Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Snowboarding-Kiwi snowboarder Sadowski-Synnott wins slopestyle gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand won the gold medal in the women's snowboard slopestyle at the Beijing Olympics Games on Sunday. Julia Marino of the United States too...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Curling-Australia end mixed doubles campaign after Gill tests positive for COVID
By Hritika Sharma BEIJING (Reuters) - Australian curler Tahli Gill has tested positive for COVID-19, the country's Olympic committee (AOC) said on Sunday, bringing an end to her and Dean Hewitt's winl...
Feb 05, 2022
New Zealand PM Ardern urges unity on COVID on Waitangi Day
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged New Zealanders on Sunday to unite in their battle against COVID-19, as the pandemic forced the country to celebrate its national Waitangi Day online. A ...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Men’s downhill start delayed due to wind
YANQING, China (Reuters) - The start of the men's downhill race at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday was delayed due to strong wind, organisers said. Organisers will decide at 11 a.m. local (0300 GMT) wh...
Feb 05, 2022
Mexico needs to speed processes to help migrants, human rights commission says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) on Saturday asked immigration authorities to speed up the processes that would help nearly 2,000 migrants get documents to regu...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Japan’s Hanyu out to ‘complete’ himself with quad Axel jump
By Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) - The weight on the shoulders of Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu must be immense. With figure skating fans holding their breath to see if Hanyu will deliver a performance at th...
Feb 05, 2022
Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Tonga –EMSC
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 180 km, EMSC said. (Reporting by ...
Feb 05, 2022
LeBron James (knee) to play against Knicks
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James (knee) will return to action Saturday night against the New York Knicks after a five-game absence. James' availability for the game was a game-time decision, based...
Feb 05, 2022
Surfing-Slater wins iconic Pipeline event for eighth time
(Refiles to fix typo in headline tag) (Reuters) - Kelly Slater said he thought he was going to break his neck while catching the wave that won him the Billabong Pro Pipeline World Surf League (WSL) ti...
Feb 05, 2022
South Korea surpasses 1 million total COVID cases with new daily record
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Sunday surpassed one million cumulative COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, Yonhap news agency reported, as health officials reported a new daily high of 38,691 n...
Feb 05, 2022
