Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France’s Macron calls for talks to end conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron called for the opening of talks to end hostilities in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray, the Elysee Palace said in a statement on Saturday. The st...
Jul 31, 2021
Vietnam to extend lockdown throughout southern region as COVID cases soar
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will from Monday impose strict curbs on movement in its business hub Ho Chi Minh City and another 18 cities and provinces throughout its south for another two weeks to help c...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Badminton-Taiwan wins gold in men’s doubles
TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin won the badminton men's doubles Olympic gold medal on Saturday by beating China's Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen 21-18 21-12 at the Tokyo Games. The Chin...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-America’s Mu through to 800m final, keeping alive quest for gold
By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States' hopes of a first gold medal in more than half a century in the 800 metres got a boost on Saturday when 19-year old Athing Mu won her semi-final ra...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Weightlifting-Qatar’s Elhakh wins gold in men’s 96 kg event
TOKYO (Reuters) - Qatar's Fares Ibrahim Elbakh won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg weightlifting event and set an Olympic record of a combined lift of 402 kg at the Tokyo Games on Saturday. Venezuel...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-Five riders to watch in track cycling
By Martyn Herman TOKYO (Reuters) - The track cycling events begin at the Izu velodrome, 130km south west of Tokyo, on Monday. Here are five riders to watch: LAURA KENNY (Britain) Kenny is the golden g...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Thompson-Herah leads Jamaican sweep of women’s 100m
TOKYO (Reuters) - Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah led home a Jamaican clean sweep in the Olympic women's 100 metres final on Saturday, posting an amazing 10.61 seconds to become the second-fa...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Poland win first 4x400m mixed relay gold
TOKYO (Reuters) -Poland scored an upset win in the inaugural Olympic 4x400 metres mixed relay on Saturday, with Dominican Republic picking up silver and the United States taking bronze. The Polish tea...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Sweden’s Stahl wins men’s discus gold
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Daniel Stahl added the Olympic men's discus gold to his world championship title and his compatriot Simon Pettersson made it a one-two for Sweden on Saturday. Stah...
Jul 31, 2021
Firemen fighting wildfires in Sicilian town of Catania
MILAN (Reuters) - Firemen in Italy said on Saturday they were battling for a second straight day wildfires in Sicily that reached the town of Catania, forcing people to leave their homes and the local...
Jul 31, 2021
