Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swimming-Australia governing body apologises for abuse, promises change
(Reuters) - Swimming Australia (SA) has apologised for its treatment of women and girls in the sport after the findings of an independent panel that looked into allegations of sexual misconduct made b...
Jan 21, 2022
Intel to invest $20 billion to build manufacturing plants in Ohio
(Reuters) - Intel Corp said on Friday it would invest $20 billion to build two new plants in Ohio that would develop and manufacture advanced semiconductor chips, as it races to catch up with rivals i...
Jan 21, 2022
Ireland set to rapidly drop almost all COVID-19 restrictions
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland looked set to rapidly unwind almost all COVID-19 restrictions with ministers due to meet on Friday to agree on a timetable after being given the all clear by public health o...
Jan 21, 2022
EU health ministers seek common line over fourth COVID vaccine dose
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union health ministers will try to find a common line on Friday over a potential fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines, amid a surge in cases sparked by the Omicron variant. T...
Jan 21, 2022
Portuguese Socialists’ lead for Jan. 30 election narrows, poll shows
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's centre-left ruling Socialists lost ground in an opinion poll published on Friday that left it with the narrowest lead in all recent surveys, keeping t...
Jan 21, 2022
Russia reports record daily COVID-19 cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday reported a new record number of COVID-19 confirmed in the past 24 hours as the Omicron variant of the virus spread across the country, the government coronavirus ta...
Jan 21, 2022
Police say missing son of migrant worker whose story captivated China is dead
BEIJING (Reuters) - The saga of a migrant worker's search for his son that has captivated Chinese social media users took a turn on Friday when police said they had confirmed his son's death over a ye...
Jan 21, 2022
Kremlin says it wants to avoid raising tensions over Ukraine breakaway regions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin reacted coolly on Friday to a Russian parliament initiative to recognise two pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent states, saying it was import...
Jan 21, 2022
Soccer-Cup of Nations heads into knockout round
By Mark Gleeson (Reuters) - The Africa Cup of Nations finals head into the knockout stages from Sunday, lifting the stakes and adding excitement to a tournament that came alive over the last days afte...
Jan 21, 2022
Taliban delegation due in Norway for humanitarian talks
OSLO (Reuters) - Representatives of Afghanistan's Taliban will arrive in Norway on Sunday for three days of talks on how to alleviate a humanitarian crisis, the Norwegian foreign ministry said on Frid...
Jan 21, 2022
