Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-Olympics-Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skaters at the Olympics
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian sports officials have sent a 15-year-old female figure skater to each of the last three Winter Olympics. The three skaters share coach Eteri Tutberidze, known for raising a...
Feb 17, 2022
Insurer NN Group reports 5% drop in H2 operating profit
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - NN Group, the largest insurer in the Netherlands, on Thursday reported a 5% drop in core profit over the second half of last year to 917 million euros ($1.04 billion), as claims ...
Feb 17, 2022
G20 must push relief to avoid debt crises - experts, campaigners
By Joe Bavier and Rachel Savage JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) - Wealthy nations must improve their floundering flagship debt relief initiative or face a spate of debt crises in the developing world, e...
Feb 17, 2022
Visa reaches agreement with Amazon over payment fees
(Reuters) - Visa Inc cards will be accepted at all Amazon.com Inc stores and sites as part of a global agreement, the payments giant said late on Wednesday. Amazon said last November that it would sto...
Feb 16, 2022
Olympics-Fun and friendship fuel Norway's Olympic gold rush
By Philip O'Connor and Ilze FIlks ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Norway could set a record for the total number of gold medals won by a country at a single Winter Olympics in Beijing but for chef de m...
Feb 16, 2022
Olympics-Biathlon-Weather forces schedule change for women's mass start
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Weather conditions at China's National Biathlon Centre have forced the International Biathlon Union (IBU) to reschedule the final women's race of the ...
Feb 16, 2022
Olympics-Bobsleigh-Brazil's Bindilatti having a blast in training ahead of his final race
By David Kirton YANQING, China (Reuters) - Brazilian pilot Edson Luques Bindilatti is having a great time in training ahead of what will be the last race of his 20-year Olympic career, and is preparin...
Feb 16, 2022
Airbus posts sharply higher core profit and restarts dividend
PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus predicted 720 plane deliveries and higher profits in 2022 after core operating profit almost trebled last year on a partial recovery in jet deliveries and higher defe...
Feb 16, 2022
Taiwan, with eye on China, to boost protection for its semiconductor secrets
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government proposed on Thursday a new law to prevent China from stealing its chip technology, amid rising concern in Taipei that Beijing is stepping up its economic espiona...
Feb 16, 2022
Olympics-Snowbarding-Flying Finn decks camera operator in halfpipe mishap
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Finnish freestyle skier Jon Sallinen sent a camera operator flying during his first run in Thursday's halfpipe qualifying after misjudging one of his ...
Feb 16, 2022
