Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vietnam ruling Communist Party chief Trong re-elected for third term: state media
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, 76, has been re-elected for a rare third five-year term, state media reported on Sunday, cementing his position as one of the...
Jan 31, 2021
Swiatek ready to embrace spotlight again after ‘comfortable’ quarantine
(Reuters) - Some of the world's top tennis players criticised Australia's strict hotel quarantine rules ahead of the Australian Open but for French Open champion Iga Swiatek it was almost a source of ...
Jan 31, 2021
Unusual circumstances, but time to talk tennis for Nadal
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal brushed aside questions about the Australian Open quarantine on Sunday and said it was time to get down to the business of playing tennis and entertaining fans around ...
Jan 31, 2021
Luna Rossa’s Spithill calls for improvements ahead of INEOS showdown
(Reuters) - Luna Rossa helmsman Jimmy Spithill was encouraged by the Italian team's dominant display against American Magic in the Challenger Series semi-finals but said they would need to make furthe...
Jan 30, 2021
Kvitova hopes Tokyo defies pandemic to host ‘fifth Grand Slam’
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number nine Petra Kvitova considers Olympics as the "fifth Grand Slam" and hopes the Tokyo edition goes ahead as scheduled this year, defying the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid sp...
Jan 30, 2021
I would quarantine again for the Olympics, says Osaka
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka said she would be willing to undergo two more weeks of quarantine to play at the Tokyo Olympics later this year, if it helped ensure the safety of the people of her h...
Jan 30, 2021
Dubai house prices to drop at slower pace: Reuters poll
By Md Manzer Hussain (Reuters) - Dubai's house prices are expected to fall at a slower pace this year and next than previously thought as hopes for a successful vaccine rollout and an economic recover...
Jan 30, 2021
WHO team to visit Wuhan market, where first COVID infections seen
WUHAN, China (Reuters) - A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 in the central Chinese city of Wuhan was expected to visit Huanan market later on Sunday,...
Jan 30, 2021
China temporarily bars entry of foreigners travelling from Canada
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has temporarily banned entry of foreign nationals travelling from Canada, even if they hold valid Chinese residence permits for work, the Chinese consulate in Toronto said. "...
Jan 30, 2021
Russia braces for new street protests against jailing of Kremlin critic Navalny
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - Supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were set to stage fresh protests in Moscow and across Russia on Sunday for a second straight weekend despite a sw...
Jan 30, 2021
