Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Doping-Russia’s Antyukh loses Olympic gold after not appealing ban
(Reuters) - Banned Russian athlete and 2012 Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion Natalia Antyukh will lose her gold medal from the London Games after she did not appeal her doping ban, the Athletics In...
Dec 21, 2022
Putin says Russian army must tackle problems it has suffered in Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the Russian army had to learn from and fix the problems it had suffered in Ukraine, promising to give the military whatever it needed ...
Dec 21, 2022
Putin oversees launch of Siberian gas field feeding pipeline to China
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over the launch of a major new Siberian gas field on Wednesday to help drive a planned surge in supply to China. The Kovykta gas field will feed i...
Dec 21, 2022
Syria’s Assad issues conditional amnesty for draft dodgers
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued an amnesty on Wednesday that pardons draft dodgers and helps them avoid prison if they report to duty within three to four months. Syrians wh...
Dec 21, 2022
Putin says no limit on financial support for Russia’s armed forces
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Wednesday to give his armed forces anything they asked for to support the military campaign in Ukraine. In a speech to defence chiefs in Moscow...
Dec 21, 2022
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals delays data on genetic disorder drug study
(Reuters) - Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Wednesday it is delaying the timeline for reporting data from a late-stage study of its experimental drug for a genetic disorder due to difficulties in ...
Dec 21, 2022
China takes COVID vaccination drive to villages as cases surge
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Recuperating after receiving her fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot, Xu Yafa, a 64-year-old retiree living in a small village on the outskirts of Shanghai, was very clear ...
Dec 21, 2022
Elon Musk, ‘Chief Twit’
By Kenneth Li How easy was it to forget the rocket-launching, swashbuckling billionaire inspiration for the superhero "Iron Man" held more than one job this year: the self-anointed role of "Chief Twit...
Dec 21, 2022
Futures rise as Nike posts strong quarter, consumer confidence data on tap
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday, with Nike bringing cheer to markets after it reported better-than-expected results, while investors awaited more economic data for hints on the ...
Dec 21, 2022
UK’s post-Brexit settlement scheme for EU citizens unlawful, London court rules
(Reuters) -The British government's post-Brexit settlement scheme for EU citizens is unlawful, London's High Court ruled on Wednesday. The Independent Monitoring Authority, a body funded by the govern...
Dec 21, 2022
