Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Figure skating-Thwarted by COVID, Zhou laments the medal that might have been
By Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) - A week after he was forced to drop out of the men's individual competition at the Beijing Games, American figure skater Vincent Zhou described his difficult days i...
Feb 16, 2022
Australian leader makes China focus of upcoming election, but risks backlash
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has put his government's tough stance on China at the forefront as he heads toward an election campaign, a strategy that s...
Feb 16, 2022
European stocks inch higher; investors focus on Russia-Ukraine tensions
By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European stocks made cautious gains on Wednesday on hopes of a de-escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine, although accelerating inflation kept a lid on Britain'...
Feb 16, 2022
Olympics-Digital Chinese currency makes muted Games debut
By Winni Zhou and Ilze Filks ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - China's aim to make an Olympic splash with its digital currency, thwarted by a COVID 19-induced decision to exclude foreign spectators, has ...
Feb 16, 2022
Singapore to expand quarantine-free travel programme after Omicron freeze
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will expand its quarantine-free travel programme to Hong Kong, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this month, its health ministry said on Wednesday,...
Feb 16, 2022
China says U.S. is exaggerating Russian threat to Ukraine
BEIJING (Reuters) - China accused the United States of "playing up the threat of warfare and creating tension", as U.S. President Joe Biden warned that more than 150,000 Russian troops were still mass...
Feb 16, 2022
Olympics-Cross-Country Skiing-Germany win team sprint classic gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Germany won gold in the women's team sprint classic at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday. Sweden took silver and the Russian Olympic Committee bronze. (Reporting by Mitc...
Feb 16, 2022
Kremlin, welcoming Biden’s willingness to talk, says Putin wants to negotiate
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was in favour of negotiations and diplomacy over tensions around Ukraine and that Moscow views U.S. President Joe...
Feb 16, 2022
EU lawmakers water down warnings on alcohol as cause of cancer
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - EU lawmakers watered down their warning to Europeans over alcohol's links to cancer, stressing only excessive consumption as a risk factor and recommending labels should include...
Feb 16, 2022
EU top court dismisses Polish, Hungarian rule of law challenge
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top court on Wednesday dismissed a Polish and Hungarian challenge to a new sanction that would cut funding to member countries which vio...
Feb 16, 2022
