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Olympics-Tennis-Greece’s Sakkari celebrates birthday with second round win
By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - After a serving of cake with her team mates, Greece's Maria Sakkari celebrated her 26th birthday with an emphatic 6-1 6-2 win over Nina Stojanovic of Serbia in the ...
Syndicated Content Jul 26, 2021
M&G launches sustainable version of flagship $77 billion PruFund
By Simon Jessop and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - British asset manager M&G has launched a sustainable version of its flagship 56 billion pounds ($77 billion) PruFund range of funds, its chief execu...
Syndicated Content Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Gymnastics-U.S. and Russia set for showdown in women’s final
By Steve Keating TOKYO (Reuters) - Simone Biles and rest of the United States women's gymnastics squad will look to put an uninspired qualification effort in the rearview mirror on Tuesday when they d...
Syndicated Content Jul 26, 2021
Kazakhstan reports record daily COVID-19 cases
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan reported 6,637 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, a daily record for the Central Asian nation which is once again tightening restrictions to curb the fresh spike in infections...
Syndicated Content Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Tokyo Games cameras to focus on sporting performance
By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) - Coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Games by the official Olympic broadcaster will focus only on athletes' performances and adopt a more gender-neutral approach to filming...
Syndicated Content Jul 26, 2021
Seven killed after sandstorm causes vehicle crashes in Utah
(Corrects to fix typo in headline) (Reuters) -Seven people were killed and several others injured in Utah after a sandstorm impaired visibility causing a series of vehicle crashes on Sunday evening, U...
Syndicated Content Jul 26, 2021
Philips second-quarter earnings beat forecast as pandemic fuels demand
(Reuters) - Dutch health technology company Philips on Monday beat analysts' expectations with a jump in second-quarter core earnings to 532 million euros ($626 million), as the COVID-19 pandemic cont...
Syndicated Content Jul 26, 2021
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan at record level in May-June – UN
KABUL (Reuters) - Nearly 2,400 Afghan civilians were killed or injured in May and June as fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan security forces escalated, the highest number for those two mon...
Syndicated Content Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Badminton-Sisters inspire shuttlers at Games
By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - Many of the 173 badminton players at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were pushed into the sport by enthusiastic parents hoping to raise the next Lin Dan of China. But a look a...
Syndicated Content Jul 26, 2021
Southeast Asia COVID-19 cases hit new highs, Malaysian doctors protest
By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Thailand reported a record number of coronavirus cases on Monday, while Malaysia has notched up more than 1 million infections, as the virulent Delta variant ca...
Syndicated Content Jul 26, 2021
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