Indian hospitals turn away patients in COVID-19 ‘tsunami’

Reuters 04/25/2021

NEW DELHI — Overwhelmed hospitals in India begged for oxygen supplies on Saturday as the country’s coronavirus infections soared again overnight in a “tsunami” of disease, setting a new world record for cases for the third consecutive…

Queen Elizabeth marks 95th birthday, days after husband’s funeral

Reuters 04/21/2021

LONDON  – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, the world’s oldest monarch, turns 95 on Wednesday, but there will be no public celebrations of an occasion that comes just days after she bade a sad farewell to her husband of…

New ‘Mortal Kombat’ movie brings fantasy violence to screens

Reuters 04/21/2021

LOS ANGELES — The “Mortal Kombat” movie reboot from Warner Bros, which debuts Friday in theaters and on the HBO Max streaming service, aims to better depict the extreme gore of the video game franchise than two…

Physical inactivity tied to higher COVID-19 risks

Reuters 04/20/2021

Patients with COVID-19 who have been consistently physically inactive have a significantly higher risk of severe outcomes than patients who were getting at least some exercise or regularly met physical activity guidelines prior to the illness, researchers…

Breakaway Super League announced in storm of criticism

Reuters 04/19/2021

    Twelve of Europe’s top football clubs launched a breakaway Super League on Sunday, launching what is certain to be a bitter battle for control of the game and its lucrative revenue. The move sets up…

Queen Elizabeth returns to royal duties four days after her husband’s death

Reuters 04/14/2021

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth returned to royal duties on Tuesday, four days after the death of her husband, Prince Philip, in an event to mark the retirement of her household’s most senior official, PA Media reported. The queen…

Shorthanded Lakers ambush Nets on the road

Reuters 04/11/2021

The Los Angeles Lakers entered a prime-time matchup missing five rotational players and lost another early in the second half. Didn’t matter. The energetic Lakers used ball pressure, sticky defense and good perimeter shooting to run past…

Myanmar security forces with rifle grenades kill over 80 protesters – monitoring group

Reuters 04/11/2021

Myanmar security forces fired rifle grenades at protesters in a town near Yangon on Friday, killing more than 80 people, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group and a domestic news outlet said. Details of…

Steph Curry to auction ‘Bruce Lee shoes’ for families of Atlanta shooting victims

Reuters 04/07/2021

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will auction a pair of custom game-worn shoes featuring a picture of martial arts icon Bruce Lee to raise money for the families of last month’s Atlanta-area shootings victims. Curry wore…

Leukaemia survivor Ikee defies odds by securing Olympics berth

Reuters 04/05/2021

Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee defied the odds and secured an Olympics berth after the leukaemia survivor won the women’s 100-metre butterfly at the national championships on Sunday, less than eight months after she returned to competition.…

Myanmar protesters take up Easter eggs; junta hunts celebrities

Reuters 04/04/2021

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar made the Easter egg a symbol of defiance on Sunday, posting pictures of eggs with slogans after a night of candle-lit vigils across the country to remember those killed since the…

Brewer in Australia offers beer for excess solar energy

Reuters 04/04/2021

MELBOURNE — How about a cool beer in exchange for your excess solar power? That’s the offer from Asahi Group’s Carlton and United Breweries (CUB) in Australia, serving up Victorian Bitter to households who have rooftop solar…

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