Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden has decided on his U.S. Supreme Court choice -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has decided on his choice for the U.S. Supreme Court, a person familiar with the process said on Thursday. The person did not name the nominee and would...
Feb 24, 2022
Explosions heard in Kyiv, official says enemy aircraft downed
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces downed an enemy aircraft over Kyiv in the early hours of Friday, which then crashed into a residential building and set it on fire, said Anton Herashchenko, an advi...
Feb 24, 2022
Indonesia on alert after magnitude 6.2 quake hits Sumatra
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, the country's geophysics agency BMKG said, though there was no risk of a tsuna...
Feb 24, 2022
China construction to build COVID facilities in virus-hit Hong Kong
By Twinnie Siu and Marius Zaharia HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has contracted mainland firm China State Construction International Holdings Ltd to build eight isolation and treatment facilities to ...
Feb 24, 2022
Asian shares track Wall St rally; markets eye long-term Ukraine risk
By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares regained ground on Friday, following Wall Street's overnight lead as U.S. President Joe Biden hit back at Russia with harsh sanctions after it un...
Feb 24, 2022
Private group mounts evacuation of Americans from Ukraine amid Russian assault
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A private volunteer group from Florida said it has launched an attempt to usher about two dozen Americans out of Ukraine in the first evacuation of U.S. citizens since the ...
Feb 24, 2022
Tennis-Medvedev beats Nishioka to reach Acapulco semi-finals
(Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev, in his first match since clinching the world number one ranking, beat Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 6-3 in Acapulco on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP 500 ev...
Feb 24, 2022
Cycling-Living room riders racing for rainbow jersey
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - When Ed Laverack set out on his journey to become a professional cyclist he could never have imagined having the chance to become a world champion from his living r...
Feb 24, 2022
Soccer-Arsenal snatch vital victory with late goals against Wolves
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -If Arsenal finish in the Premier League's top four and return to mix it with Europe's elite for the first time since the 2016-17 season they may look back on Thursda...
Feb 24, 2022
Oil prices surge 2% as Russian invasion of Ukraine rings supply alarm bells
BEIJING (Reuters) - Oil prices soared nearly $2 per barrel in early trade on Friday as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continued to inflame global supply concerns as markets brace for the impact of trade...
Feb 24, 2022
