Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Long-range goals a rarity in Qatar
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) - The Qatar World Cup has had the lowest number of long-range shots and smallest percentage of goals scored from outside the penalty area in the last five tournaments, conti...
Thomson Reuters Dec 07, 2022
Amazon shopping site back up after outage
(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc said it has resolved an issue that prevented some users from accessing the shopping site on Wednesday. "We're sorry that some customers may have temporarily experienced issue...
Thomson Reuters Dec 07, 2022
Israeli bank regulator predicts profit slowdown after 2022 gains
By Steven Scheer TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli bank profits will slow somewhat next year after a robust 2022, the country's banking regulator said. Big profits have angered some consumers who say fees ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 07, 2022
U.S. does not want to see military operations in northwest Syria -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not want Turkey to pursue military attacks in northwest Syria, even if it recognizes Turkey's right to defend itself, White House national security spokes...
Thomson Reuters Dec 07, 2022
Soccer-Walker will give 'fantastic' Mbappe respect he deserves, but not too much
By Rohith Nair AL WAKRAH, Qatar (Reuters) - England defender Kyle Walker is well aware that dealing with France's Kylian Mbappe in the World Cup quarter-finals is not going to be easy, and he is count...
Thomson Reuters Dec 07, 2022
Soccer-Dutch skipper Van Dijk dodges Messi questions
By Mark Gleeson DOHA (Reuters) - Virgil van Dijk deflected several questions about his looming confrontation with Lionel Messi but admitted the Netherlands would be cautious in their approach against ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 07, 2022
Ghana hoping for IMF agreement by next week: finance ministry official
By Cooper Inveen and Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's economic recovery efforts could be delayed and complicated if a visiting team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) leaves without...
Thomson Reuters Dec 07, 2022
Russian shelling kills at least six in east Ukraine - president
KYIV (Reuters) - Russian shelling killed at least six people and set buildings ablaze in the town of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, d...
Thomson Reuters Dec 07, 2022
Bank of England set to raise rates to 3.5% after inflation hits 41-year high
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England looks set to raise interest rates to 3.5% or more next week, but policymakers appear increasingly split on how much tightening is needed to tam...
Thomson Reuters Dec 07, 2022
Activists take Qatar workers protest to FIFA boss's home town
By Arnd Wiegmann BRIG, Switzerland (Reuters) -An activist group erected protest billboards in FIFA boss Gianni Infantino's Swiss home town of Brig on Wednesday to demand the world soccer body compensa...
Thomson Reuters Dec 07, 2022
