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South Korea likely posted biggest annual growth since 2010 in second quarter; COVID-19 clouds outlook: Reuters poll
By Joori Roh and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's economy likely grew at a faster pace in the second quarter on an annual basis, posting its fastest year-on-year growth in a decade, as expor...
Jul 23, 2021
French company Thales raises 2021 sales goal after solid H1
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Thales raised its full-year revenue target after posting first-half revenues up by 9.8% on a like-for-like basis, led by commercial space and defence. Europe's largest defen...
Jul 23, 2021
FOCUS ON-Badminton at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on badminton at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * At the Olympics, players compete in best-of-three matches. * To serve, players must hit the shuttlecock below waist hei...
Jul 23, 2021
Geely’s Volvo Cars swings to profit in first-half
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Volvo Cars, owned by China's Geely Holding, said on Friday it returned to profit in the January-June period, as it recovered from the market plunge due to the initial coronavirus...
Jul 23, 2021
Pandemic-hit Canadian businesses call for eleventh hour aid extension
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - Richard Vanderlubbe, owner of Canadian travel agency Tripcentral.ca, has had to cut active staff to about 15% of the total workforce and close all physical lo...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Badminton-Five to watch at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Five badminton players to watch at the Tokyo Olympics: KENTO MOMOTA (JAPAN) All eyes will be on the men's singles world number one, who has overcome personal and professional problems on t...
Jul 23, 2021
Investors eye COVID-19 spread, Golden Cross to gauge U.S. dollar trajectory
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss (Reuters) - A rally in the U.S. dollar has investors looking at a broad range of factors -- from global COVID-19 infections to yield gaps -- to determ...
Jul 23, 2021
ATP roundup: No. 1 Denis Shapovalov knocked out in Switzerland
In his ATP Tour debut, Vit Kopriva of the Czech Republic rallied to upset Canadian top seed Denis Shapovalov 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 Thursday in the Round of 16 of the Swiss Open Gstaad. Shapovalov smashed 11 a...
Jul 23, 2021
FOCUS ON-Weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) - Focus on weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * The winners are determined by the total weight of the barbells lifted. * Athletes lift weights in two movemen...
Jul 22, 2021
Olympics-Softball-Mexico to take on U.S. in clash of familiar foes – and fiancees
By Paresh Dave FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -After failing to score in their Olympics debut, Mexico's softball players came good on their promise that a different team would show up on the second day of...
Jul 22, 2021
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