Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sri Lanka prime minister summons emergency party leaders meeting after street unrest
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Prime Minister on Saturday summoned an emergency meeting of political party leaders after protesters stormed the president's house in the commercial capital Colombo ami...
Jul 09, 2022
Cycling-France's Bouchard out of Tour de France with COVID-19
DOLE, France (Reuters) - Geoffrey Bouchard became the first Tour de France rider to pull out of the race with COVID-19, his AG2R-Citroen team said on Saturday. "During the (seventh) stage (on Friday) ...
Jul 09, 2022
China can consider increasing its budget deficits - ex-finance minister
BEIJING (Reuters) - China can consider further deficit spending by the central and local governments, if needed, to finance support for small businesses, a former finance minister said on Saturday. To...
Jul 09, 2022
Athletics-Semenya included in 5,000m entry list for world championships
(Reuters) - South Africa's Olympic champion Caster Semenya has been included on the entry list for the 5,000m event at next week's World Championships in Oregon. Semenya, who achieved a personal best ...
Jul 09, 2022
Factbox-Now UK's Boris Johnson has quit, who could replace him?
By Andrew MacAskill and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Who could replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister? Below is a summary of those who have announced they want the job and others who ...
Jul 09, 2022
Chinese minister hopes ties with Canada can get back on track
BEIJING (Reuters) - China hopes relations with Canada can get back on track, China's foreign ministry said on Saturday, citing its minister telling his Canadian counterpart, after several years of str...
Jul 09, 2022
Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan police fired tear gas at protesters on Saturday in the commercial capital Colombo to control thousands gathered for one of the largest anti-governme...
Jul 09, 2022
MLB roundup: Phils' Alex Bohm homers twice, Zack Wheeler blanks Cards
Zack Wheeler pitched seven scoreless innings and Alec Bohm hit two homers as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 Friday night. Wheeler (8-4) allowed five hits and a ...
Jul 09, 2022
Cricket-England coach McCullum not a fan of term 'Bazball'
(Reuters) - England coach Brendon McCullum said the term "Bazball", used to describe the team's new swashbuckling approach to test cricket since his appointment, is "silly," adding that there is more ...
Jul 09, 2022
Cricket-Australia 364 all out in second test v Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Australia were all out for 364 in their first innings in the second test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday. Steve Smith topscored with 145 not out, while Marnus Labuschagne (1...
Jul 09, 2022
