Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Athletics-Nigerian sprinter Okagbare banned after failed drugs test
(Refiles to fix typo in headline) TOKYO (Reuters) - Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare on Saturday was provisionally suspended after testing positive for human growth hormone before the Tokyo Olympic...
Jul 30, 2021
Argentina lakes turn pink but the outlook not rosy, environmentalists say
By Juan Bustamante BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Two lakes in a far-flung coastal region of Patagonia, in Argentina, have turned fluorescent pink, as of yet unexplained phenomena that local environmentalis...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Triathlon-Britain win first-ever mixed-relay gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain made history on Saturday as they won the first-ever Olympic gold in the triathlon mixed relay in 1:23:41, adding a third medal to their triathlon haul at Tokyo's Odaiba Marin...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Triathlon-Britain win mixed relay gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain won gold in the triathlon mixed relay on Saturday at Tokyo's Odaiba Marine Park. The United States won silver and France claimed the bronze medal. (Reporting by Amy Tennery i...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Japanese fans enjoy Games at rare public viewing
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympic stadiums may be empty of fans, but in the Japanese city of Takasaki, residents on Friday gathered to watch sports on a big TV screen at a theatre, highlighting the buzz creat...
Jul 30, 2021
U.S. judge tells lawyers in Ghislaine Maxwell case to watch what they say
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. judge overseeing Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case on Friday admonished lawyers not to make out-of-court statements that could taint the British socia...
Jul 30, 2021
Biden administration weighing federal mandate on COVID-19 vaccine -CDC director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is considering whether to introduce a federal mandate for Americans to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Cont...
Jul 30, 2021
U.S. says seizes tanker used to evade North Korea sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on Friday announced the seizure of a 2,734-ton tanker it said was owned and operated by a Singaporean national and used to make shipments of pe...
Jul 30, 2021
Republicans trigger review of election officials in Georgia
By Nathan Layne and Tim Reid (Reuters) - Georgia Republicans on Friday triggered a formal review of election officials in Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that includes Atlanta, the first step i...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-U.S. 4×400 mixed relay team reinstated to final
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States' mixed 4x400m relay team has been reinstated into Saturday's final after they were disqualified on Friday for exchanging the baton outside the changeover zone. The ...
Jul 30, 2021
