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Olympics-Organisers probe drinking incident as Tokyo sizzles
By Amy Tennery, Simon Evans and Ossian Shine TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympic organisers were on Sunday investigating after a group of athletes was found drinking together at the Village, while Tokyo sizzled...
Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Relay silver completes Britain’s best ever Games in the pool
TOKYO (Reuters) - Duncan Scott became Britain's most decorated athlete at a single Olympics with his fourth medal from the Tokyo pool on Sunday as the country's all-time most successful swim team pile...
Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-‘Surreal!’ says Australia’s McKeon after picking up seventh medal in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's Emma McKeon experienced pride and disbelief in equal measures after winning two more golds at the Tokyo Games on Sunday as she became the first female swimmer to win seve...
Aug 01, 2021
China new home price growth slows in July – private survey
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's growth in new home prices slowed in July for the first time in five months, with smaller cities especially weighed down by higher mortgage rates, price caps on resale homes...
Jul 31, 2021
Organisers investigating after athletes drank alcohol together in village
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Games organisers are investigating after a group of athletes were found drinking alcohol in the Olympic village this week, an incident attended by police, the CEO of Tokyo 2020...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Gong takes shot gold on scorching day, Adams chalks up another medal for the mums
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Gong Lijiao won the women's shot put gold with a personal best effort on a blisteringly hot Tokyo morning on Sunday as the athletics world braced for the me...
Jul 31, 2021
India reports 41,831 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours – health ministry
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported 41,831 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to government data on Sunday. The nationwide tally of infections has reached 31.65 million since the star...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-One and done, Wlodarczyk qualifies with first hammer throw
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk saved her energy in the stifling heat on Sunday as she threw the hammer past the qualification mark in one go, on course to potentially b...
Jul 31, 2021
U.S. COVID-19 eviction ban expires after Congress fails to act
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A COVID-19-related U.S. government ban on residential evictions expired at midnight Saturday, putting millions of American renters at risk of being forced from their homes. Desp...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Cherry on top, Ross exits as men’s 400m campaign gets underway
By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - Michael Cherry posted the quickest time to advance to the semi-finals of the men's 400 metres on Sunday at a scorching Olympic Stadium as the United States look to r...
Jul 31, 2021
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