Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Athletics-Bolt tells Richardson to refocus and return after cannabis ban
By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt said he hopes American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson can "refocus" and get back on the track after she comple...
Jul 13, 2021
Exclusive-Soccer-Bolt describes racist abuse of England trio as ‘horrible’ and ‘unfair’
By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt told Reuters that racism has no place in football or in society after three England players faced online abuse foll...
Jul 13, 2021
Soccer-English football faces up to global nature of online hate
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The online racial abuse of English footballers led UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to meet with social media companies on Tuesday, but while the focus is...
Jul 13, 2021
One man dies in anti-government protest in Cuba – state media
HAVANA (Reuters) - One man died and several citizens and security officials were injured during a protest in a Havana suburb on Monday and taken to hospital, state-run Cuban News Agency said on Tuesda...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. charges Iranian nationals with kidnapping
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Iranian nationals were charged in an indictment unsealed in a New York court on Tuesday with conspiring to kidnap a U.S.-based journalist, the U.S. Justice Department said ...
Jul 13, 2021
Smithfield Foods stops slaughtering pigs at U.S. hometown plant
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork processor, will stop slaughtering pigs in America's so-called ham capital, where the company was founded 85 years ago. Th...
Jul 13, 2021
Colombia to seek 15.2 trillion pesos in revised tax reform proposal, finance minister says
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will look to raise 15.2 trillion pesos ($3.97 billion) in a new tax reform set to be proposed to Congress, as the government looks to shore up the country's finances amid c...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. Senate Democrats rush to outline massive infrastructure bill
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials were scheduled to huddle with Democratic senators later on Tuesday to try to set the outlines of a potentially multitri...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S., UK trade chiefs meet, agree to strengthen bilateral ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai met her British counterpart Liz Truss in Washington on Tuesday, and the two agreed to continue working to strengthen bilateral ties, Tai'...
Jul 13, 2021
America Movil second-quarter net profit more than doubles to 42.8 billion pesos
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil reported on Tuesday that its second quarter net profit more than doubled from a year earlier, boosted by foreign exchange gains. ...
Jul 13, 2021
