Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Athletics-Duplantis soars to another Diamond League win two weeks after world record
LAUSANNE (Reuters) - Two-times Olympic champion Armand Duplantis soared to another victory in his illustrious resume, winning the city pole vault competition on Wednesday to open the Lausanne Diamond ...
Aug 21, 2024
EU criticism over rule of law is misleading, Slovak government says
(Reuters) - The Slovak government rejected criticism on Wednesday from the European Commission over the state of rule of law in the country, saying it was misleading. The Commission, the EU executive,...
Aug 21, 2024
Czech Republic nominates industry minister Sikela for EU commission, Czech TV says
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government on Wednesday nominated Jozef Sikela, who helped steer the European Union's response to the energy crisis following Russia's attack on Ukraine in 2022, as its me...
Aug 21, 2024
Two more bodies found by divers inside yacht sunk off Sicily - source
PORTICELLO, Sicily (Reuters) - Two further bodies have been found in a luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday. The boat, owned by the wife of Br...
Aug 21, 2024
Sweden and Denmark to pressure tech platforms over gang crime ads
STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Sweden and Denmark will summon tech companies over ads on their platforms that are posted by gangs to recruit young Swedes to commit violent crimes in the Nordics, the...
Aug 21, 2024
Body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch found on yacht wreck, Daily Telegraph reports
LONDON (Reuters) - The bodies of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah have been found in the yacht which sank off Sicily, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Wednesday. (...
Aug 21, 2024
Russia's Arctic airports back to work after drone alert
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Airports in Russia's Arctic cities of Murmansk and Apatity resumed operations after a brief airspace closure on Wednesday, the aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said. Since the start of...
Aug 21, 2024
Biden to raise Egypt-Gaza corridor in call with Netanyahu, Axios reports
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to speak with Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and focus on a new demand by the Israeli leader that Israel keep forces deployed along a land corridor be...
Aug 21, 2024
Scholz: Ukraine did not consult Germany over Russia incursion
By Andreas Rinke and Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday Ukraine had not consulted Berlin about its Aug. 6 shock incursion into Russia and that he expe...
Aug 21, 2024
Exclusive-US drafts list of 60 Venezuelans for possible sanctions over election, sources say
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. has drafted a list of about 60 Venezuelan government officials and family members who could be sanctioned in the first punitive measures following the ...
Aug 21, 2024
