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Olympics-Archery-World champion Ellison knocked out as Turkey’s Gazoz wins gold
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) -The world's top-ranked male archer Brady Ellison of the United States was knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Olympic individual event on Saturday, ending his ques...
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Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 infections hit new record of 4,058
TOKYO (Reuters) - Newly reported COVID-19 cases in Tokyo surged to a record high of 4,058 on Saturday, the metropolitan government announced. (Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Raju Gopalakrish...
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Olympics-Judo-Japan, France compete for gold in first judo team event
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and France advanced to the final of the first mixed judo team event at the Olympics on Saturday, with three male and three female judokas joining forces for a final showdown at...
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Olympics-Swimming-I’ll catch Dressel, warns Hungarian Milak
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Hungarian Kristof Milak has warned American Caeleb Dressel that he will catch him in the 100m butterfly and dominate the event in both distances. Milak, the 200m w...
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Olympics-Golf-Schauffele clings to gold medal position as Matsuyama lurks
By Toshiki Hashimoto KAWAGOE, Japan (Reuters) -A slow-burning Olympic golf tournament roared to life on Saturday as American Xander Schauffele fought off attacks on all fronts to cling to a one-shot l...
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Olympics-Boxing-Filipina Petecio advances to finals; old rivals to meet in semis
By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - Reigning world champion Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines defeated Italian Irma Testa in the featherweight boxing semi-final on Saturday to keep her in the contest f...
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Olympics-Sailing-Dutchman Badloe wins RS:X windsurfing gold
ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Kiran Badloe of the Netherlands won the gold medal in the men's RS:X windsurfing on Saturday. Thomas Goyard of France finished in second place in the overall table to take ...
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TOKYO OLYMPICS: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - A world record swim by Caeleb Dressel helped the United States close the gap with China and Japan at the top of the medal tally on Saturday as compatriot Simone Biles bowed out of two more...
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China administered total of 1.637 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of July 30
BEIJING (Reuters) - China administered about 18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on July 30, taking its total to 1.637 billion, data from the National Health Commission showed on Saturday. (Reportin...
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China will maintain prudent, flexible monetary policy in second-half – central bank
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will maintain a prudent, flexible and targeted monetary policy in the second half of the year, its central bank said on Saturday, as it seeks to support growth while keeping ...
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