Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Nadal takes down Medvedev to set up Norrie date in Acapulco final
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal beat new world number one Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-3 in a rematch of their Australian Open clash to storm into the final of the ATP 500 event in Acapulco on Friday. Nadal had to fi...
Feb 26, 2022
Cricket-Four dogs and a dream: how a 'cricket nomad' is coping in Kyiv
By Amlan Chakraborty (Reuters) - In a perfect world, Kobus Olivier would be teaching English in a private school in Kyiv and sowing cricket dreams in young minds in Ukraine. Instead, as Russian forces...
Feb 26, 2022
Quake of magnitude 6 strikes Mindanao, Philippines - EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Mindanao, Philippines on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 121 km (75.19 miles), EMSC s...
Feb 26, 2022
Fighting under way near Kherson, Mykolaiv, Odessa - Ukrainian official
KYIV (Reuters) - Fighting was under way on Saturday near the southern Ukrainian cities of Mariupol, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Odessa, an adviser to the Ukrainian president's office said. "Heavy fighting ...
Feb 25, 2022
Shelling heard in central Kyiv - Reuters witness
KYIV (Reuters) - Shelling was heard in central Kyiv on Saturday morning, a Reuters correspondent reported, following reports of gunfire in the same area and an attack on a military base in the Ukraini...
Feb 25, 2022
Ukraine reports fresh air, cruise missile strikes
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's military command said areas near the cities of Sumy, Poltava and Mariupol were hit by air strikes on Friday, with Russian Kalibr cruise missiles launched at the country from...
Feb 25, 2022
U.S. warship transits sensitive Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Saturday, part of what the U.S. military calls routine activity, which nonetheless irritates China. The U.S. Navy's 7th ...
Feb 25, 2022
Gunfire heard close to govt quarters in central Kyiv - witness
KYIV REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - Gunfire was heard close to the government quarters in the centre of Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Saturday morning, a witness told Reuters. Ukraine earlier reported an att...
Feb 25, 2022
Biden approves $350 million in military aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden instructed the U.S. State Department to release $350 million in military aid to Ukraine on Friday as it struggles to repulse a Russian invasion. In a memoran...
Feb 25, 2022
Taiwan sees limited impact from Ukraine war on chip supply chain
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan expects little impact from the war in Ukraine on the supply of key raw materials for semiconductors, the government said on Saturday. Taiwan is a major chip manufacturer, hom...
Feb 25, 2022
