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Hong Kong Exchanges delays open on Monday morning due to black rainstorm
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing said on Monday the the morning trading sessions of both the securities and derivatives markets, including Stock Connect trading, have been delaye...
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Olympics-Modern Pentathlon-Old faces usher in a new era
By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - It is called modern pentathlon but it is the old guard looking poised to go out in a blaze of glory at the Tokyo Olympics and usher in a new vibrant made-for-telev...
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Olympics-Sport climbing-Athletes forced out of comfort zone in new combined event
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Sport climbing debuts at the Olympics next month in a controversial combined format requiring athletes to excel in three radically different disciplines to secure a sin...
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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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