Author Archives: Syndicated Content
What might happen in Taiwan's election and what the outcome could mean
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Polls closed on Saturday for Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections. The outcome should be clear by later on Saturday evening. Opinion polls have not been allowed to be p...
Jan 13, 2024
Russian firefighters battle to put out huge fire at online retailer's warehouse
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Firefighters in St. Petersburg were battling on Saturday to put out a huge fire at a warehouse belonging to one of Russia's biggest online retailers, Russia's Ministry of Emergency ...
Jan 13, 2024
Three armed Palestinians trying to break into settlement killed -Israeli military
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed three Palestinians who were armed with knives, a rifle and axes and were trying to break into a settlement in the occupied West Bank overnight between Frida...
Jan 13, 2024
Tibetan issues not in focus, but repression persists - exiled former leader
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The plight of Tibet has become less discussed internationally but repression continues and China is applying what it did there to other regions, a former head of the Tibetan governm...
Jan 13, 2024
NBA roundup: Bam Adebayo's heroics lift Heat over Magic
Bam Adebayo hit a go-ahead jumper at the free-throw line with 18.8 seconds left, leading the host Miami Heat to a 99-96 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night. Magic star Paolo Banchero missed a s...
Jan 13, 2024
Analysis-Did the US just get lured into war with the Houthis?
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's blistering strikes on Yemen followed weeks of warnings to the Houthis to stop attacking Red Sea shipping - or else. Yet...
Jan 13, 2024
Tennis-Navarro beats Mertens to clinch first WTA title in Hobart
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Emma Navarro gave herself a huge boost ahead of her Australian Open debut by claiming her first WTA tour title with a 6-1 4-6 7-5 victory over Elise Mertens in the final of the H...
Jan 13, 2024
Flyers rally in third, upend reeling Wild in OT
Joel Farabee scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the host Minnesota Wild on Friday night in St. Paul, Minn. Farabee scored ...
Jan 12, 2024
North Korea halts radio broadcasts, curbs exchanges with South -Yonhap
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea stopped operating a radio station used to send coded messages to its agents in South Korea, the Yonhap news agency said on Saturday, the latest sign the is...
Jan 12, 2024
Residents in Western Australia urged to flee as wildfire rages
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Residents in the state of Western Australia were urged to evacuate their homes on Saturday, as a bushfire burned out of control near the state's capital Perth, amid soaring temperat...
Jan 12, 2024
