Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Speed skating-Norway, Japan seek to reprise glory in team pursuit
By Sakura Murakami BEIJING (Reuters) - Norway and Japan will be seeking to repeat the golden glory they savoured four years ago when the men's and women's team pursuit titles are decided at the Beijin...
Feb 14, 2022
AMD closes biggest chip acquisition with $49.8 billion purchase of Xilinx
(Reuters) - Semiconductor designer Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) said on Monday it has finalized the purchase of Xilinx Inc in the largest chip industry deal ever at $49.8 billion. The closing of t...
Feb 14, 2022
Pardes expects to start larger trial of COVID-19 antiviral pill by mid-year
(Reuters) - Pardes Biosciences Inc said on Monday it expects to start a mid-to-late-stage trial of its experimental COVID-19 antiviral pill by mid-year, following promising data from early human testi...
Feb 14, 2022
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Hong Kong "overwhelmed" as infections hit record The latest wave of COVID-19 infections has "overwhelmed" Hong Kong, the city'...
Feb 14, 2022
Saudi Arabia turns to drought-surviving saxaul tree for climate defence
By Mohammed Benmansour UNAIZAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - As drought ravages the Middle East, Saudi environmental activist Abdullah Abduljabar sees a silver lining for deserts: Saxaul trees produce see...
Feb 14, 2022
Exclusive-Olympics-Russia needs to clean up its act, culprits in Valieva case must get life ban – WADA
By Iain Axon and Steve Keating BEIJING (Reuters) - World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Witold Banka said he wanted Russian authorities to change the country's doping culture and conduct a thorou...
Feb 14, 2022
Ukraine’s Kuleba and U.S. Blinken discuss OSCE mission to Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Monday he had spoken to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the functioning of an international observer mission that monitor...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Ski jumping-Fettner’s giant leap wins team gold for Austria
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -A huge final leap of 128 metres by Manuel Fettner gave Austria the gold in the men's team event in ski jumping at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, as the competition went ...
Feb 14, 2022
Column-Hedge funds take oil profits as inflation fears intensify: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - A bout of profit-taking ensued last week as seven-year highs in crude oil and middle distillates prices intensified concerns about inflation and the possibility of coun...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Hanyu leaves fans in dark about future plans as millions tune in
By Sakura Murakami and Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) - Yuzuru Hanyu left his legion of squealing fans in the dark and wondering whether they would ever see their Japanese figure skating hero compete...
Feb 14, 2022
