 2020
Trump tests negative for coronavirus: White House doctor statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has tested negative for coronavirus, the president's physician, Sean Conley, said in a statement on Saturday. (Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Daniel...
Mar 14, 2020
Corona absence? French voters set to shun local elections amid virus fears
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - France heads to the polls on Sunday for local elections, but the rapid acceleration of the coronavirus across the country has led to officials fearing the vote could se...
Mar 14, 2020
Communist-run Cuba releases dissident artist after uproar
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba released dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara from jail overnight after dozens of prominent artists, including those traditionally supportive of the Communist governmen...
Mar 14, 2020
