Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Doping-Nigerian sprinter Okagbare banned for 10 years by Athletics Integrity Unit
(Reuters) -Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping and refusing to co-operate with the investigation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday. Okagbare, w...
Feb 18, 2022
Olympics-Bobsleigh-Meyers Taylor gets second chance to carry U.S. flag at closing ceremony
By David Kirton YANQING, China (Reuters) - Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor will carry the U.S. flag into the closing ceremony at the Beijing Games on Sunday after the 37-year-old missed out on the hono...
Feb 18, 2022
‘May be soon’: Argentina’s $40 billion IMF deal trundles closer despite push-back
By Jorge Otaola and Adam Jourdan BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to refinance over $40 billion in debts is trudging closer to the finish line, desp...
Feb 18, 2022
Lufthansa takes compulsory pilot redundancies off the table
BERLIN (Reuters) - Lufthansa will not impose compulsory job cuts, the German airline said on Friday, as it cuts costs nearly two years into the coronavirus pandemic that left the industry reeling. The...
Feb 18, 2022
Long COVID a global issue for patients and healthcare systems, UK review finds
(Reuters) - British researchers led by Oxford University said on Friday that the current understanding of long COVID and options to treat it is emerging as a major long-term issue for global healthcar...
Feb 18, 2022
Sports apparel firm Fanatics buys Mitchell & Ness with Jay-Z, other celebrities
(Reuters) - U.S. sports merchandise retailer Fanatics said on Friday it had acquired 118-year-old Mitchell & Ness, known for its jersey replicas and streetwear, along with American rapper Jay-Z and ot...
Feb 18, 2022
China opposes trade assessment report by USTR
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China resolutely opposed a new assessment report released by the U.S. Trade Representative's office, calling it "based on trade protectionism" and ignoring China's contribution t...
Feb 18, 2022
Ex-Minnesota police officer to be sentenced in shooting of Daunte Wright
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - A Minnesota judge will sentence former police officer Kimberly Potter on Friday for manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop...
Feb 18, 2022
Soccer-Rangnick says rumours of rift over Man United captaincy are ‘nonsense’
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick rubbished reports that there is a rift between Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo over the club's captaincy, insisting it is he...
Feb 18, 2022
Despite border fence, Hungary is route of hope for migrants to the West
By Krisztina Than KUBEKHAZA, Hungary/RABE, Serbia (Reuters) - Portraying Hungary as a border fortress against illegal migration into Europe is a central theme of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's close-fo...
Feb 18, 2022
