Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Rowing-Game plans torn up in pairs heat dogfight
By Philip O'Connor PARIS (Reuters) - Olympic rowers spend huge amounts of time perfecting their strategies ahead of races, but sometimes even the best-laid plans go out of the window. Such was the cas...
Jul 28, 2024
Olympics-Swimming-Palestinian flies the flag in Paris pool
By Alan Baldwin PARIS (Reuters) - Palestinian swimmer Yazan Al Bawwab's sole Olympic race lasted less than a minute but just being in the water was a statement in itself. The 24-year-old pointed to a ...
Jul 28, 2024
Kamala Harris campaign raises $200 million in one week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The election campaign of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has raised $200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers in the last week, her campaign said on Sunday. Democratic...
Jul 28, 2024
Yemenia Airways to resume flights to Cairo and India from Yemen's Sanaa
CAIRO (Reuters) - Yemenia Airways announced on Sunday that commercial flights from Yemen's Sanaa to Egypt and India will resume starting Sunday evening, Yemen's state news agency SABA said. Return fli...
Jul 28, 2024
Swimming-American King bidding to be breaststroke queen again in Paris
By Steve Keating PARIS (Reuters) - Once the queen of breaststroke, American Lilly King has come to Paris to reclaim the 100 metres throne but there are no shortage of contenders eyeing the Paris Olymp...
Jul 28, 2024
Blinken says US will not prejudge outcome of Venezuela election
By Simon Lewis TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States would not prejudge the results of presidential elections taking place in Venezuela on Sunday, but called ...
Jul 28, 2024
Italy's Meloni vows to "relaunch" cooperation with China - ANSA
ROME/BEIJING (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni vowed on Sunday to "relaunch" cooperation with China, signing a three-year action plan during her first official visit to Beijing since t...
Jul 28, 2024
Olympics-Gymnastics-Stars come out in droves for Biles' Olympic return
By Rory Carroll PARIS (Reuters) - Actor Tom Cruise, singers John Legend and Ariana Grande and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour were among the many celebrities packed into Bercy Arena in Paris on Sun...
Jul 28, 2024
Paris 2024 apologises for any offence caused by 'Last Supper' sketch
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris 2024 organisers apologised on Sunday to Catholics and other Christian groups angered by a kitsch tableau in the Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo Da Vinci's...
Jul 28, 2024
Brancusi's Romanian outdoor sculptures added to UNESCO World Heritage list
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - UNESCO added a series of outdoor sculptures by Romanian modernist master Constantin Brancusi to its list of world heritage sites on Saturday, celebrating their place as one of th...
Jul 28, 2024
