Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Ice hockey-China ignoring Finnish player’s human rights, says coach
By Steve Keating BEIJING (Reuters) - The coach of the Finnish men's ice hockey team accused China of not respecting a player's human rights on Sunday, saying that Marko Anttila was being kept in COVID...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Snowboarding-Chinese teen boarder Su shines in Olympic debut
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - With a stable, near-flawless landing and a heart gesture to the camera, home favourite Su Yiming of China made his Olympic debut on Sunday and received a standing ovatio...
Feb 06, 2022
Not inevitable that Johnson will go, UK business minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - British Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Sunday it was not at all inevitable that Boris Johnson would have to stand down, as he gave the prime minister his backing over a ro...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-What to watch for at the Beijing Games on Sunday
(Reuters) - The postponement of the men's downhill skiing, a marquee event at the Winter Games, due to windy conditions left plenty of gold medals up for grabs. 'Proud Kiwi' snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-S...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Snowboarding-Anderson reassures fans she is okay after losing title
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - American snowboarder Jamie Anderson reassured her supporters that she was alright after she failed to retain her gold medal in the women's slopestyle competition at the ...
Feb 06, 2022
Israel may halt flights to Dubai over security arrangements
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday that it could halt Israeli airlines' flights to Dubai in the next few days due to a dispute over security arrangements, but is looking at rerouting them to ...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Germany see ‘improved’ isolation conditions, others still struggle
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - Germany are satisfied with a swift improvement of isolation conditions for their three athletes who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are in quarantine at t...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Speed skating-Japan’s Takagi aims to end Dutch domination in women’s 1500m
By Sakura Murakami BEIJING (Reuters) - Japanese skater Miho Takagi will seek to end Dutch domination of the top prize in the women's 1500m speed skating event spanning 12 years when she competes at th...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Russian Bolshunov wins skiathlon gold
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -Alexander Bolshunov, representing the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), recovered from an early spill to win the gold medal in the men's 2x15 km skiathl...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-China to boost supply of Winter Games panda mascot souvenirs
By Muyu Xu and Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - China will increase the supply of merchandise featuring "Bing Dwen Dwen", the panda mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the organising commi...
Feb 06, 2022
