Author Archives: Syndicated Content
PREVIEW-Olympics-Alpine skiing-All eyes on Shiffrin in the giant slalom
By Simon Jennings YANQING, China (Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin's rivals see her as the skier to beat when the women's Alpine programme at the Beijing Olympics gets underway with the giant slal...
Feb 06, 2022
Pope says female genital mutilation affronts dignity, must end
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis condemned female genital mutilation and trafficking of women for prostitution on Sunday, calling them humiliating affronts to women's dignity a...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Fanfare, controversy swirls around China’s Gu on eve of debut
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S.-born Chinese skier Eileen Gu's highly-anticipated Winter Olympics sporting debut has attracted a surge of praise and attention from Chinese fans and state ...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Jakara Anthony wins Australia its first Winter Games gold in over a decade
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -Jakara Anthony of Australia won gold in the women's freestyle skiing moguls event on Sunday, barreling down a steep course and completing backflips to earn her country it...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-China upset rivals Japan in tense shootout
By Amy Tennery BEIJING (Reuters) - China ended Japan's unbeaten streak in the Olympic women's ice hockey tournament on Sunday, upsetting their rivals 2-1 in a tense shootout win. Forward Mi Le landed ...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Curling-Pin-badge diplomacy warms Sino-U.S. relations on Beijing ice
By Hritika Sharma BEIJING (Reuters) - The strained relations between the governments of China and the United States in the run-up to the Winter Olympics have not been reflected on the curling rink in ...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Beijing’s ‘Most Wanted’ Hanyu finally touches down
By Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) - Having kept fans https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/figureskating-hanyu-1-panda-0-ice-prince-tops-games-mascot-popularity-2022-02-06, media and even team mat...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Ski Jumping-Kobayashi wins men’s normal hill gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan won the men's individual normal hill ski jumping gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday. Manuel Fettner of Austria took silver and ...
Feb 06, 2022
Pope praises Moroccans for showing unity over boy trapped in well
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday praised the people of Morocco for coming together to try to rescue a small boy trapped in a well and said he was saddened that their efforts were not su...
Feb 06, 2022
More days with below average temps expected in February
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Brace yourself for more cold weather, but after a bit of a warmup in the coming week. The latest Climate Prediction Center Temperature Outlook is predicting a cooler...
Feb 06, 2022
