Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-World Cup 2022: schedule, teams, venues and final
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which is being held in Qatar: WHEN DID WORLD CUP 2022 START? * This year's World Cup began on Nov. 20 and will run through to De...
Dec 08, 2022
Soccer-Brazil game should be a final, but Croats hungry for more World Cup glory
By Karolos Grohmann AL RAYYAN (Reuters) - Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic wishes their World Cup last-eight clash against five-time world champions Brazil was instead a mouth-watering final but his side ar...
Dec 08, 2022
Biden says not giving up on securing Paul Whelan release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will never give up negotiating for the release of another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan, President Joe Biden said on Thursday as he announced a priso...
Dec 08, 2022
Viktor Bout, the arms dealer Russia has swapped for Brittney Griner
(Reuters) -U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was freed from jail in Russia on Thursday in exchange for the release of Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States, according to U....
Dec 08, 2022
Mexico annual inflation slows to 7.8% in November, core index still a concern
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican consumer prices rose 7.8% in the year through November, slowing down from the previous month to reach its lowest level since May even as the core index remains a concer...
Dec 08, 2022
Foxconn unit invests $500 million in India affiliate
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said on Thursday that its Singapore unit has acquired 4.08 million shares in Foxconn Hon Hai Technology India Me...
Dec 08, 2022
U.S. ex-Marine Whelan still in Russian custody, swap talks continue – lawyer, cited by Interfax
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan is still in Russian custody, his lawyer said on Thursday, adding that dialogue on a possible prisoner swap was continuing, the Interfax news agency reported....
Dec 08, 2022
Kremlin appears to scale back its ambitions in Ukraine
By Kevin Liffey LONDON (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that it was still set on securing at least the bulk of the parts of east and south Ukraine that it has claimed as its own, but appeared to gi...
Dec 08, 2022
Yemen rivals ramp up economic war as U.N.-backed truce efforts limp
By Mohammed Alghobari and Reyam Mokhashef ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's Saudi-backed government and its Houthi enemies are escalating an economic war as peace efforts stall, with tit-for-tat moves aimed at...
Dec 08, 2022
Soccer-Morocco changing face of football, says former ‘golden generation’ hero
By Ahmed Mostafa (Reuters) - Morocco midfielder Abderrazak Khairi wrote his name in the country's football history books by scoring twice against Portugal to lead the first 'golden generation' of the ...
Dec 08, 2022
