Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NBA roundup: Caris LeVert scores 42 but Pacers fall to Bulls
Nikola Vucevic scored a season-high 36 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls overcame a sizzling performance by Caris LeVert in a 122-115 win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday in Indiana...
Feb 05, 2022
China says U.S. tariff extension on solar products hurts new energy trade
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A U.S. extension of tariffs on solar products distorts international trade and hinders the development of clean, low-emission energy, China's commerce ministry said on Saturday. P...
Feb 05, 2022
Increased COVID cases at Beijing Games no reason for concern, organisers say
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - COVID-19 cases inside Beijing's Winter Olympic Games bubble hit the second highest since arrivals began after 45 new cases were detected on Feb. 4, but organise...
Feb 05, 2022
Hong Kong reports record daily high of 351 coronavirus cases
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong reported 351 cases of coronavirus on Saturday, a record daily high since the outbreak of the pandemic, further pressuring the government's "dynamic zero-COVID" strategy ...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Snowboarding-White says Beijing will be his final competition
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - American snowboarder Shaun White, who became the face of the sport by winning three gold medals, said on Saturday the Beijing Olympics would be his last snowboarding com...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Norway’s Johaug powers to gold in women’s skiathlon
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -Therese Johaug powered to victory to take the gold medal for Norway in the women's skiathlon race at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, the first gold o...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Ski jumping-Stoch’s golden hopes recede after poor qualifying leap
By Mitch Phillips ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA (Reuters) - Kamil Stoch's hopes of claiming a fourth Olympic ski jumping gold medal were left looking extremely slim after the Pole struggled in normal hill qualif...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-Firestarter Fillier sets Canada on hot streak
By Amy Tennery BEIJING (Reuters) - Youth kept pace with experience on Team Canada this week, as 21-year-old forward Sarah Fillier made her presence felt at the Olympic women's ice hockey preliminary g...
Feb 05, 2022
China’s Xi meets four more heads of state in Olympic diplomacy push
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the leaders of Serbia, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan on Saturday as Beijing used the opening of the Winter Olympics to seize the diplomati...
Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-Fillier sparks Canada to a Finland rout
By Steve Keating BEIJING (Reuters) - Young gun Sarah Fillier fired a pair of goals as Canada romped to an 11-1 rout of Finland in women's ice hockey at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, to remain on a...
Feb 05, 2022
