'Cautious but reasonable optimism' over Berlusconi's health, doctor says - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Former Italian Prime Minister and leader of the Forza Italia (Go Italy!) party Silvio Berlusconi attends a rally ahead of a regional election in Emilia-Romagna, in Ravenna, Italy, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is in a stable condition two days after being hospitalised with the coronavirus, his doctor said on Saturday.

“This instils cautious but reasonable optimism,” Alberto Zangrillo said in a


Ailing Decay leads Justice past Fuel in OWL playoffs - Reuters

The second day of Overwatch League playoffs in the North American region delivered a series that went the distance to a player exacting revenge against his former team on Friday.

In the most dramatic series of the day, the 12th-seeded Washington Justice (4-17) upset the eighth-seeded Dallas Fuel (9-12) in a 3-0 sweep.

The anticipated matchup pitted Washington’s Gui-un “Decay” Jang against his former team, which publicly dropped him. For weeks


Wear face masks, riders' association urges Tour de France spectators - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 7 - Millau to Lavaur - France - September 4, 2020. Lotto Soudal rider Thomas De Gendt of Belgium in action. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

(Reuters) - The professional riders’ association (CPA) called on cycling fans on Saturday to wear face masks along the route of the Tour de France during the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday.

“To cycling lovers: Respect the riders, respect yourself, respect the distance and wear a mask


No sign of end to Far East anti-Kremlin rallies after nearly two months - Reuters

People take part in an anti-Kremlin rally in support of former regional governor Sergei Furgal arrested on murder charges in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk, Russia September 5, 2020. A sign on a poster reads "It's time to get the moth out". REUTERS/Evgenii Pereverzev

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Weekly rallies against the Kremlin in Russia’s Far East showed no sign of ending after nearly two months, with around 10,000 people taking to the streets on


Brussels honours health workers by dressing up famous statue - Reuters

The Manneken Pis statue is dressed in an outfit paying tribute to healthcare workers during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brussels, Belgium September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels honoured health workers battling the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday by dressing up the Belgian capital’s famed bronze statue of the Manneken Pis as a doctor in a white gown and wearing a protective face mask.

The statue, which is of a boy urinating and is also a fountain,


Jepchirchir runs fastest-ever half marathon in women-only race - Reuters

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir smashed the world record for the half marathon in women-only races on Saturday, completing a 21.1-kilometre course in Prague in one hour 05.34 minutes.

The 26-year-old shattered the previous record of 1:06:11, set by Netsanet Gudeta of Ethiopia in the women-only event at the World Half Marathon Championships in 2018.

The overall women’s half marathon record of


Rowdy protests get Mali transition talks off to chaotic start - Reuters UK

Rowdy protests get Mali transition talks off to chaotic start Reuters UK

'Hands off the children': masked men arrest protesting Belarusian students - Reuters

(Reuters) - Masked security agents dragged students off the streets and bundled them into vans as new protests broke out against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday on the fourth weekend since his disputed re-election.

FILE PHOTO: Students of Minsk State Linguistic University attend a rally in support of their detained fellows in Minsk, Belarus September 4, 2020. Tut.By/Handout via REUTERS

Up to 30 people were detained for taking part in unsanctioned protests, Russian news agency TASS quoted the Minsk police as


Mercedes F1 spent $442 million in 2019 but still made money - Reuters UK

Mercedes F1 spent $442 million in 2019 but still made money Reuters UK

France expects more severe COVID cases in next 15 days - Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - France must stay vigilant as more people will be hospitalised in intensive care units in the next two weeks, reflecting a flare-up in COVID-19 infections in recent days, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Saturday.

FILE PHOTO: French Health Minister Olivier Veran, wearing a protective face mask, leaves following the first weekly cabinet meeting after summer vacation break, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Veran however ruled