Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Motor racing-Monaco Grand Prix starts after long rain delay
MONACO (Reuters) - Formula One's showcase Monaco Grand Prix got underway after an hour-long delay due to heavy rain on Sunday, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc leading the field away from a rolling star...
May 29, 2022
Tennis-Impressive Djokovic canters into French Open last eight, Nadal clash looms
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic showed glimpses of his brilliant best to demolish Diego Schwartzman 6-1 6-3 6-3 on Sunday and book his place in the French Open quarter-finals where h...
May 29, 2022
S.Korea parliament approves $49.5 billion extra budget days before local elections
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's National Assembly approved a 62 trillion won ($49.5 billion) supplementary budget on Sunday aimed at supporting businesses hit by pandemic-related restrictions. The amo...
May 29, 2022
Sri Lanka PM proposes to make president, cabinet answerable to parliament
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday his government was working on amending the constitution to make the president and cabinet accoun...
May 29, 2022
First hurricane of the eastern Pacific season barrels toward southern Mexico
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season barreled toward the southern coast of Mexico on Sunday, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) that are ex...
May 29, 2022
Saudi King Salman appoints climate envoy, ambassador to China – royal decrees
(Reuters) - Saudi King Salman appointed minister of state for foreign affairs Adel al-Jubeir as the kingdom's climate envoy, a royal decree said on Sunday, adding that he will also keep his job as a m...
May 29, 2022
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy visits frontlines in first visit outside Kyiv region
(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Ukrainian troops on the front lines in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region on Sunday, the President's office announced. The visit marks hi...
May 29, 2022
Tennis-Teenager Fernandez tames Anisimova to book first Paris quarters
By Sudipto Ganguly PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez won a baseline battle against American 27th seed Amanda Anisimova 6-3 4-6 6-3 to book her spot in the quarter-finals of the Fre...
May 29, 2022
List of new cardinals named by Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Here is a list of the 21 men Pope Francis will install as Roman Catholic cardinals at a ceremony known as a consistory on Aug. 27. Cardinal Electors under 80 will be able to e...
May 29, 2022
African Union chair calls for dialogue over rising Congo-Rwanda tensions
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal President Macky Sall, who chairs the Africa Union organisation, on Sunday called for dialogue between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda as tensions escalate between...
May 29, 2022
