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September 5, 2021 By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – Nurse Chris Prott’s knees jump, his heart races, his mouth goes dry and his mind floods with dark memories when he talks about working in the Milwaukee VA Medical Center’s intensive care unit (ICU) during pandemic surges. Prott shares a struggle common to many of the military […]

September 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Mike Waltz has called on the State Department to work with non-governmental organizations that he said are trying to clear charter flights to evacuate Americans and at-risk allies still hiding in several Afghan cities. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday, the Republican […]

September 5, 2021 PODGORICA (Reuters) – Montenegro police used teargas to disperse hundreds of people protesting against the enthronement of a Serbian Orthodox Church cleric as the nation’s religious leader on Sunday, a ceremony that has exposed deep divisions over ties with Serbia. The demonstrators in the town of Cetinje had thrown rocks, bottles and […]

September 5, 2021 Georgia safety Christopher Smith returned an interception 74 yards for a touchdown and the Bulldogs’ defense held Clemson to 180 total yards in a 10-3 victory Saturday night in the season-opening game for both teams. The defenses were dominant in front of a crowd of 74,187 at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium, […]

September 5, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese former cabinet minister Sanae Takaichi has secured enough support in the ruling party to join the race to succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, public broadcaster NHK reported. The former internal affairs minister, seeking to become Japan’s first woman premier, had been struggling to gain the backing of the […]

September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Reilly Opelka hit out at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) on Saturday, calling his $10,000 fine by the U.S. Open organisers for carrying an unapproved bag on court a joke. The USTA ruled that the bag Opelka took to court on Thursday, during his second round […]

September 5, 2021 Trea Turner homered and Julio Urias won for a major-league-leading 16th time as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers evened their showdown series against the San Francisco Giants with a 6-1 victory Saturday night. Urias (16-3) combined with four relievers on a nine-hitter, helping the Dodgers (86-50) avenge an 11-inning loss 24 hours […]

September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number one Ash Barty became the latest high-profile player to be ousted at the U.S. Open after the Australian suffered a third-round defeat to American Shelby Rogers on Saturday. The 43rd-ranked Rogers staged a stunning comeback in the deciding set, recovering from a 5-2 deficit to topple […]

September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Shelby Rogers was possibly searching for some inspiration when she watched a 41-year-old video of compatriot Vitas Gerulaitis before her third round match against world number one Ash Barty on Saturday. “And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in […]

September 5, 2021 By Michael Church HONG KONG (Reuters) – An unexpected loss against unfancied Oman has left Hajime Moriyasu needing to lead his team to victory over China in Doha on Tuesday if the Japanese coach is to prevent pointed questions being asked about his future at the helm of the Samurai Blue. Moriyasu’s […]

September 5, 2021 By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fourth seed Alexander Zverev advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, when Jack Sock retired with a thigh injury trailing 3-6 6-2 6-3 2-1. Zverev had looked to be headed for a long night against the big-hitting Sock, who convincingly won […]

September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – South African Lloyd Harris reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time on Saturday with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 victory over Canadian world number 10 Denis Shapovalov at the U.S. Open. The 22-year-old Shapovalov, seeded seventh at the hard court major this year, came […]

September 5, 2021 DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector continued to grow in August but lost momentum due to a sharp drop in output expansion, a business survey showed, signalling a challenging recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped to 54.1 in August […]

September 5, 2021 By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) – With the old names missing, new faces have taken the spotlight at the U.S. Open as fearless teenagers and hungry qualifiers leave their mark on the year’s final Grand Slam. Injuries have kept the usual headline acts of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Serena Williams […]

September 5, 2021 By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) – With the old names missing, new faces have taken the spotlight at the U.S. Open as fearless teenagers and hungry qualifiers leave their mark on the year’s final Grand Slam. Injuries have kept the usual headline acts of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Serena Williams […]

September 5, 2021 By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) – With the old names missing, new faces have taken the spotlight at the U.S. Open as fearless teenagers and hungry qualifiers leave their mark on the year’s final Grand Slam. Injuries have kept the usual headline acts of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Serena Williams […]

September 5, 2021 By Bill Trott (Reuters) – Willard Scott, the ebullient former “Today” show weatherman, venerator of centenarians, pitchman extraordinaire and the original hamburger-hawking Ronald McDonald, died on Saturday, his successor on the morning show Al Roker said. He was 87. Scott’s chatty, folksy manner covered up his lack of meteorological training during his […]

September 5, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Fumio Kishida, a key contender to succeed Yoshihide Suga as Japan’s prime minister, said on Sunday that debate on funding economic stimulus measures he has proposed should wait until after a general election later this year. The former foreign minister’s remark underscores the rising risk of a delay in […]

September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number one Ash Barty crashed out of the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, losing 6-2 1-6 7-6(5) to American Shelby Rogers. (Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Tom Hogue) Source Link Tennis-Number one Barty loses in third round of U.S. Open […]

September 5, 2021 By Mei Mei Chu and Naveen Thukral PERAK, Malaysia/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – In a sprawling oil palm plantation in the Malaysian state of Perak, watermelon seedlings are sprouting from freshly ploughed earth between palm saplings while rented cows graze in overgrown areas of the estate. A coronavirus pandemic-induced labour crunch has forced managers […]