Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Motorcycling-Thai MotoGP round cancelled due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - Motorcycling's Thailand Grand Prix, scheduled to be held at the Chang International Circuit in October, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MotoGP said on Wednesday. The race,...
Jul 21, 2021
Poland postpones contested media law debate amid coalition splits
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party postponed a parliamentary debate over a new media law, a senior lawmaker said on Wednesday, amid a split with allies over amendments that...
Jul 21, 2021
UNESCO strips English city of Liverpool of its world heritage status
LONDON (Reuters) -The English city of Liverpool has been removed from UNESCO's list of world heritage sites after the United Nations' cultural agency found new buildings, including a football stadium,...
Jul 21, 2021
Malaysia health ministry reports record 199 coronavirus deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's health ministry reported a record 199 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, the highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic. The ministry also reported 11,985 new...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Soccer-Sweden’s women stun U.S. with 3-0 thrashing in Tokyo opener
By Amy Tennery TOKYO (Reuters) -A pair of goals from Swedish forward Stina Blackstenius spelled catastrophe for the United States on Wednesday, as they suffered a shock 3-0 defeat in their Tokyo 2020 ...
Jul 21, 2021
Migrants’ hunger strike puts Belgian government in danger
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hundreds of undocumented immigrants, on hunger strike in Brussels for the last two months to demand residence rights, have begun refusing water, putting themselv...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics: Soccer – Brazil’s Marta scores in fifth Games running, Britain beat Chile
TOKYO (Reuters) - Brazil's Marta became the first woman footballer to score in five consecutive Olympic Games when she netted twice in Wednesday's 5-0 thrashing of China at the Miyagi Stadium in Rifu....
Jul 21, 2021
Tokyo Olympics president says organisers ready to respond to natural disasters
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Olympics organisers are ready to respond to any natural disasters such as earthquakes to tsunamis in coordination with the government, organising committee president Seiko ...
Jul 21, 2021
Bank buffers not working as intended in crisis, says BoE’s Saporta
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Banks felt a stigma about dipping into their capital buffers to keep on lending during last year's coronavirus-related market turmoil and lessons need to be learned, th...
Jul 21, 2021
Stora Enso sees packaging demand staying strong beyond pandemic
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish forestry firm Stora Enso on Wednesday reported stronger than expected second-quarter core earnings and revenue as higher prices helped to drive strong profit...
Jul 21, 2021
