Author Archives: Syndicated Content
After volatile January, world stocks start February on firm note
By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks looked set to leave a volatile January in the past on Tuesday, starting a new month on firmer ground as a slew of reassuring comments from Federal R...
Feb 01, 2022
Romania daily COVID-19 cases at new record high
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The number of new coronavirus infections in Romania rose by a record high 40,018 in the past 24 hours, government data showed on Tuesday, and hospitalisations were on the rise as...
Feb 01, 2022
Exclusive: HBO Max to launch in 15 European countries on March 8
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - WarnerMedia's HBO Max streaming service will launch in 15 European countries, including Poland, Portugal and Romania, on March 8, making it available in 61 ...
Feb 01, 2022
Fireworks ban pays off as Beijing records best air quality for Lunar New Year's eve
BEIJING (Reuters) - A ban on fireworks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics helped China's capital record its cleanest air for a Lunar New Year since it first started monitoring air pollutants, known ...
Feb 01, 2022
Swimming-Fukuoka World championships postponed to 2023 due to COVID - FINA
(Reuters) - The world swimming championships, scheduled to be held in Fukuoka, Japan in May, have been postponed to July next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sport's global governing body said ...
Feb 01, 2022
Explainer-Olympics-Why are Russians not competing under their flag in Beijing?
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Russian athletes taking part at this month's Beijing Olympics will be competing without their flag and national anthem because of doping sanctions. Here is why sanctions were i...
Feb 01, 2022
Olympics-Curling-Norway's Skaslien wants winning moment deprived of team in Pyeongchang
By Hritika Sharma BEIJING (Reuters) - Norwegian curler Kristin Skaslien already has an Olympic bronze medal in her trophy cabinet but is determined to finally experience the joy of winning a medal con...
Feb 01, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-COVID-hit Norwegians can make Games, says Finn Niskanen
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Finland's Olympic champion Iivo Niskanen is hoping his Norwegian rivals make it to the start line at the Beijing Games despite a COVID-19 outbreak tha...
Feb 01, 2022
Russia reports new record of daily COVID cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported a record daily number of COVID-19 cases on Tuesday as the Omicron variant of coronavirus spread across the country, authorities said. New daily cases jumped to 125,8...
Feb 01, 2022
Ukraine will increase size of military by 100,000, president tells parliament
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine will increase the size of its armed forces by 100,000 people over three years, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told parliament on Tuesday. Zelenskiy also said Ukraine's economy ...
Feb 01, 2022
