Author Archives: Syndicated Content
PNG’s PM Marape tests positive for COVID-19 in Beijing, cancels France trip
(Reuters) - Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Beijing on Thursday for the opening of the Winter Games and will not be traveling to France next...
Feb 06, 2022
GlobalWafers says funds for failed Siltronic take over to go into capacity expansion
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's GlobalWafers Co Ltd said on Sunday that funds for a failed 4.35-billion-euro ($4.98 billion) takeover of German chip supplier Siltronic would go into capacity expansion inst...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Valieva wows rivals and team mates alike in Olympic debut
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's pristine performance in her Olympic debut at the Beijing Games on Sunday drew pure awe from rivals and team mates...
Feb 06, 2022
Costa Ricans head to polls, largely undecided, as runoff expected
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Ricans head to the polls on Sunday to cast their votes for a record number of candidates in a presidential election unlikely to produce an outright winner ...
Feb 06, 2022
Energy minister says power cut in central Turkey still impacts 20,000 households – media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Workers were still trying to restore power to some 20,000 households left in the dark for three days in the central Turkish province of Isparta after heavy snow caused disruptions...
Feb 06, 2022
Golf-Spieth risks life and limb in Pebble Beach high-wire act
(Reuters) - Jordan Spieth risked injury, or worse, when he boldly decided to play his ball from the edge of a cliff in a high-wire act at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California on Saturday. Spieth's te...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Figureskating-‘Relaxed’ prospect Kagiyama savours Games in team event
By Chang-Ran Kim and Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber BEIJING (Reuters) - Still fresh-faced at 18, Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama proved his rising star status on Saturday by finishing top of the table ...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-No large fluctuations in COVID cases expected, organisers say
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - A sharp drop in COVID-19 cases on Feb. 5 among Beijing Olympics-related personnel was due to fewer arrivals at the airport and organisers said on Sunday that th...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Swedes to seek time switch over biting cold
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Sweden's cross-country ski team said on Sunday they will ask the International Ski Federation (FIS) to start races earlier in the day at the Beijing O...
Feb 06, 2022
Soccer-Rooney says he drank to cope with pressure during playing career
(Reuters) - Former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said he was not prepared for the pressure that accompanied his rise to elite level soccer as a teenager and he turned to drink to ...
Feb 06, 2022
