Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Washington state reports first coronavirus death in United States
(Reuters) - Washington state health officials reported the first patient death from coronavirus in the United States on Saturday, according to a news release. State health officials were due to provid...
Feb 29, 2020
Swiss court convicts British lawyer of defaming oil trader to MI5
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A Geneva court found a British lawyer guilty of defamation and attempted extortion for writing letters to Western intelligence services accusing his former client, a R...
Feb 29, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. weighs restrictions at border with Mexico over coronavirus threat
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering imposing entry restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border to control the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, accord...
Feb 29, 2020
Sudan fires scores of diplomats allegedly linked to Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has fired scores of diplomats for alleged links to the administration of toppled President Omar al-Bashir, a legal committee said on Saturday. The Empowerment Removal Commit...
Feb 29, 2020
Djokovic breezes past Tsitsipas to claim fifth Dubai title
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic eased past Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 to lift his fifth Dubai Tennis Championships title on Saturday, extending his unbeaten start to the 2020 season....
Feb 29, 2020
Cycling: Dutch prove Madison masters, German gold rush continues
By Martyn Herman BERLIN (Reuters) - Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild claimed an eighth world title in an incident-packed madison race and Germany's women's sprint squad struck gold again at the world track cha...
Feb 29, 2020
British PM Johnson and his girlfriend are expecting first child: Sky News
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds are expecting their first child together, Sky News said on Saturday. The couple have also got engaged to be ma...
Feb 29, 2020
Trump to hold press conference on coronavirus at 1:30 p.m. EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter he will hold a White House press conference on the coronavirus at 1:30 pm EST (18:30 GMT) on Saturday. (Reporting by Heather Timmons,...
Feb 29, 2020
Local spread of coronavirus marks turning point in U.S.
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - U.S. public health officials have identified four "presumptive" coronavirus cases believed to have emerged from community transmission of the infection, signaling a turning...
Feb 29, 2020
Factbox: Sports events hit by the coronavirus epidemic
(Reuters) - The following is a list of international sports events hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus. ATHLETICS * The World Athletics Indoor Championships, scheduled for Nanjing from March 13...
Feb 29, 2020
