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Olympics-Climbing-Push the button! Upbeat commentators love bomb athletes
By Sam Nussey and Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Commentators at climbing's Olympic debut in Tokyo are compensating for mostly empty venues with a wall of encouragement for the athletes, as the spor...
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U.S. private payrolls growth slows in July- ADP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls increased far less than expected in July, likely constrained by shortages of workers and raw materials. Private payrolls rose by 330,000 jobs last month, t...
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Walgreens sees surge in U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations in recent weeks
(Reuters) -Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Wednesday it had administered more than 29 million COVID-19 vaccines at its stores so far, led by a surge in parts of the United States ...
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Olympics-Equestrian-Britain’s Maher jumps to gold, Sweden win silver
By Shadia Nasralla and Steve Keating TOKYO (Reuters) -Britain's Ben Maher on his horse Explosion won individual show jumping gold at the Olympics on Wednesday in a hair-raising jump-off with three Swe...
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Olympics-Athletics-World champion Johnson-Thompson out injured, Vetter leads heptathlon
By Amy Tennery TOKYO (Reuters) - Heptathlon world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson's Olympic bid ended abruptly on Wednesday when she collapsed to the track during the 200 metres event, months after...
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Robinhood sparks buzz on Reddit, shares up 15%
(Reuters) -Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc jumped more than 15% in premarket trading on Wednesday as interest from star fund manager Cathie Wood and small-time traders set up the stock for a fourth se...
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Italy’s ERG says only minor disruption from cyber breach
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian renewable energy group ERG said on Wednesday a cybersecurity breach had caused only minor disruption to its information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, ad...
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Royal Caribbean says modest Delta impact on rising cruise demand
(Reuters) -Royal Caribbean Group on Wednesday flagged a modest hit to cruise bookings from the Delta variant of the coronavirus, and said the demand for next year was rising on hopes of a recovery in ...
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Olympics-Athletics-Chemutai secures steeplechase gold for Uganda
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) -Peruth Chemutai became the first Ugandan woman to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport when she triumphed in the women's 3,000m steeplechase on Wednesday. The 22-year...
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Venezuelan couple nurses injured sloths back to health at home shelter
By Vivian Sequera SAN ANTONIO DE LOS ALTOS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Juan Carlos Rodriguez and his wife Haydee were taking one of their dogs to the veterinarian in Venezuela last year when they found a s...
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