Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rugby-Hooper, Slipper named co-captain as Jones announces Wallabies squad
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) -Michael Hooper and James Slipper will be the first co-captains of the Wallabies after coach Eddie Jones named the pair as his leaders for the Rugby Championship and...
Jun 24, 2023
Australian PM visit to China to be locked in at ‘appropriate time’
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he would set the date for a China visit at an "appropriate time" as he stressed the importance of bilateral trade and ...
Jun 24, 2023
Rugby-Australia squad for the Rugby Championship
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia coach Eddie Jones named the following 34-man squad for the Rugby Championship on Sunday: Forwards: Allan Alaalatoa, Matt Gibbon, James Slipper (co-captain), Taniela Tupou,...
Jun 24, 2023
Rebel Russian mercenaries halt advance on Moscow, Kremlin says fighters to face no action
ROSTOV-ON-DON/VORONEZH, Russia (Reuters) - Heavily armed Russian mercenaries who advanced most of the way to Moscow halted their approach, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's...
Jun 24, 2023
Greeks vote in repeat election, likely to return conservatives to office
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greeks go to the polls on Sunday for the second time in little over a month to elect a new parliament, with former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' conservatives looking set to w...
Jun 24, 2023
Russia mercenary threat revives concern over nuclear arsenal security
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Wagner mercenary group's march on Moscow has revived an old fear in Washington: what happens to Russia's nuclear stockpile in the event of domestic upheav...
Jun 24, 2023
Montana bridge collapse sends tank cars into Yellowstone River
(Reuters) - A bridge in Montana collapsed into the Yellowstone River early on Saturday, landing multiple rail cars in the water, officials said. Montana Rail Link, the company operating the train, sai...
Jun 24, 2023
Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin to move to Belarus under Wagner deal, Kremlin says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin will move to Belarus under a deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to end an armed mutiny that Prigozhin had led agains...
Jun 24, 2023
Athletics-Hurdle star McLaughlin lethal in 400m flat, Lyles shines again in NYC
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurdle queen Sydney McLaughlin's experiment in the 400 metres flat appeared to be paying off on Saturday, when she cruised to victory at the NYC Grand Prix in 49.51...
Jun 24, 2023
Belarus says Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin has agreed to de-escalate situation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The office of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday that he had brokered a deal with mutinous Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who had agreed to de-es...
Jun 24, 2023
