Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australian Olympic Committee to back humanitarian visas for Ukrainian athletes
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) will support Ukrainian athletes seeking to resettle in Australia on humanitarian grounds amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, o...
Apr 29, 2022
More than 1 million people evacuated from Ukraine to Russia since Feb. 24, says Lavrov
(Reuters) - Some 1.02 million people have been evacuated from Ukraine into Russia since Feb. 24, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published early on Saturday. That number include...
Apr 29, 2022
Soccer-Former U.S. goalkeeper Solo enters rehab, asks for Hall of Fame ceremony delay
(Reuters) - Former U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo on Friday said she has voluntarily entered an in-patient alcohol treatment program and asked for a postponement of her Hall of Fame induction ceremony, whi...
Apr 29, 2022
Soccer-CONMEBOL vows to toughen anti-racism stance after increase in incidents
(Reuters) - The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) fined River Plate $30,000 on Friday after one of the Argentine club's fans was filmed throwing bananas at supporters from visiting Braz...
Apr 29, 2022
Costa Rica lowers GDP growth forecast for 2022 to 3.4%
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica lowered its economic growth projection for 2022 to 3.4%, down from the 3.9% set in January, the country's central bank announced on Friday. "The downward revisions refl...
Apr 29, 2022
U.S. Justice Department challenges Alabama law on trans youth care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said it filed a complaint on Friday challenging a law in Alabama that criminalizes some gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Earlier th...
Apr 29, 2022
Colombia court suspends extradition of accused trafficker Otoniel
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's top administrative court on Friday suspended the extradition to the United States of accused drug trafficker Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel, until legal action by ...
Apr 29, 2022
Man shot dead near West Bank settlement, Israeli medics say
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A man was fatally shot at the entrance to a settlement in the occupied West Bank late on Friday, Israeli medics said, in what the Israeli military described as an attack by "terr...
Apr 29, 2022
U.S. urges restoration of essential services in Ethiopia's Tigray
(Reuters) - The United States wants the opposing sides involved in conflict in Ethiopia to advance a negotiated ceasefire and for essential services to be restored in the Tigray region, U.S. Secretary...
Apr 29, 2022
World's first NFT museum in Seattle aims to 'pull back the curtain' on blockchain art
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The world's first permanent NFT art museum has opened in Seattle, aiming to "pull back the curtain" on blockchain-based digital art. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a type of digita...
Apr 29, 2022
