Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia ridicules idea that cosmonauts wore yellow in support of Ukraine
(Reuters) - Russia's space agency on Saturday dismissed Western media reports suggesting Russian cosmonauts joining the International Space Station (ISS) had chosen to wear yellow suits with a blue tr...
Mar 19, 2022
Russians hold some $3 billion in financial assets in the Bahamas, central bank says
By Jasper Ward NASSAU (Reuters) - Financial institutions in the Bahamas have around $3 billion in assets whose owners are linked to Russia, the Caribbean nation's central bank said late on Friday. The...
Mar 19, 2022
Chinese military says U.S. destroyer’s passage through Taiwan Strait ‘provocative’
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. destroyer Ralph Johnson's sail-through of the Taiwan Strait on March 17 was a "provocative" act by the United States and sent the wrong signals to pro-Taiwan independence ...
Mar 19, 2022
Japan PM Kishida announces $42 billion investment in India
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday announced a 5 trillion yen ($42 billion) investment in India over the next five years during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra...
Mar 19, 2022
Athletics-Ukraine’s Mahuchikh wins high jump gold at indoor championships
(Reuters) - Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who was forced to flee her home in Dnipro after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, said she was fighting for her country in the stadium after winning gold in the high jump ...
Mar 19, 2022
Motor racing-Masi acted in good faith but made human error, FIA’s Abu Dhabi GP report says
By Abhishek Takle MANAMA (Reuters) - Former Formula One race director Michael Masi made a "human error" but acted in "good faith" during the controversial safety car restart at last season's title-dec...
Mar 19, 2022
Alpine skiing-Slokar wins season’s final giant slalom
(Reuters) - Slovenia's Andreja Slokar won her second World Cup race when she prevailed in the final giant slalom of the season in Courchevel, France, on Saturday. The 24-year-old, who also won a paral...
Mar 19, 2022
Motor racing-Verstappen edges Leclerc in final Bahrain GP practice
MANAMA (Reuters) - World champion Max Verstappen limbered up for the first qualifying session of Formula One's new era by pipping Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to the fastest time in Saturday's final prac...
Mar 19, 2022
Alpine skiing-Odermatt caps remarkable season with final giant slalom win
(Reuters) - Marco Odermatt claimed his 11th World Cup victory when he prevailed in the final giant slalom of the season in Courchevel, France, on Saturday. The Swiss, who had already bagged the discip...
Mar 19, 2022
War could halt crop exports from Ukraine, says presidential adviser
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine may not produce enough crops to export if this year's sowing campaigns are disrupted by Russia's invasion, presidential adviser Oleh Ustenko said in a televised inter...
Mar 19, 2022
