Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Maradona or Pele? Debate will continue to rage over who was greater
(Reuters) - Before Lionel Messi came along the enduring debate in football about who was the greatest player involved two men: Diego Maradona and Pele. It was an argument that was played out for years...
Nov 25, 2020
How Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ quote went round the world
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - It became the most iconic sporting comment of all time but the English-speaking world very nearly did not get to hear Diego Maradona's pithy reflection on his infam...
Nov 25, 2020
Adults, children must move more to stay fit in pandemic era: WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - All adults should do a minimum of 150 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week, even more vital for well-being and mental health in the COVID-19 era, the ...
Nov 25, 2020
Maradona, football legend, was a champion of Latin America’s left
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - Argentina football legend Diego Maradona said his hero, late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro - whom he considered a "second father" and whose face he had tatt...
Nov 25, 2020
Amazon workers in Germany to go on strike on ‘Black Friday’
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Trade union Verdi called on workers at seven German Amazon warehouses to go on a three-day strike that will coincide with "Black Friday" discount shopping sales on Nov. 27. Sched...
Nov 25, 2020
Maradona – the greatest street footballer
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Diego Maradona's famous second goal against England in the 1986 World Cup began with the tightest of turns by the Argentine and the deftest of touches to...
Nov 25, 2020
U.N. mulls U.S. proposal to streamline, lengthen North Korea aid exemptions
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - A United Nations Security Council sanctions committee is considering a U.S. proposal to streamline and lengthen exemptions from U.N. sanctions on North Korea f...
Nov 25, 2020
Dinosaur-era bird with scythe-like beak sheds light on avian diversity
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A delicate but exquisitely preserved skull of a crow-sized bird with a scythe-like beak that inhabited Madagascar 68 million years ago is showing scientists that ...
Nov 25, 2020
Trump order could spark mass firings of civil servants before inauguration, lawmakers warn
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government civil servants could face mass firings under an executive order before President Donald Trump leaves office, and Democratic lawmakers, watchdog ...
Nov 25, 2020
Maradona’s relationship with Naples went beyond football
By Brian Homewood (Reuters) - Diego Maradona was raised in dire poverty and would always take the side of the oppressed which made Napoli, sneered at by the richer clubs from northern Italy, the perfe...
Nov 25, 2020
