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Taiwan to ‘adjust’ Hong Kong office operations in ‘one China’ row
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will "adjust" the operations of its representative office in Hong Kong after the government there demanded its officials sign a document supporting Beijing's claim to Taiwan ...
Jun 19, 2021
Olympics-Ledecky completes Tokyo to-do list qualifying in 800 at U.S. trials
(Reuters) - Katie Ledecky completed her Tokyo Games to-do list with a win in the 800 metres freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Saturday and heads to Japan ready to defend her three Rio g...
Jun 19, 2021
Golf-‘Goosebumps’ as Canadian Hughes sees maiden major title in reach
By Andrew Both (Reuters) - It was "goosebumps" for 30-year-old Canadian Mackenzie Hughes, who rocketed up the leaderboard at the U.S. Open on Saturday and will play in the final group of a major for t...
Jun 19, 2021
Golf-Reality check ends fairytale Bland run at U.S. Open
By Andrew Both SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) - Halfway U.S. Open co-leader Richard Bland received a sobering reality check when he plunged out of contention with a six-over-par 77 in the third round at ...
Jun 19, 2021
Both sides in Peru’s contested election double down in weekend rallies
LIMA (Reuters) - Supporters of socialist Pedro Castillo and conservative Keiko Fujimori took to the streets by the thousands in Peru on Saturday, as tensions rose over the result of the June 6 preside...
Jun 19, 2021
‘Forces for good will prevail’ – Taiwan welcomes massive US vaccine aid
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan reacted with an outpouring of thanks to the United States for shipping 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the major semiconductor-producing island, more t...
Jun 19, 2021
ATP roundup: Andrey Rublev rallies into Halle final
No. 4 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia was tested by Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili but advanced with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 victory on Saturday to reach the final of the Noventi Open in Halle, Germany. It's the...
Jun 19, 2021
WTA roundup: Belinda Bencic reaches second final of season
No. 5 seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland held off unseeded Alize Cornet of France 7-5, 6-4 to reach the final of the Bett1Open on Saturday in Berlin. With the victory, Bencic reached her second final ...
Jun 19, 2021
China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases versus 30 the day before
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 23 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the mainland for June 19, down from 30 infections a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Sunday. All new cases were...
Jun 19, 2021
French far-right tests voters’ appetite in regional elections
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - French voters go to the polls on Sunday in regional elections that will test the appeal of far-right leader Marine Le Pen's softened image less than a year before the ...
Jun 19, 2021
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