Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox: Taliban announces makeup of new Afghan government
(Reuters) - The Taliban announced Afghanistan's new government on Tuesday, naming Mullah Hasan Akhund, a close associate of the movement's late founder Mullah Omar, as acting prime minister. The Talib...
Sep 07, 2021
Kremlin critic decries doppelgangers at St Petersburg election
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Boris Vishnevsky, a veteran opposition politician, was gearing up to run in elections this month when he learned that two of his opponents would not only have the sam...
Sep 07, 2021
Soccer-English clubs led the way in spending on players this year, says FIFA
(Reuters) - English clubs spent the most money on players among FIFA's member associations in the transfer window which ran from June to August, world soccer's governing body said on Tuesday. FIFA's I...
Sep 07, 2021
Ice hockey-NWHL rebrands as Premier Hockey Federation ahead of seventh season
(Reuters) - The National Women's Hockey League will now be known as the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) as part of a re-branding effort that reflects the skill of its athletes as opposed to their gend...
Sep 07, 2021
Factbox: Who are the key figures in the new Taliban government?
By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) - The Taliban on Tuesday announced https://www.reuters.com/world/india/taliban-fire-air-scatter-kabul-protesters-no-reports-injuries-2021-09-07 key acting ministerial positio...
Sep 07, 2021
Soccer-Immobile can fire Italy to World Cup glory, says Mancini
ROME (Reuters) - Italy manager Roberto Mancini leapt to the defence of under-fire striker Ciro Immobile on Tuesday, saying the 31-year-old has what it takes to lead the Azzurri to glory at next year's...
Sep 07, 2021
Soccer-FIFA opens investigation into abandoned Brazil-Argentina match
(Reuters) - World soccer's governing body FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings into Sunday's Brazil v Argentina World Cup qualifier which was abandoned after five minutes amid farcical scenes. Bra...
Sep 07, 2021
Russian search engine delists Navalny’s tactical voting site after ban
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian tech firm Yandex said on Tuesday it had removed jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's tactical voting website from its search engine to comply with a government ban ahead o...
Sep 07, 2021
Box Office: Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ Crushes Labor Day Weekend Records With $90 Million
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES, Sep 7 (Variety.com) - Marvel's "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" capped off Labor Day weekend at the box office with a bang. The superhero action adventure, sta...
Sep 07, 2021
Factbox: Penpix of federal party leaders contesting Canada’s election
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Here are brief profiles of the Canadian political party leaders contesting the Sept 20 federal election. Justin Trudeau (Liberals) - Trudeau, 49, has been prime minister since Novem...
Sep 07, 2021
