Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Olympics-Snowboarding-Chinese teen sensation Su advances to finals, McMorris follows
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Chinese teen Su Yiming won first place in the men's snowboard slopestyle qualifiers at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, advancing to the finals along with one of his chil...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Cold food riles Germany coach, U.S. bring own pasta
By Shadia Nasralla YANQING, China (Reuters) - It's not only the wind whipping the pistes that is cold up on the mountains hosting the Beijing Olympics. After high winds on Sunday forced organisers to ...
Feb 06, 2022
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
