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Olympics-IOC has no plan to mark moment of silence on Hiroshima anniversary
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee does not plan to call for a moment of silence at the Tokyo Games on Aug. 6, the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima...
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Pfizer and Moderna raise prices for COVID-19 vaccines in EU- FT
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc have raised the prices of their COVID-19 vaccines in their latest European Union supply contracts, the Financial Times reported https://on.ft.com/3j8mbTb on Sunda...
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Olympics-Volleyball-Japan’s Koga says teamwork can topple towering Dominicans
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Overcoming the formidable Dominican Republic in a must-win pool game to qualify for the quarter-finals of women's volleyball is a tall order for Japan but Sarina Kog...
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Olympics-Athletics-Camacho-Quinn wins 100m hurdles semi in Olympic record, Harrison also advances
TOKYO (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won her 100 metre hurdles semi-final in an Olympic record 12.26 seconds at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium on Sunday. The 24-year-old improved her own 202...
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Gymnastics – Belgium’s Derwael takes gold in uneven bars
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nina Derwael of Belgium won the uneven bars final at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Anastasiia Iliankova of the Russian Olympic Committee took silver, and Sunisa Lee of the United Sta...
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Thai protesters demand PM resign amid surge in COVID cases
By Arthorn Pookasook and Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters in Thailand took to the streets in cars and motorcycles on Sunday, demanding the resignation of Prime Minist...
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Aviation heavyweights flock to U.S. grassroots air jamboree to fill pilot shortage
By Tracy Rucinski OSHKOSH, Wis (Reuters) - The wings of a Boeing 737 MAX airliner swept over green fields populated by colorful small planes, lending a rare corporate touch to the world's largest gras...
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Two people, including Peoria police officer, shot
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria police officer was one of two people shot in the city’s North Valley. Sgt. Amy Dotson said the officer observed a large group of people fighting around 12:15 a.m. S...
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Olympics-Athletics-China’s Su makes 100m final but Bromell goes out in semis
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Su Bingtian became the first Asian man to reach the Olympic 100 metres final for 89 years on Sunday, scorching to an Asian record of 9.83 in his semi-final,...
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Kuwait Ports plans region’s first city for electric car makers
DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) has approved a proposal to build the Middle East's first city to serve electric vehicle manufacturers, the authority said in a statement on Sunday. The s...
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