Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wildfires spread across Greece, conditions worsen in France and Spain
ATHENS/ CARCES, France Aug 1 (Reuters) - Wildfires fanned by gale-force winds burned across multiple areas of Greece on Saturday, forcing residents to flee as conditions worsened again in parts of Spa...
Aug 01, 2026
Will SpaceX paint its rocket pink? Investor questions go beyond Moon and Mars ahead of first results
By Akash Sriram Aug 1 (Reuters) - SpaceX's first earnings call as a public company may be expected to focus on AI spending and profits from its Starlink satellite communications network, but many reta...
Aug 01, 2026
Soccer-Infantino's FIFA future in jeopardy after private equity gamble backfires
By Ian Ransom and Kokkai Ng Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino, hitherto untouchable at the helm of soccer's global governing body, suffered a crushing blow on Friday when his bold reac...
Aug 01, 2026
Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after deadly migrant rush
By Corina Pons and Michael Francis Gore CEUTA, Spain, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Spain said migrant crossings into its North African enclave of Ceuta stopped overnight, as police began installing a 500-metre (...
Aug 01, 2026
Soccer-Reaction to FIFA backing down on World Cup sell-off plans
Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday that world soccer's governing body had scrapped plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors after a widespread backlash...
Aug 01, 2026
Lithuanian embassy in Kyiv damaged in Russian missile attack
Aug 1 (Reuters) - Lithuania's embassy in Kyiv was damaged on Saturday when two missiles landed nearby during a Russian attack, the Lithuanian foreign ministry said. There were no injuries from the mis...
Aug 01, 2026
Boxing-Taafaki secures Tuvalu's first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a bout
Aug 1 (Reuters) - Boxer Tarona Taafaki made history for Tuvalu when she won the Pacific island nation's first ever Commonwealth Games medal in Glasgow, without winning a single bout. Taafaki, one of f...
Aug 01, 2026
'Le camping', an egalitarian symbol of French summers, faces a fiery future
By Juliette Jabkhiro, Elissa Darwish and Elizabeth Pineau BISCARROSSE, France, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The order to evacuate came around 8.30 p.m. - just as families were sitting down to dinner. Wildfire fl...
Aug 01, 2026
MLB roundup: Astros back atop AL West with rout of rival Rangers
Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker slugged back-to-back home runs, Yordan Alvarez reached base four times, and the Houston Astros moved into first place in the American League West with an 11-2 victor...
Aug 01, 2026
Soccer-Infantino faces crisis as UEFA, CONCACAF declare lost confidence over scrapped World Cup deal
Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino is under unprecedented fire after regional confederations UEFA and CONCACAF said on Saturday they had lost confidence in his leadership following his ...
Aug 01, 2026
