Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-We like medals but look after our losers, says Australia chief
By Mitch Phillips ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Four medals, including a gold, represent Australia's best Winter Olympic haul in terms of numbers, but how they look after those that fail to reach the...
Feb 19, 2022
Hong Kong daily COVID tally to hit yet another record – TVB
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong health authorities are expected to confirm at least 7,000 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, broadcaster TVB reported, setting a fresh record high as the city braces for a ...
Feb 18, 2022
Factbox-What global banks forecast for Fed rate hikes in 2022
(Reuters) - Major investment banks have penciled in a strong run of interest rate hikes for 2022 after hotter-than-expected inflation data ramped up pressure on the Federal Reserve to take a firmer st...
Feb 18, 2022
Motor racing-Andretti apply for F1 team entry in 2024
(Reuters) - U.S. motor racing entrepreneur Michael Andretti has applied to launch a new Formula One team starting from 2024, his father Mario Andretti said on Friday. The younger Andretti, a former In...
Feb 18, 2022
Surfing-Costa Rica’s Hennessy, Hawaii’s Mamiya score maiden wins
(Reuters) - Hawaiian wildcard Barron Mamiya beat Japan's Olympic silver medallist Kanoa Igarashi in the final of surfing's Hurley Pro Sunset Beach on Friday, catapulting the youngster to the top of th...
Feb 18, 2022
Olympics-Beijing 2022 reports no new COVID cases on Feb 18
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee said on Saturday that no new COVID-19 cases were detected among games-related personnel on Feb. 18. (Reporting by Andrew Galb...
Feb 18, 2022
Olympics-Freestyle skiing-New Zealand’s Porteous blasts to gold in halfpipe, Wise settles for silver
By Mari Saito and Winni Zhou ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -Facing gusts of freezing wind, Nico Porteous of New Zealand won gold in the men's freeski halfpipe final at the Beijing Games on Saturday, wh...
Feb 18, 2022
Analysis-Hong Kong’s ‘zero-COVID’ success now worsens strains of Omicron spike
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong until recently had an enviable record battling COVID-19, but as an Omicron wave now overwhelms the city, the steps that saved lives are making life unbea...
Feb 18, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Mixed team parallel event delayed due to high winds
YANQING, China (Reuters) - High winds forced organisers to delay the start of the Alpine mixed team parallel race by at least an hour at the Beijing Games on Saturday. Organisers said they planned to ...
Feb 18, 2022
Carnival Cruise Line to ease mask mandate for guests from March 1
(Reuters) - Carnival Cruise Line plans to make masks optional for its guests from March 1 after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased its warnings for cruise ships, the compa...
Feb 18, 2022
