Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Man lynched by villagers over blasphemy allegation in Pakistan – police
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A mob lynched a man because he had allegedly burnt pages of Muslim holy book the Koran in central Pakistan and dozens of people have been arrested, pol...
Feb 13, 2022
Rights group goes to court to get Nigeria to publish agreement with Twitter
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian rights group has asked the High Court to force the government to publish an agreement with Twitter that led to the restoration of the social media company...
Feb 13, 2022
Saudi Arabia transfers Aramco shares worth $80 billion to state fund
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Moataz Mohamed DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has transferred 4% of Saudi Aramco shares worth $80 billion to the kingdom's sovereign wealth fu...
Feb 13, 2022
Olympics – Biathlon – Golden Roieseland has not got Bjoerndalen in her sights just yet
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Marte Olsbu Roieseland cruised to her third gold medal at the Beijing Games without much bother but the 31-year-old said she had not yet set her sight...
Feb 13, 2022
Olympics-Short track-Liu Shaoang gives Hungary first Winter Games individual gold
By Hritika Sharma and Julien Pretot BEIJING (Reuters) -Liu Shaoang won the short track speed skating men's 500 metres gold medal at the Beijing Olympics to give Hungary its first individual title at a...
Feb 13, 2022
Olympics-Short track-Schulting overjoyed as Netherlands win 3,000m relay
BEIJING (Reuters) -Suzanne Schulting screamed in delight as she crossed the line first to give Netherlands the gold medal in the women's 3,000 metres relay in short track speed skating at the Beijing ...
Feb 13, 2022
Takeaway.com CEO: U.S. delisting does not indicate plan to sell Grubhub
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Just Eat Takeaway.com CEO Jitse Groen said on Sunday the company's decision to de-list its shares from the Nasdaq stock exchange should not be taken as an indication of plans to ...
Feb 13, 2022
Olympics – Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s failed drug test
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who won gold in the team event at the Beijing Olympics last Monday, failed a drug test for a banned substance before the Games. Here is a summ...
Feb 13, 2022
France’s Le Pen suffers high profile defection to rival Zemmour
PARIS (Reuters) - French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was dealt a fresh blow on Sunday as her party's only senator became the latest member to throw his support behind rival Eric Zem...
Feb 13, 2022
Pope leads crowds in prayer for peace in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday led crowds in St. Peter's Square in silent prayer for Ukraine, appealing to the consciences of politicians to seek peace. "The news from Ukraine is very...
Feb 13, 2022
