Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Feeling relaxed, France’s Worley is unfazed by giant slalom competitors
YANQING, China (Reuters) - French Alpine skier Tessa Worley is unfazed by the strong competition in the giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics and feeling more relaxed than at the 2018 Games in South Ko...
Feb 05, 2022
Iran says U.S. should provide guarantees for revival of 2015 nuclear deal
(Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said on Saturday that a U.S. move to restore sanctions waivers to Tehran was not enough and Washington should provide guarantees for the revival of the 2015 nuclear...
Feb 05, 2022
Two skiers killed in second deadly avalanche in Austria
ZURICH (Reuters) - Two skiers were killed by an avalanche in western Austria, police said on Saturday, hours after another avalanche in the same province killed five people on an unusually dangerous d...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-UN support of Olympics crucial at time of crisis – Guterres
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres defended his organisation's support for the Olympic Games on Saturday, saying it was important for nations to ...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Ski-jumping-Slovenia launch triple assault on women’s normal hill podium
By Mitch Phillips ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - A trio of Slovenians were poised to battle for the first ski jumping medals of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday as the women's normal hill competition ...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Snowboard-Baumgartner ‘so prepared’ to compete in fourth Games
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - U.S. snowboarding veteran Nick Baumgartner said he felt "so prepared" to compete in Beijing, his fourth Olympic Games. Baumgartner said he was confident about the upcomi...
Feb 05, 2022
Malaysia’s daily COVID cases hit four-month high
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 9,117 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the highest daily figure in four months, due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant. The new cases bring the ...
Feb 05, 2022
Mali could set new election date after review of post-coup charter
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali could set a new date for elections after leader Assimi Goita asked lawmakers to review a transitional charter adopted after the first of two military coups that have upended th...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-First gold of the Games lets athletes shine over politics
By Philip O'Connor, Karolos Grohmann and Mari Saito BEIJING (Reuters) - Norway nabbed the first gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday as the politics dominating the Beijing Olympics began to make...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Figureskating-Couple put rivalry aside to celebrate Hubbell’s win
By Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) - Navigating the web of romantic relationships among the world's top figure skaters can be complicated, but for ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Adrian Diaz, it comes...
Feb 05, 2022
