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Olympics-Athletics-US fail to make men’s 4×100 relay final
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States failed to make the Olympic men's 4x100 metres relay final after a ragged run saw them finish a shock sixth in their semi-final on Thursday. The U....
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Canoe sprint-Hungary’s Totka wins men’s kayak single 200m gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hungary's Sandor Totka won the gold medal in the men's kayak single 200 metres competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Italy's Manfredi Rizza took the silver medal, while Brit...
Aug 04, 2021
Some Japan advisers urge national COVID-19 emergency as cases surge -minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Some members of a government expert panel warned that a recent surge in COVID-19 cases was severe enough to impose a nationwide state of emergency, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimu...
Aug 04, 2021
‘Not the plan’: Guatemalan migrants lament fast-track deportations
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala has begun to receive flights of undocumented migrants sent back from the United States under a new policy allowing fast-track expulsions for some f...
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Canoe sprint-Hungary’s Csizmadia, Briton Heath ease into final
By Toshiki Hashimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Hungary's Kolos Csizmadia led in the men's kayak single 200 metres semi-finals at the Sea Forest Waterway on Thursday to reach the final, while defending champio...
Aug 04, 2021
Asian stocks hold gains, dollar strong on Fed official comments
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares held on to recent gains in morning trading on Thursday, despite hawkish remarks from a senior official at the U.S. Federal Reserve, that boosted the dol...
Aug 04, 2021
Fast-moving wildfire burns homes, forces evacuations in Northern California
By Fred Greaves COLFAX, California (Reuters) - A wildfire that began on Wednesday afternoon rapidly spread in woods surrounding a populated area northeast of Sacramento in California, burning homes, f...
Aug 04, 2021
First Broadway play opens in NY since lengthy pandemic shutdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first Broadway play since the coronavirus pandemic shut down theaters in New York City in 2020 opened on Wednesday, with vaccinations and masks required for audiences. "Pass O...
Aug 04, 2021
Thailand reports record 20,920 coronavirus cases in a day
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported on Thursday a record 20,920 coronavirus cases, bringing total cases in the Southeast Asian nation to 693,305 since the pandemic began last year. It also reported ...
Aug 04, 2021
Landlord groups ask U.S. judge to toss out new COVID-19 eviction ban
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Landlord groups late Wednesday asked a U.S. judge in Washington to immediately lift a new eviction moratorium that was put in place Tuesday by the Centers for...
Aug 04, 2021
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