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NBA roundup: Chris Paul helps Suns even series with Lakers
Chris Paul collected 18 points and nine assists to lift the visiting Phoenix Suns to a 100-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round ...
May 31, 2021
Olympics-‘We just can’t wait’, Australia’s softball squad head for Japan
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's softball squad left Sydney for a pre-Olympic training camp in Japan on Monday, prepared for a very different Games experience but as determined as thei...
May 31, 2021
U.S. writer Hessler to leave China teaching job after contract not renewed
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - American author and New Yorker writer Peter Hessler has said the Chinese university where he has been teaching non-fiction writing has not renewed his contr...
May 31, 2021
Olympics-World champions US fail to qualify for 3×3 men’s basketball
(Reuters) - The U.S. men's 3x3 basketball team have failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after the 2019 world champions lost to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the qualifying tournament o...
May 31, 2021
Taiwan delays further water curbs after heavy rainfall
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government on Monday delayed imposing further water curbs that would have impacted major chip-making hubs after heavy rainfall began replenishing reservoirs on the drought-...
May 31, 2021
NBA-Irving blasts ‘human zoo’ environment at arenas after fan throws bottle
(Reuters) - Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving said NBA arenas had become like "human zoos" after a fan was arrested for throwing a water bottle at the former Celtic guard on Sunday. Video posted on social m...
May 30, 2021
Taiwan approves $15.2 billion in new spending to deal with COVID-19 impact
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's parliament approved on Monday an extra T$420 billion ($15.20 billion) in stimulus spending to help the economy deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, as the island curbs business ...
May 30, 2021
Man suspected of planning mass shooting at Walmart store arrested in Texas
(Reuters) - A man suspected of planning a mass shooting was arrested in Texas after authorities intercepted a message that indicated he was "preparing to proceed", the Kerr County Sheriff's Office (KC...
May 30, 2021
India reports 152,734 new COVID-19 infections, 3,128 deaths
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported on Monday its lowest daily rise in new coronavirus infections since April 11 at 152,734 cases over the past 24 hours, while deaths rose by 3,128. The South Asian n...
May 30, 2021
India’s Serum Institute to raise AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine output in June
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Serum institute of India will raise production of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to about 90 million doses in June from about 65 million a month now, a company spokesman to...
May 30, 2021
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