Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French slackliner wows crowd with Eiffel Tower performance
PARIS (Reuters) - Slackliner Nathan Paulin drew applause from a watching crowd in Paris as he completed a 600-metre crossing on Saturday from the Eiffel Tower to the other side of the river Seine. Pau...
Sep 18, 2021
U.S. authorities accelerate removal of Haitians at U.S.-Mexico border
By Alexandra Ulmer and Kristina Cooke CIUDAD ACUA, Mexico (Reuters) - U.S. authorities moved some 2,000 people to other immigration processing stations on Friday from a Texas border town that has seen...
Sep 18, 2021
Soccer-Lens end 15-year wait to beat Lille in derby despite crowd trouble
LENS, France (Reuters) -A second-half goal from Przemyslaw Frankowski earned RC Lens their first victory over Lille in 15 years as they moved up to provisional second place in Ligue 1 with a 1-0 win a...
Sep 18, 2021
Soccer-Ton up for Mane as Liverpool sink Palace 3-0
LIVERPOOL (Reuters) -Liverpool forward Sadio Mane scored his 100th goal for the club to help secure a 3-0 victory over lively Crystal Palace in the Premier League at Anfield on Saturday. Mane turned t...
Sep 18, 2021
France and Russia plan talks to take fizz out of champagne dispute
PARIS (Reuters) - France and Russia have agreed to talks to resolve a dispute over a new Russian law that forces French champagne makers to label their bottles as sparkling wine, the French agricultur...
Sep 18, 2021
Islanders sign D Zdeno Chara to one-year contract
Defenseman Zdeno Chara returns for a 24th NHL season in 2021-22, agreeing to terms Saturday on a one-year deal with the New York Islanders. The 44-year-old veteran of 1,608 games started his career wi...
Sep 18, 2021
Greece opens new migrant holding camp on island amid tougher policy
By Alkis Konstantinidis ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece opened a new holding camp for migrants on Saturday on the island of Samos, close to Turkey, and said other new facilities would follow in coming month...
Sep 18, 2021
Italy reports 51 coronavirus deaths on Saturday, 4,578 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 51 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 66 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose marginally to 4,578 from 4,5...
Sep 18, 2021
Italy set for referendum on liberalising cannabis use, say weed advocates
ROME (Reuters) - Weed advocates in Italy said on Saturday they had gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum on liberalising the use of cannabis, setting the stage for a nationwide vote on th...
Sep 18, 2021
Singapore reports 1,009 new COVID-19 cases, highest since April last year
(Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported 1,009 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the highest since April last year. A recent rise in cases after the relaxation of some COVID-19 measures has prom...
Sep 18, 2021
