2022 Beijing Olympics – Short Track Speed Skating – Men’s 500m – Semifinals – Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China – February 13, 2022. Shaoang Liu of Hungary reacts after competing. REUTERS/Eloisa LopezRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Liu Shaoang won the short track speed skating men’s 500 metres gold…Continue Reading

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Emotions ran high as the Netherlands won gold in the short track speed skating women’s 3,000 metres relay at the Capital Indoor Stadium on Sunday, with the Dutch team competing in their first Olympic final since the death of a former team mate.Team…Continue Reading

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comJERUSALEM, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Israel’s Apollo Power (APLP.TA) said on Sunday that Amazon will try out its lightweight and flexible solar energy technology on a rooftop and sidewalk at a logistics site in France.The 750,000 euro ($851,175) order comes as Amazon looks to power its operations with…Continue Reading

February 13, 2022 8:50 am ET HOUSTON – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 271 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $282,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC 271…Continue Reading

MOSCOW (AP) — Some airlines have canceled or diverted flights to Ukraine amid heightened fears that an invasion by Russia is imminent despite intensive weekend talks between the Kremlin and the West. In an hourlong Saturday call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Joe Biden said that invading Ukraine would cause “widespread human suffering” and…Continue Reading

America’s elite colleges are facing growing calls to end the decades-old tradition of giving an admissions boost to the children of alumni — a practice that critics say is rooted in racism and bestows an unfair advantage to students who need it least.Fueled by the national reckoning with racial injustice, opponents say they are gaining…Continue Reading

BEIJING (AP) — Liu Shaoang of Hungary won Olympic gold in 500-meter short track speedskating on Sunday.He led all the way and crossed the line in 40.338 seconds at Capital Indoor Stadium. It was Liu’s third medal of the Beijing Games, having earned bronze in the 1,000 and the mixed team relay.Russian skater Konstantin Ivliev…Continue Reading