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Pakistani, 19, becomes youngest person to summit K2
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A 19-year-old Pakistani has become the youngest person to summit K2, the world's second highest mountain, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Tuesday. Shehroze Kas...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Olympics-Protest rules at Tokyo Games not transparent-German athletes group
By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) - A hastily-introduced process that potentially allows athletes to protest at the Tokyo Olympics is not transparent and instead could deter them from highlighting s...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
CEO of Aboriginal group whose rock shelters Rio Tinto destroyed steps down
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The chief executive of the Aboriginal group whose ancient rock shelters Rio Tinto Ltd detonated for an iron ore mine last year is stepping down from the organisation, the group s...
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Olympics-Tennis-Tsitsipas through to third round as Osaka exits under closed roof
By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the third round of the men's singles tennis at the Olympic Games while Japanese medal hopeful Naomi Osaka was eliminated fro...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Private equity firms to scramble for exit after China’s new tutoring rules
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's move to ban private tutoring firms from making a profit from teaching core school subjects and raising capital is set to trigger a scramble among venture and p...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Olympics-Judo-Nagase on course to continue Japanese gold rush
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Takanori Nagase kept alive Japan's hopes of striking gold in judo when he advanced into the men's -81kg semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics by defeating Germany's ...
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Euro zone households kept tapping banks for credit in June
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone households continued to borrow at a brisk pace from their banks last month, European Central Bank data showed on Tuesday, lured by low interest rates and an economic re...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
EU says it is on track for 70% vaccination target by end summer
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is on course to hit a target of fully vaccinating at least 70% of the adult population by the end of summer given that percentage of those 18 and over have now ...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Global markets regulators team up to keep watch on SPACs
LONDON (Reuters) -Global securities markets regulators said on Tuesday they have begun monitoring special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, due to potential regulatory concerns. SPACs are shell...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Philippines records six week high in daily COVID-19 cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines recorded 7,186 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the highest single-day increase in more than six weeks, and an additional 72 deaths, the Southeast Asian country's h...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
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