Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-The main candidates in Costa Rica’s presidential election
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Voters in Costa Rica will head to the polls Sunday to choose a successor to outgoing President Carlos Alvarado for the 2022-2026 term from a crowded field of can...
Feb 03, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-Six Russian women’s players in isolation after positive COVID tests
BEIJING (Reuters) - Six members of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) women's ice hockey team are in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, the TASS news agency reported on Thursday. The ROC ...
Feb 03, 2022
Senate to press Raskin on nomination to be Fed’s top bank cop
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Federal Reserve's regulatory work, will tell lawmakers she believes banks need strict oversight, but...
Feb 03, 2022
Soccer-Raith will not play Goodwillie after angry reaction to signing
(Reuters) - Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers said they "got it wrong" by signing David Goodwillie and will not play the former Scotland international. Goodwillie and former Dundee United team m...
Feb 03, 2022
Estee Lauder boosts forecast on demand for skincare, make up
(Reuters) -Cosmetics maker Estee Lauder Cos Inc raised its full-year revenue and profit forecasts on Thursday, betting on strong demand for its Clinique skin care and Tom Ford fragrance products in We...
Feb 03, 2022
Post-Brexit checks on some goods are continuing, says UK PM’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Post-Brexit checks on agri-food goods coming into Northern Ireland are continuing, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, and it is up to Belfast to ...
Feb 03, 2022
Guinea-Bissau government says coup attempt aimed to kill president
BISSAU (Reuters) - The attackers in a failed coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau this week intended to assassinate the president and were part of a well-funded and tightly planned plot, the government has s...
Feb 03, 2022
Poland to lobby for permanent rotational U.S. troop increase
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau will lobby the United States for a proposed U.S. troop increase to remain in the country permanently on a rotational basis, a Polish official ...
Feb 03, 2022
Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Australian Anthony leads qualifiers, Kauf in the mix
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Australia's Jakara Anthony led the first round of qualifying in the women's freestyle skiing moguls event at the Olympics on Thursday followed closely by defending champ...
Feb 03, 2022
Kremlin accuses U.S. of stoking tension with troop deployments
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Thursday of ramping up tensions and ignoring Moscow's calls to ease a standoff over Ukraine, a day after Washington announced it would deploy nea...
Feb 03, 2022
