Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Speed skating-Japan team coach tests positive for COVID
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's speed skating coach Johan de Wit said on Thursday he was in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Winter Olympics and that he would have to support the country...
Feb 03, 2022
Russia has sent some 30,000 combat troops, modern weapons to Belarus, NATO says
(Reuters) - Russia has been moving some 30,000 combat troops and modern weapons to Belarus over the last days, Moscow's biggest military deployment to the country since the end of the Cold War, NATO S...
Feb 03, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Russians the favourites as team competition kicks off marquee event
By Chang-Ran Kim and Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber BEIJING (Reuters) - The Russians may not have their national flag at the Beijing Games but they will send out a stellar line-up packed with youth and expe...
Feb 03, 2022
BT in exclusive talks with Discovery on sport TV joint-venture
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's BT Group said on Thursday it had entered exclusive discussions with Discovery to create a joint venture between BT Sport and pan-European TV network Eurosport. Announcing ...
Feb 03, 2022
Russia reports new record of daily COVID cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported a record daily number of COVID-19 cases on Thursday as the Omicron coronavirus variant spread across the country, authorities said. New daily cases jumped to 155,768...
Feb 03, 2022
S.Korean voters hold noses as rivals land low blows in ‘unlikeable’ election
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Going by opinion polls, the two leading candidates for South Korea's presidency have a big problem - their disapproval ratings are so high that the March 9 vote has b...
Feb 03, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Johaug seeks to add solo gold to medal collection
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Cross-country skier Therese Johaug had her doubts about travelling to Beijing for the Winter Games due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic but the...
Feb 03, 2022
Atos’ cybersecurity arm is not up for sale, spokesperson says
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - The cybersecurity BDS division of France's Atos is 'not up for sale', a spokesperson for the IT consulting firm said on Thursday, after sources said defence compa...
Feb 03, 2022
Crypto network Wormhole hit with possible $320 million hack
(Reuters) - Hackers may have possibly stolen roughly $320 million worth of cryptocurrency from decentralized finance (DeFi) blockchain networks after a communication channel linking them was breached....
Feb 03, 2022
Russian defence minister in Belarus ahead of joint drills
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Belarus on Thursday to inspect Russian and Belarusian troops' preparations for joint drills this month, the Interfax news agency re...
Feb 03, 2022
