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South Korea reports 1,600 new COVID cases, outbreak on military vessel
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea reported 1,600 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a slight drop from the record number the previous day, as it battles to contain an outbreak on board a militar...
Jul 14, 2021
Asian shares find support as Powell shrugs off inflation
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares held firm on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy was "still a ways off" from levels the central bank wanted to see ...
Jul 14, 2021
China’s Sichuan reports human case of H5N6 bird flu – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has confirmed one case of human infection with the H5N6 strain of bird flu in Sichuan province, state media said on Thursday. The 55-year old male infected with the bird flu ...
Jul 14, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-For leukaemia survivor Ikee, just swimming at the Games is a win
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee does not really expect to win gold in the two events she will race in at the Tokyo Games but that does not matter. After surviving leukaem...
Jul 14, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Peaty aims for another dominant display in Tokyo
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Adam Peaty can make history in Tokyo as the first Briton to defend an Olympic swimming title but he wants to do more than just win. The 26-year-old has been so domin...
Jul 14, 2021
Dollar regroups after Powell push
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar retreated from recent peaks on Thursday, following further reassurance from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell that he was in no rush to tighten poli...
Jul 14, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Games could become just another meet for swimmers: Biondi
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Matt Biondi won 11 Olympic medals, including eight golds, but the American can see a day where the Games are no longer the main event for elite swimmers. The 55-year...
Jul 14, 2021
Netflix hires former Facebook exec as gaming VP to focus beyond films, shows
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it has hired a former Facebook executive to lead its video games unit as the company ramps up its efforts to grow beyond its traditional streaming business. T...
Jul 14, 2021
Beyond Meat opens JD.com store, as Chinese remain wary of meat substitutes
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beyond Meat said on Thursday it has launched an online store in China on ecommerce company JD.com, as the plant-based meatmaker aims to boost sales in the world's biggest meat mark...
Jul 14, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Black swimmers still under-represented in the pool
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - When Alice Dearing earned her ticket to Tokyo 2020 as the first Black female swimmer to represent Britain at an Olympics, she spoke of "decades and decades of histor...
Jul 14, 2021
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