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Nine days that shook the Olympics – the defection of Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
(Reuters) - Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya defected whilst in Japan for the Olympics after a dispute with her coaches that made her fear for her safety back in her authoritarian-ruled hom...
Aug 05, 2021
Armenia says Russian border guards deployed in region bordering Azerbaijan – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenia's defence ministry said on Thursday that Russian border guards had been deployed in the Tavush region in the country's northeast, bordering Azerbaijan, Interfax news agency ...
Aug 05, 2021
China caps cinema attendance at 75% of capacity in low-risk areas
BEIJING (Reuters) - China Film Administration said on Thursday that cinemas across the country should cap their attendance at 75% of capacity in low-risk areas, and suspend their operations in medium ...
Aug 05, 2021
Olympics-Table Tennis-China sweep Japan to win women’s team gold, extend unbeaten record
By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - China won the Olympic women's team table tennis gold medal on Thursday after a 3-0 victory over Japan in the final, continuing the country's undefeated streak in th...
Aug 05, 2021
Fed’s Waller says accommodative policy may be pulled back sooner than expected
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery is progressing rapidly, the labor market is improving and it may be possible for the Federal Reserve to start withdrawing its accommodative mon...
Aug 05, 2021
Ex-Societe Generale banker wins U.S. appeal in Libor-rigging case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former head of Societe Generale SA's Treasury desk in Paris can stay in France, rather than travel to the United States, to defend against U.S. charges she t...
Aug 05, 2021
Seven U.S. states with least shots make up half of COVID cases -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seven U.S. states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates account for half of the country's new cases and hospitalizations in the last week, the White House said on Thursday....
Aug 05, 2021
Lebanon’s Mikati reports progress, albeit slow, towards forming government
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati said on Thursday progress, albeit slow, has been achieved toward forming a Cabinet in Lebanon, noting that donor states would not help the coun...
Aug 05, 2021
Apple plans to scan U.S. iPhones for child abuse imagery – FT
(Reuters) - Apple Inc is planning to install a software on U.S. iPhones that will scan for child abuse imagery, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Earlie...
Aug 05, 2021
Olympics-Karate-‘Golden’ anniversary: A double toast for Spain’s karate couple
By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - Veteran karate-ka Sandra Sanchez is used to defying the odds, but the thought that she would celebrate a gold medal and a wedding anniversary with her husband-coach ...
Aug 05, 2021
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