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Olympics-Triathlon-Young guns signal changing of the guard
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - Triathlon's young guns went into lockdown gently knocking at the elite door but emerged by smashing it off its hinges and storming through to totally change the sp...
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Olympics-Archery-South Korea’s eyes set on extending dominance in Tokyo
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korea will look to extend its reign as the dominant force in archery at the Tokyo Olympics and will target a ninth successive gold in the women's team event. Hav...
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Olympics-Athletics-Spring effect: Athletics struggles with carbon footprint problem
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - When a sport has over a century of meticulous records and gold medals can be decided by a thousandth of a second, times matter, but carbon shoe technology has tram...
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Oil strikes 2018 highs on demand recovery, Iran nuclear talks
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed to highs last seen in October 2018 on Monday as the United States and Iran wrangled over the revival of a nuclear deal, delaying a surge in Ira...
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Tigers come from behind for 10th-inning win over Astros
Robbie Grossman drove home the game-winning run on a squeeze play in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday. With one out and Akil Baddoo ...
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K-pop activism a lifeline for Thailand’s hard-hit ‘tuk tuk’ drivers
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Bangkok "tuk tuk" taxi driver Samran Thammasa, 39, had never heard of K-pop star Jessica Jung before the coronavirus pandemic, but now the singer's Thai ...
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Diana Taurasi makes history, leads Mercury over Sparks
Diana Taurasi returned from a nine-game absence to score a game-high 25 points and make WNBA history as the host Phoenix Mercury defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 88-79 on Sunday. Taurasi, who hadn't pl...
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Dollar off to firm start as U.S. price data fail to quell inflation worries
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held firm on Monday after slightly softer-than-expected U.S. inflation did little to chip away investors' conviction that the Federal Reserve could tighte...
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Asian shares start on cautious note amid rise in COVID-19 cases
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares got the week off to a cautious start on Monday as a spike in coronavirus cases across Asia over the weekend hurt investor sentiment while oil hovered ar...
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Mexican billionaire Salinas says his banking business may embrace bitcoin
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego said on Sunday his banking business may begin using bitcoin, becoming the country's first bank to start accepting the cryptocurrency....
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