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WTA roundup: Belinda Bencic reaches second final of season
No. 5 seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland held off unseeded Alize Cornet of France 7-5, 6-4 to reach the final of the Bett1Open on Saturday in Berlin. With the victory, Bencic reached her second final ...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases versus 30 the day before
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 23 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the mainland for June 19, down from 30 infections a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Sunday. All new cases were...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
French far-right tests voters’ appetite in regional elections
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - French voters go to the polls on Sunday in regional elections that will test the appeal of far-right leader Marine Le Pen's softened image less than a year before the ...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
Cuba encouraged by early trials of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's Soberana 2 vaccine candidate has shown 62% efficacy with just two of its three doses, state-run biopharmaceutical corporation BioCubaFarma said on Saturday, citing preliminar...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
Motor racing-Di Grassi wins Puebla Formula E race
(Reuters) - Brazilian Lucas di Grassi won Formula E's Puebla e-Prix, the eighth race of the all-electric series' season, on Saturday after Germany's Pascal Wehrlein finished ahead but was disqualified...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
‘So happy’: Honduran asylum-seeker celebrates rejoining family in U.S.
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) - There was one word that rolled off migrant Andy Molina's tongue as he spoke about plans to soon reunite with his wife and son in the United States after...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
Airlines, holiday companies ramp up pressure on Britain to ease travel rules
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's airlines and holiday companies are planning a "day of action" on Wednesday to ramp up pressure on the government to ease travel restrictions, with just weeks to go before ...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
UK’s Sunak considers cap to annual pension rise – Sunday Times
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak is considering blocking a near 6% rise in old-age pension payments as part of a wider effort to rein in the cost of Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
Mexico posts 3,964 new coronavirus cases; 192 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Saturday reported 3,964 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 192 more fatalities, bringing the total figures to 2,475,705 infections a...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
Three injured in explosion at Serbian ammunition plant
CACAK, Serbia (Reuters) -Three workers sustained light injuries in a strong explosion that rocked an ammunition plant's facilities in the Serbian town of Cacak on Saturday evening, state RTS televisio...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
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