Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Guatemalan “high risk court” judges say they are being persecuted, harassed
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan judges who as members of the country's "high risk courts" have jailed senior officials such as former President Efrain Rios Montt said on Monday they are being pe...
Jun 21, 2021
FOCUS ON-Weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * The winners are determined by the total weights of the barbells lifted. * Athletes lift weights in two movements ca...
Jun 21, 2021
Migrant children report overcrowding, spoiled food, depression in U.S. shelters
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Migrant children sent to emergency shelters within the United States reported crowded living conditions, spoiled food, lack of clean clothes and...
Jun 21, 2021
FOCUS On-Hockey at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on hockey at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * For both men's and women's hockey, 12 nations will compete in two groups of six. The top four teams from each group progre...
Jun 21, 2021
Athletics-World champion Brazier suffers shock defeat at U.S. Olympic trials
(Reuters) - World champion Donavan Brazier's Olympic dreams were shattered on Monday as the overwhelming favourite in the men's 800 metres suffered a shock defeat at the U.S. trials. The 24-year-old A...
Jun 21, 2021
FOCUS ON-Rugby sevens at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on rugby sevens at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * A variation of the 15-aside rugby union game, sevens gets its name from the number of players on each team -- three ...
Jun 21, 2021
FOCUS ON-Skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on skateboarding at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut in Tokyo. * Athletes will compete in two disciplines: park and street. * ...
Jun 21, 2021
FOCUS ON-Triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on triathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * The Olympic triathlon is a continuous race beginning with a 1,500m swim followed by a 40km bike ride and then a 10km ru...
Jun 21, 2021
FOCUS ON-Handball at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on handball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Both the men's and women's competitions start with a pool phase with two groups of six. The top four teams from each gro...
Jun 21, 2021
FOCUS ON-Sailing at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on sailing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are 10 events featuring four different classes of boats (skiffs, sailboards, dinghies and multihull craft). * The R...
Jun 21, 2021
