MLB notebook: Brewers, Yelich reportedly near seven-year extension
The Milwaukee Brewers are close to signing star outfielder Christian Yelich to a contract extension worth more than $200 million, according to a report by...
Japan still preparing for Olympics as planned – Suga
Japan is preparing to host the Tokyo Summer Olympics as planned, the government’s top spokesman said on Wednesday, amid speculation the Games could be postponed...
Brewers, OF Yelich near $215 million deal
The Milwaukee Brewers are close to signing star outfielder Christian Yelich to a nine-year contract worth well over $200 million, according to multiple reports on...
Sessions in close race as attempts return to Senate amid Super Tuesday voting
Republican Jeff Sessions, former attorney general under President Donald Trump, was locked in a tight race as he tried to take a step towards returning...
Biden wins seven states on Super Tuesday, Sanders takes two – network projections
A resurgent Joe Biden was projected to win seven large states on Tuesday, and front-runner Bernie Sanders captured two states with several others too close...
Australian stores ration toilet paper amid coronavirus panic buying
Australia’s major grocers put strict limits on purchases of toilet paper on Wednesday after a rush of panic buying related to coronavirus fears emptied shelves,...
Bloomberg tells Florida crowd he’ll send Trump ‘back to Mar-a-Lago’
Speaking at a Super Tuesday night rally, Democratic hopeful Michael Bloomberg told a crowd in West Palm Beach, Florida, that he will win the U.S....
Brazil state prosecutors seek to block expansion of Anglo American mining dam
Brazilian state prosecutors filed a lawsuit on Tuesday requesting that miner Anglo American PLC’s license to expand a mining dam be suspended, following a fatal...
South Korea reports 600 new coronavirus cases, two more deaths
South Korea reported 600 new coronavirus cases and two more deaths from the virus, taking total infections to 4,812 and total deaths to 28, the...
As Myanmar farmers lose their land, sand mining for Singapore is blamed
From a boat on the Salween River in southeastern Myanmar, Than Zaw Oo pointed to a brown stretch of water he said was once full...
