Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-'Small gains' - how Ormerod relearned walking before jumping
By Peter Hall LEEDS, England (Reuters) - Many athletes have overcome a great deal to fulfill their Olympic dreams but British snowboarder Katie Ormerod had to go back to the very beginning to get hers...
Jan 24, 2022
Russian, Cuban leaders discuss 'strategic partnership' coordination - Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed coordination of a "strategic partnership" on the global arena in a phone call with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, the Kremlin said on ...
Jan 24, 2022
UK's Truss: We will call Russia out for trying to subvert democracy
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will call out Russian attempts to subvert democracy, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Monday after her department accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian ...
Jan 24, 2022
India's Delhi government proposes making 25% of new cab registrations electric
By Sudarshan Varadhan NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Delhi city state government has proposed mandating a quarter of new cab registrations to be electric vehicles, according to a draft note by its transpor...
Jan 24, 2022
Syrian Kurds say Islamic State militants surrender after prison raid
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Kurdish-led forces said they raided part of a prison seized by Islamic State fighters in northeastern Syria and forced at least 300 of the militants to surrend...
Jan 24, 2022
Gainsborough's 'The Blue Boy' back on show in London after 100 years
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - Thomas Gainsborough's 18th century painting "The Blue Boy" goes on show at London's National Gallery this week, 100 years after it was bought and shipped from Britain...
Jan 24, 2022
Factbox-Italian presidential elections shrouded in parliamentary secrecy
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian parliament convened on Monday to begin voting for a new head of state to replace the outgoing Sergio Mattarella. The voting procedure is complex, with ballots cast in secr...
Jan 24, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court rejects House Republicans' challenge to pandemic-era voting rules
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Republican lawmakers to pandemic-related proxy voting rules set by Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the Democ...
Jan 24, 2022
"We're in trouble:" Kerry warns countries off track on climate goals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world is "not on a good track" to meet a global goal to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and needs to step up efforts to move away from fossil fuels this decade, Jo...
Jan 24, 2022
Tennis-Tsitsipas says chess mindset helped him past Fritz
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas likened his five-set victory over Taylor Fritz in the Australian Open fourth round to a game of chess on Monday after needing all his powers of concentration t...
Jan 24, 2022
