Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Athletics-It’s no go Mo as Farah misses Olympic qualifying target
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Mo Farah will not race for a third successive 10,000 metres gold medal in Tokyo this year after he again failed to make the Olympic qualifying time in the British Athle...
Jun 25, 2021
Brazil reports 79,277 new coronavirus cases, 2,001 deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 79,277 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 2,001 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Friday. Brazil has registere...
Jun 25, 2021
U.S. report on Pentagon-documented UFOs leaves sightings unexplained
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A major U.S. government report on UFOs released on Friday said defense and intelligence analysts lack sufficient data to determine the nature of mysterious flying objects o...
Jun 25, 2021
Tennis-Medvedev reaches final in Mallorca, will face Querrey
(Reuters) - Top seed Daniil Medvedev reached his first grasscourt final as he came from a set behind to beat Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta at the Mallorca Open on Friday. The Russian world number two w...
Jun 25, 2021
Bitcoin falls 7.4 percent to $32,094
(Reuters) - Bitcoin dropped 7.37% to $32,094.44 on Friday, losing $2,554.88 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 50.5% from the year's high of $...
Jun 25, 2021
VW wins ruling in U.S. bondholder litigation over emissions cheating
By Jonathan Stempel and Jody Godoy (Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court ruled in favor of Volkswagen AG on Friday by giving the German automaker another chance to end a lawsuit claiming it defraud...
Jun 25, 2021
WTA roundup: Angelique Kerber, Katerina Siniakova finalists in Bad Homburg
No. 4 seed Angelique Kerber and Katerina Siniakova pulled double duty and won in both the quarterfinals and semifinals Friday, setting up a meeting in the finals at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany. Af...
Jun 25, 2021
Exclusive: Deep-sea mining rules to be fast-tracked in push from Nauru -source
By Helen Reid and Jeff Lewis (Reuters) - The government of Nauru plans to ask the International Seabed Authority (ISA) next week to fast-track the adoption of seabed mining regulations, a source with ...
Jun 25, 2021
Costa Rica attorney general resigns as sprawling graft probe gathers pace
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's attorney general, Emilia Navas, said on Friday that she was resigning to avoid perceived conflicts of interest during a corruption investigation in which her husband ...
Jun 25, 2021
Cooling centers open in U.S. Pacific Northwest ahead of ‘life-threatening heat’
By Sergio Olmos PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Cooling centers began opening across the U.S. Pacific Northwest on Friday as local officials warned of "life-threatening heat" in the coming days that could ...
Jun 25, 2021
