Anderson reduces Pakistan to 41-4 at lunch - Reuters UK

(Reuters) - James Anderson claimed his fifth wicket as England enforced the follow-on against Pakistan on the third day of the third and final test at the Rose Bowl on Sunday, despite a battling century by visiting skipper Azhar Ali.

Cricket - Third Test - England v Pakistan - Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain - August 23, 2020 England's Joe Root catches out Pakistan's Asad Shafiq, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-1

German lawmakers flag private party ban as coronavirus cases rise - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter Borjans (not pictured), leaders of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) attend a news conference after a board meeting at the SPD headquarters in Berlin, Germany, February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Mang

BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany should temporarily ban private parties, several lawmakers suggested on Sunday, after the number of coronavirus infections in Europe’s largest economy reached a four-month high.

The number of confirmed cases in


Moscow believes Belarus constitutional reform could resolve crisis: Russian news agencies - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference following a meeting with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Moscow, Russia August 11, 2020. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow considers reform of the Belarusian constitution a viable solution to the country’s political crisis, Russian news agencies reported foreign minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Sunday.

Lavrov was also reported to have said that Moscow also believes that the situation in Belarus, where there have been large-


India coronavirus cases cross 3 million mark as economy opens up - Reuters India

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a swab from a police officer for a rapid antigen test at a special testing center for Gujarat Police, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ahmedabad, India, August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The number of coronavirus infections in India crossed the 3 million mark with 69,239 new cases reported on Sunday even as the country opened up various


India coronavirus cases cross 3 mln mark as economy opens up - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a swab from a police officer for a rapid antigen test at a special testing center for Gujarat Police, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ahmedabad, India, August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The number of coronavirus infections in India crossed the 3 million mark with 69,239 new cases reported on Sunday even as the country opened up various


Soccer: Diamanti delivers to send newcomers Western United into A-League semis - Reuters India

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Alessandro Diamanti scored with a magnificent freekick to send Western United soaring into the A-League playoff semi-finals in their inaugural season with a 1-0 win over Brisbane Roar at Western Sydney Stadium on Sunday.

The former Italy international’s first-half strike proved the difference between the sides in the elimination final and set up a last-four meeting with the expansion club’s crosstown rivals Melbourne City on Wednesday.

Champions Sydney FC, who topped the standings at the end of the


Sthalekar, Abbas and Kallis inducted into ICC Hall of Fame - Reuters India

FILE PHOTO: South Africa's Jacques Kallis reacts after he was hit by a ball during a practice session ahead of their second One Day International cricket match against Sri Lanka in Pallekele July 8, 2014. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

DUBAI (Reuters) - Australia’s World Cup-winning all-rounder Lisa Sthalekar was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on Sunday, along with South African Jacques Kallis and Pakistan batting great Zaheer Abbas.

India-born Sthalekar is the first woman cricketer to achieve


German labour minister to extend short-time work allowance: BamS - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Germany's Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Hubertus Heil attends the weekly cabinet meeting, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Berlin, Germany, June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Pool

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German Labour Minister Hubertus Heil is seeking to extend by one year the period during which the state will pay short-time work allowances - a supplement for people put on reduced work hours - weekly newspaper Bild am


Chinese premier says economy could grow this year: state radio - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attends the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said the country’s economy could grow this year, state radio reported on Sunday, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The world’s second-biggest economy grew 3.2% year on year in


Belarusian protesters, defying army, flood Minsk - Reuters

MINSK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters demanding Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko step down defied a warning from the military on Sunday and flooded into Minsk, briefly gathering near the president’s residence, before dispersing peacefully.

The veteran leader denounced the demonstrators as “rats” and was seen in state media footage wearing body armour and holding a rifle, projecting an unyielding image amid the huge nationwide demonstrations that erupted after a disputed election on Aug. 9.

The protests have provided the biggest challenge yet to Lukashenko’s

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