Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-COVID pandemic cost European clubs 7 billion euros: UEFA study
(Reuters) - A study by governing body UEFA showed the COVID-19 pandemic cost European clubs seven billion euros ($7.91 billion) across two seasons even as player wages at top sides rose by 2% to 11.9 ...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Opel to hire temporary workers at German plant amid Omicron absences – Wirtschaftswoche
BERLIN (Reuters) - Opel plans on hiring several hundred temporary workers to help deliver its new Astra model, a spokesperson told German paper Wirtschaftswoche on Thursday, in part to compensate for ...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Olympics-Figureskating-Japan’s Uno puts on brave face as coach tests positive
By Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) - Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno said on Thursday that he was unworried by his Swiss coach still awaiting clearance to travel to Beijing after a positive COVID-19 ...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Olympics-Curling-Britain edge Canada, Italy make winning start in mixed doubles
By Hritika Sharma BEIJING (Reuters) - Reigning world champions Britain earned a notable victory over fellow favourites Canada in a tough contest at the National Aquatics Centre on Thursday to continue...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Olympics-Snowboarding-White tests out halfpipe course at Beijing Games
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - American three-time gold medallist Shaun White checked out the halfpipe course at the Beijing Games in what is likely to be his final Olympics. In an Instagram post publ...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
ATP roundup: Diego Schwartzman swiftly advances at Cordoba
Top-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina needed just 71 minutes on Wednesday to defeat countrymate Juan Pablo Ficovich 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the Corboda Open in Argentina. Schwartzman, rank...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Australian mining billionaire files lawsuit against Facebook over scam ads
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest said on Thursday he is launching criminal proceedings against Meta Platform Inc's Facebook in an Australian court, alleging that it bre...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Mississippi becomes 37th U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana
(Reuters) - Mississippi joined 36 other U.S. states in legalizing marijuana for medical use on Wednesday, as the governor signed legislation permitting cannabis for treatment of severe, debilitating h...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Olympics-Skeleton-Belgian Meylemans enters Olympic Village after isolation scare
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Belgian skeleton racer Kim Meylemans has made it to one of the Olympic villages after tearfully describing on Instagram her anguish over facing seven days o...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
Olympics-Actor Jackie Chan carries Olympic torch atop Great Wall
By Ryan Woo and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - The Olympic torch relay began its second day on Thursday atop the Great Wall, with Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan and Chinese Olympic medallists among tho...
Syndicated Content Feb 02, 2022
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