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Holcim ups operating profit view with stimulus due to kick in
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - Cement maker Holcim increased its guidance for full-year operating profit on Friday, saying it was looking to the impact of post-pandemic economic stimulus measures t...
Jul 30, 2021
Grisly murder of diplomat’s daughter sparks outrage over femicides in Pakistan
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A grisly murder in the heart of Islamabad involving families from the privileged elite of Pakistani society has dominated headlines for the past week, stirring nat...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Badminton-China win mixed doubles gold and silver
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Wang Yi Lyu and Huang Dong Ping won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong - also from China - claimed the...
Jul 30, 2021
UniCredit beats profit forecasts as Monte dei Paschi talks start
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's UniCredit posted higher-than-expected second-quarter net profit on Friday, a day after agreeing to embark on formal talks with the government to buy rival Mon...
Jul 30, 2021
Bonds see large inflows, TIPS pull in record money in weekly flows – BofA
LONDON (Reuters) - Bond funds enjoyed the largest inflows in three weeks at $12.7 billion in the week to Wednesday with investors putting a record amount of $3.2 billion into Treasury Inflation-Protec...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Canoeing-Czech Prskavec wins gold in men’s kayak slalom
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Czech Republic's Jiri Prskavec won gold in the men's kayak slalom on Friday, with the silver medal going to Slovakia's Jakub Grigar. Germany's Hannes Aigner took bronze. (Reporti...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Archery-South Korea’s An brushes off hairstyle critics to reach final
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - An San kept South Korea's Olympic flag flying in women's archery on Friday, brushing off online criticism of her hairstyle to reach the final of what has been a mostly...
Jul 30, 2021
Cineworld takes $200 million loan ahead of busy movie season
(Reuters) - Cineworld has secured $200 million in additional loans from existing lenders, the cinema operator said on Friday, as it prepares to welcome back more movie-goers for a strong slate of upco...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Tennis-We need to do more about player mental health – ITF chief
By Sudipto Ganguly and Iain Axon TOKYO (Reuters) - Tennis governing bodies take mental health issues extremely seriously but are aware that more needs to be done to support players in that area, Inter...
Jul 30, 2021
Thailand renews COVID-19 vaccination drive for monks at risk
By Jiraporn and Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand began a renewed drive to vaccinate Buddhist monks and other temple workers in Bangkok against the coronavirus on Friday, as the country battles its...
Jul 30, 2021
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