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Olympics-No plan to reschedule more events as storm approaches
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic organisers said there is currently no plan to reschedule further events due to a tropical storm heading towards the main Japanese island of Honshu. Rowing https://www.r...
Jul 25, 2021
China shares slide as regulatory clampdown spooks investors, education firms dive
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese shares slumped on Monday as investor worries over the impact of government regulations kneecapped the education and property sectors, after Beijing bar...
Jul 25, 2021
China reports 76 new COVID-19 cases, Nanjing starts second mass testing
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 76 new COVID-19 cases on July 25, up from 32 cases a day earlier, as Nanjing city starts a second round of mass testing. China has taken a zero-tolerance approach to...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Softball-U.S. stage late comeback over Japan in tune-up before gold match
By Paresh Dave YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - The United States beat Japan 2-1 on Monday in an inconsequential game to end round-robin play. But the U.S. team's failure to record a hit against a third-st...
Jul 25, 2021
Chipmaker TSMC says too early to say on Germany expansion
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) said on Monday that it was too early to say whether it will build factories in Germany and that talks were in early stages, as the E...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Peaty roars in relief with Britain’s first gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Adam Peaty roared with pride and relief as the fastest breaststroker in history became the first British swimmer to defend an Olympic title with a dominant 100m win in the Tokyo pool...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Triathlon-Fans gather defying calls to stay home
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sport fans gathered along the route of the triathlon on Monday, grabbing a rare opportunity to see live competition at the pandemic-hit Tokyo Games despite calls from organisers for ...
Jul 25, 2021
Tunisian democracy in crisis after president ousts government
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia faced its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy on Monday after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze the activities of par...
Jul 25, 2021
HK teen returned from Chinese jail sent to detention for attempted arson
HONG KONG (Reuters) - One of the Hong Kong democracy activists who was returned from a Chinese jail after being captured at sea last year was ordered detention in a training centre for under-20-year-o...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-United States win men’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States won the gold medal in the men's 4x100 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Italy took the silver and Australia took the bronze. (Reporting by Martin Pet...
Jul 25, 2021
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