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Rhythmic gymnastics-Israel’s Ashram to challenge Russian dominance
By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) - Russia has won every rhythmic gymnastics gold medal since 2000 but that dominance could be under threat in Tokyo due to the emergence of Israel's Linoy Ashram. Since...
Jun 30, 2021
Softball-Retirees return for surprise chance of gold
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - The surprise chance to compete for a gold medal in softball at the Tokyo Olympics has lured women out of coaching, retirement as well as 24/7 parenting dutie...
Jun 30, 2021
Sailing-Typhoons, heat, humidity among challenges for Tokyo sailors
By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Competitors in the Olympic sailing events may have to contend with everything from typhoons to sweltering temperatures and humidity when competition gets under...
Jun 30, 2021
Skateboarding-With Olympics debut, skaters roll into mainstream
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - The debut of skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics will be yet another sign that an activity once embraced as a symbol of counter-culture has firmly joined the mainstream...
Jun 30, 2021
SK Innovation to raise annual battery capacity to 200 GWh by 2025
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's SK Innovation Co Ltd said on Thursday it aims to ramp up its annual battery production capacity to 200 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in 2025, up 60% from its previously announced...
Jun 30, 2021
Hong Kong’s acting chief executive says freedoms guaranteed under security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's national security law imposed on the city a year ago guarantees human rights, including freedom of the media and assembly, the city's No. 2 official John Lee said on ...
Jun 30, 2021
Japan business mood improves in Q2 to 2-1/2-year high – tankan
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence improved in the second quarter to hit a two-and-half-year high, a central bank survey showed, a s...
Jun 30, 2021
U.S. EXIM Bank says 2020 financing volume still far below global rivals
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Export-Import Bank of the United States said on Wednesday it remained far behind its global competitors in financing volume in 2020 even as overall financing...
Jun 30, 2021
Tennis-Wimbledon day three
LONDON (Reuters) - For the second time in three days British hero Andy Murray left a late-night Centre Court crowd spellbound as he battled past German qualifier Oscar Otte to win a five-set epic and ...
Jun 30, 2021
U.S. science agency expected to open probe of Florida building collapse -source
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is expected to announce soon that it will open an investigation into the collapse last week of a buildin...
Jun 30, 2021
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