Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German aid worker freed after kidnapping four years ago in Niger, says employer
DAKAR (Reuters) - German aid worker Joerg Lange has been freed more than four years after he was kidnapped in western Niger near the border with Mali, his employer, humanitarian organisation Help, sai...
Dec 10, 2022
Kenya's Maasai warriors gather to celebrate "Maasai Olympics," a rite of passage
KIMANA SANCTUARY, Kenya (Reuters) - Hundreds of youths from the Maasai pastoralists in Kenya gathered on Saturday at a wildlife sanctuary to participate in "Maasai Olympics," a ceremony promoted by co...
Dec 10, 2022
Soccer-Moroccan ecstasy at World Cup win shared by Africa and Arab world
By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Andrew Mills RABAT/DOHA (Reuters) - Moroccan fans exploded in joy on Saturday as their team became the first from any African country to reach a World Cup semi-final, filling t...
Dec 10, 2022
Death toll from explosion on island of Jersey rises to three - Sky News
LONDON (Reuters) - The death toll from an explosion on island of Jersey has risen to three, Sky News said on Saturday citing chief minister Kristina Moore. The toll has risen from one, following the e...
Dec 10, 2022
Soccer-Morocco beat Portugal to go through to World Cup semi-final
By Fernando Kallas DOHA (Reuters) - Mococco extended their dream run at the World Cup on Saturday as they out-thought and out-fought Portugal in a 1-0 win to become the first ever African country to r...
Dec 10, 2022
Kosovo president delays local elections in volatile north
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's president on Saturday announced that local elections in majority Serb areas in the north would be delayed until April, a move aimed at defusing ethnic tensions that have ...
Dec 10, 2022
UFC 282: And New
By Josh Lynnes LAS VEGAS, NV - The UFC returns to T-Mobile Arena Saturday for the final pay-per-view of 2022. Top contenders headline the card as former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz faces...
Dec 10, 2022
Alpine skiing-Italy's Bassino wins by a whisker in Sestriere
(Reuters) - Italy's Marta Bassino took a narrow win at home in the giant slalom World Cup race in Sestriere on Saturday, finishing just over a tenth of a second ahead of Sara Hector from Sweden. Bassi...
Dec 10, 2022
UAE official says European ties with Gulf 'should not be transactional'
DUBAI (Reuters) - A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Saturday it was encouraging to see greater European outreach to Gulf Arab states in the face of the Ukraine conflict and energy crunch,...
Dec 10, 2022
Italian President Mattarella tests positive for COVID
ROME (Reuters) - Italian President Sergio Mattarella, 81, has tested positive for COVID-19 but has few symptoms beyond a slight fever, his office said in a statement on Saturday. Mattarella has cancel...
Dec 10, 2022
