Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cycling-Wiebes delivers on Champs Elysees to take first women’s Tour yellow jersey
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Lorena Wiebes of the Netherlands lived up to expectations as she won the opening stage of the women's Tour de France and claim the first yellow jersey of the resurre...
Jul 24, 2022
Motor racing-Leclerc crashes out of French Grand Prix while leading
(Reuters) - Ferrari's title contender Charles Leclerc crashed out of the French Formula One Grand Prix while leading from pole position on Sunday. The Monegasque driver spun and crashed off into the t...
Jul 24, 2022
Athletics-Hassan says failure in Eugene is a lesson learnt
(Reuters) - Double Olympic champion Sifan Hassan says she learnt a valuable lesson at the World Championships after failing to win a medal in both the women's 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres, which she...
Jul 24, 2022
Biden’s health improving, no close contacts tested positive for COVID, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, is improving in health and none of his 17 identified close contacts have so far tested positive for the coronav...
Jul 24, 2022
Sri Lanka’s new president says non-violent protests can continue after crackdown
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe told diplomats this week that non-violent protests against his government will be allowed to continue, including in the commercial ca...
Jul 24, 2022
Cycling-Vingegaard and team mate hit back at doping questions
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - In a sport that has a heavy doping past, any Tour de France winner is being put under scrutiny and Jonas Vingegaard was no exception after Saturday's final time tria...
Jul 24, 2022
Shanghai districts face mass COVID testing round during July 26-28
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai ordered residents across nine of the city's districts and some smaller areas to do COVID-19 tests over July 26-28, the city government said on Monday, as sporadic local ca...
Jul 24, 2022
Eutelsat close to deal for UK satellite operator OneWeb -sources
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - French satellite company Eutelsat is poised to buy British rival OneWeb in a deal that could be announced as early as Monday, two sources close to the negotiations said on Sun...
Jul 24, 2022
Almost 700 migrants rescued off the Italian coast, 5 found dead
ROME (Reuters) - Almost 700 migrants, including five dead bodies, were rescued on Saturday off the southern coast of Italy, a coastguard statement said on Sunday, as flows of migrants crossing the Med...
Jul 24, 2022
Western Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupts -weather agency
TOKYO (Reuters) - A volcano on Japan's western major island of Kyushu, called Sakurajima, erupted at about 8:05 p.m. (1105 GMT) on Sunday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. No details wer...
Jul 24, 2022
