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Olympics-Fencing-South Korea wins gold in men’s team sabre
TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korea won gold in the men's team fencing competition in the Tokyo Olympic Games on Wednesday. Italy took silver, and Hungary claimed bronze. (Reporting by Sakura Murakami; Edit...
Jul 28, 2021
South Africa plans $2.4 billion relief measures over COVID-19, unrest
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa plans relief measures worth about 36 billion rand ($2.4 billion) to support businesses and individuals affected by COVID-19 restrictions and recent unrest, the fi...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Athlete support for Biles reflects growing awareness of mental health
By Martin Petty and Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Gymnast Simone Biles was flooded with messages of support from fellow athletes after she pulled out of two events at the Tokyo Games citing mental ...
Jul 28, 2021
Vodafone and Unisys team up to boost IT services in digitalisation bet
MADRID (Reuters) - British telecom operator Vodafone said on Wednesday it had partnered with information technology firm Unisys to launch 'Vodafone Digital Factory' to boost its range of IT services a...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Judo-Georgia’s Bekauri wins men’s -90 kg gold medal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Georgian Lasha Bekauri won the gold medal in the men's judo -90 kg category in the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, beating Eduard Trippel of Germany in the final. Davlat Bobonov of Uzbe...
Jul 28, 2021
Boeing posts first profit in almost two years, propelled by 737 MAX deliveries
(Reuters) -Boeing Co on Wednesday posted its first profit in almost two years, as deliveries of its best-selling 737 MAX jets to airlines gained traction amid a sharp rebound in travel bookings follow...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Basketball-U.S. basketball coach praises Iran, American sportsmanship
SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) - The United States men's basketball coach Gregg Popovich lauded the sportsmanship showed by his players and their opponents Iran during their Olympic match on Wednesday, sayi...
Jul 28, 2021
GameStop to rebrand EB Games in Canada by year-end
(Reuters) - GameStop Corp said on Wednesday that Canadian stores of its subsidiary EB Games will assume the videogame retailer's brand and name by the end of the year. Grapevine, Texas-based GameStop ...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics – Pandemic takes toll on athlete mental health at Tokyo Games
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Isolation and the absence of family and friends have taken a toll on athletes' mental health at the Tokyo Olympics, with some struggling t...
Jul 28, 2021
Factbox: Climate, energy topics in upcoming German elections
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) are pitted against the ecologist Greens in national elections in September. Following are topics that arise fr...
Jul 28, 2021
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