Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Basketball-Australia opens code of conduct probe into Cambage
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's basketball federation has launched a code of conduct investigation into centre Liz Cambage following reports of a heated clash with Nigerian team players in an Olympi...
Jul 19, 2021
Travel shares drag Europe lower on virus worries
By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) - European shares fell and travel stocks hit February lows on Monday on worries that the fast-spreading Delta variant could hamper travel demand and slow the ongoing global...
Jul 19, 2021
Trial of S.Africa’s ex-leader Zuma on arms deal corruption charges to resume
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African president Jacob Zuma, whose jailing earlier this month triggered riots, is expected to appear virtually on Monday for the latest hearing in a trial relate...
Jul 19, 2021
Lockmaker Assa Abloy’s profits soar, but travel-related sales lag
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Assa Abloy, the world's biggest lockmaker, beat expectations with a 71% jump in second-quarter operating profit on Monday, saying demand picked up in m...
Jul 19, 2021
Olympics-First Palestinian weightlifter at Olympics braced to make history
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza weightlifter Mohammad Hamada says he is aiming to rank among the top ten when he makes history as the first Palestinian to compete in the sport at the Olympi...
Jul 19, 2021
Saudi citizens must have two COVID-19 vaccine doses for travel abroad – SPA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi citizens will need two COVID-19 vaccine doses before they can travel outside the kingdom from Aug. 9, state news agency SPA reported on Monday, citing the ministry of interior....
Jul 19, 2021
China likely to keep lending benchmark LPR steady in July, outlook divided
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will likely keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged at its July fixing on Tuesday, a small majority of respondents to a Reuters survey believe, but there are growing expec...
Jul 19, 2021
Two dams in China’s Inner Mongolia collapse after torrential rain
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Two dams in China's northwestern region of Inner Mongolia have collapsed after torrential rain, the water ministry said on Monday, highlighting the safety risks posed by ageing in...
Jul 19, 2021
Olympics-Czech beach volleyball player tests positive for COVID-19
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic has returned a positive COVID-19 test at the Games Village in Tokyo, the country's Olympic Committee said on Monday. On Saturday, the te...
Jul 19, 2021
Germany has another African swine fever case in farm pigs
HAMBURG (Reuters) - A third case of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed over the weekend in farm pigs in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, German authorities said. The case was on a small f...
Jul 19, 2021
