Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Afghan orchestra finds hope in Portugal as music dies in homeland
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - When the Taliban seized power, Afghan musicians knew their futures were in jeopardy. Conductor Shogufa Safi, 18, escaped. Now in Portugal, her ...
Dec 13, 2021
Basketball-NBA postpones two Bulls games with 10 players in health protocols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two Chicago Bulls games have been postponed after 10 players and additional staff members were placed in the National Basketball Association's (NBA) health and safety protocols, t...
Dec 13, 2021
Nigeria eyes diplomacy to resolve Omicron travel restrictions
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria is taking diplomatic steps to try to reverse travel bans placed on it by some countries that have added the West African state to their COVID-19 "red lists", Aviation Ministe...
Dec 13, 2021
Norway bans serving of alcohol in bid to halt Omicron outbreak
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway will ban the serving of alcohol in bars and restaurants, impose stricter rules in schools and speed up vaccination as part of new efforts to curb the outbreak of the Omicron va...
Dec 13, 2021
Soccer-U.S. women's national team files final brief in equal pay appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Players from the U.S. women's national soccer team filed a final brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday in their bid to revive their equal pay case against U.S. S...
Dec 13, 2021
U.S. says it is too soon to say if Iran has returned to nuclear talks with a more constructive approach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is too soon to say whether Iran has returned to nuclear talks with a more constructive approach, the U.S. State Department said on Monday, after Iran's top nuclear negotiator...
Dec 13, 2021
Soccer-Silver Lake picks up minority stake in Australia's A-Leagues
(Reuters) - American private equity firm Silver Lake has acquired a minority stake in the Australian Professional League (APL), which operates the top-flight men's and women's soccer leagues in the co...
Dec 13, 2021
Employers' health insurance costs surge in 2021 as elective procedures resume - survey
(Reuters) - Health insurance costs for employers rose the most in over a decade this year as Americans resumed non-urgent procedures delayed earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey...
Dec 13, 2021
Colombian police responsible for 11 deaths at 2020 protests - report
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's national police are responsible for the deaths of 11 people during anti-police brutality protests last year, a report sponsored by the United Nations...
Dec 13, 2021
Motor racing-Verstappen was always a winner, says kart track owner
GENK, Belgium (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Max Verstappen stood out even in infancy as a serial winner, the owner of the Belgian kart track where the Dutch driver first honed his racing skil...
Dec 13, 2021
