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Sony posts 26% rise in Q1 operating profit on pandemic-led PS5 demand
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp on Wednesday reported a 26.3% rise in first-quarter operating profit, benefiting from lingering pandemic-led demand for its PlayStation 5 games console. Operating profit fo...
Aug 04, 2021
Boarders exit tanker off UAE coast, ship safe – British agency
DUBAI (Reuters) - Boarders have left a tanker that maritime sources had said was seized off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and the vessel is safe, Britain's maritime trade agency reported on We...
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Japan fans eager for marathon but rue spectator ban
By Chris Gallagher and Sarah Aoyagi TOKYO (Reuters) - When millions of Japanese tune into the Olympic marathons this weekend they will not only see the world's best runners pushing their bodies to the...
Aug 04, 2021
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Australia recorded one of its youngest COVID-19 deaths as daily infections lingered near a 16-month high, while Japan said it may roll back a controversial policy asking patients with less...
Aug 04, 2021
Thales to sell signalling business to Hitachi in $2 billion deal
PARIS (Reuters) - Thales, Europe's largest defence electronics company, confirmed on Wednesday it was in advanced talks to sell its railway signalling business to Japan's Hitachi in a deal that values...
Aug 04, 2021
Belarusian athlete Tsimanouskaya in Polish care, says Poland deputy minister
WARSAW (Reuters) - Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is in the care of Polish diplomatic services, Poland deputy foreign minister Marcin Przydacz said on Wednesday. "Ms. Krystsina Tsimanousk...
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Wrestling-Rio champ Maroulis leads US charge into semi-finals
By Ece Toksabay CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Reigning Olympic champion Helen Maroulis of the United States sounded out a warning to her rivals on Wednesday after scoring convincing victories in her openin...
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Drunken Australians to be dealt with by rugby, football federations – AOC
By Nick Mulvenney TOKYO (Reuters) - The Australian Olympic Committee will leave it to the country's rugby and football federations to investigate and punish the "unacceptable" drunken behaviour of pla...
Aug 04, 2021
Dubai airport expects passenger surge as UAE eases travel curbs
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's state airport operator expects a "surge" in passenger traffic over the coming weeks and months, its chief executive said on Wednesday, after the United Arab Emirates announce...
Aug 04, 2021
Commerzbank swings to Q2 loss amid restructuring and write off
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Commerzbank on Wednesday said that it swung to a second-quarter loss as the lender undergoes a major restructuring and after a write off to end an outsourcing project. ...
Aug 04, 2021
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