Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. troops arrive in Poland to reinforce Eastern Europe allies
WARSAW (Reuters) - A plane carrying U.S. troops landed in Poland on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, as Washington reinforces its NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid a Russian military build-up on Ukrai...
Feb 06, 2022
Rugby-Blues chief says COVID curbs ‘a bit silly’
(Corrects Andrew Hore's job in first paragraph to chief executive, not coach in Feb 5 story.) (Reuters) - Auckland Blues chief executive Andrew Hore has expressed frustrations with New Zealand's COVID...
Feb 06, 2022
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
