Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Uganda’s night life roars back after nearly two years of COVID restrictions
By Francis Mukasa KAMPALA (Reuters) - Throngs of revellers filled The Levels bar in Uganda's capital Kampala, dancing to live music and ordering bottle service to their tables, on Monday night. Nearly...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Shouting man interrupts papal audience, taken away by police
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A man interrupted Pope Francis' general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, shouting "This is not the Church of God" in English and waving a medical mask he had removed from...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Olympics-Curling kicks off, but Putin-Xi the main game as politics swirls over Beijing
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - Mixed doubles curling was set to open competition in Beijing on Wednesday as the shadow of war in Ukraine - and the impending arrival o...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
High tension power cable snaps in Kinshasa, killing 25 – police
KINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 25 people died after a high tension power cable snapped and fell on houses and a market in the outskirts of the Congolese capital Kinshasa on Wednesday, the city's police...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
UK Conservative lawmaker says will call for confidence vote on PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Senior Conservative lawmaker Tobias Ellwood said he would submit a letter of no confidence in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, saying so-called 'partygate' was dis...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Afghanistan’s Taliban told they can’t take their guns to the funfair
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters will no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in amusement parks in Afghanistan, the group's spokesman said on Wednesday, in what appeared to be another effort by...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 infections exceed 20,000 for first time
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's new COVID-19 cases exceeded 20,000 for the first time on Wednesday, dimming hopes that an Omicron-fueled wave of infections is peaking out in Japan. Tokyo reported 21,576 new...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Foreign tourism to Spain soars in 2021, but far below pre-pandemic level
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain registered 31.1 million foreign tourists last year, a jump from 19 million in 2020 as most pandemic restrictions were lifted, but still far below the 83.5 million who came in ...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Wallberg aims for Beijing podium finishes in moguls
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Swedish moguls skier Walter Wallberg, who arrived in Beijing on a hot run of form, feels he is closing the gap on Olympic moguls champion Mikael Kingsbury. Kingsbury is ...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Olympics-Biathlon-Wind will be story of the Games, says Canada coach
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Canada coach Justin Wadsworth expects the unpredictable winds at China's National Biathlon Centre to play a huge part in deciding the medals at the Be...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
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