Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tokyo 2020 ex-board member got more payments from Olympic sponsor – media
YOKOHAMA (Reuters) - A company run by a former Tokyo Olympic organiser received more than $1 million from Games sponsor AOKI Holdings Inc, on top of payments from the suit retailer being investigated ...
Jul 31, 2022
At least 32 people killed after bandits set homes on fire in Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - At least 32 people were killed in Madagascar in an area north of the capital on Friday after local bandits known as "dahalo" set homes on fire, according to statements by the ...
Jul 31, 2022
U.S House Speaker Pelosi to visit Asia, no mention of Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit four Asian countries from Sunday, her office said, without mentioning Taiwan amid intense speculation she might visit the self-ruled isla...
Jul 31, 2022
MLB roundup: Mariners rally late, end losing streak to Astros
Pinch hitter Abraham Toro delivered a two-out, two-run single as the visiting Seattle Mariners turned a ninth-inning rally into a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday. Toro turned on a firs...
Jul 31, 2022
Russian official says Ukraine carried out drone attack on Black Sea fleet HQ
(Reuters) - A senior official in Russian-annexed Crimea accused Ukraine on Sunday of carrying out a drone attack ahead of planned celebrations to mark Navy Day, injuring five and forcing the cancellat...
Jul 31, 2022
Inside the super-secure Swiss lab trying to stop the next pandemic
By Jennifer Rigby SPIEZ, Switzerland (Reuters) - The setting is straight from a spy thriller: Crystal waters below, snow-capped Swiss Alps above and in between, a super-secure facility researching the...
Jul 31, 2022
Boxing-Jake Paul bout cancelled due to Rahman’s weight issues
(Reuters) - Jake Paul's boxing match at Madison Square Garden next week has been cancelled due to a weight issue with his opponent Hasim Rahman Jr., his promotional team said in a statement on Saturda...
Jul 31, 2022
Mixed Martial Arts-Nunes blasts Pena to reclaim UFC bantamweight crown
DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) - Amanda Nunes put on a mixed martial arts clinic to beat Julianna Pena by unanimous decision after a thrilling five-round battle in front of a crowd of 19,442 at the American ...
Jul 31, 2022
China air force, referring to Taiwan, says it can safeguard ‘territorial integrity’
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will "resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity", an air force spokesman was quoted by state media as saying on Sunday. He said at a military airsho...
Jul 31, 2022
Russia invites U.N., Red Cross experts to probe Ukraine jail deaths
By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday invited United Nations and Red Cross experts to probe the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners held by Moscow-backed separatis...
Jul 31, 2022
