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Japan COVID-19 adviser urges clear risk message as cases surge in Olympic host
By Linda Sieg and Ami Miyazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan faces its most serious situation since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the country's top medical adviser warned on Thursday, urging the government t...
Jul 28, 2021
Australia central bank seen reversing taper decision as lockdowns hit economy: Reuters poll
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank will likely reverse a decision to trim its bond buying programme when it holds its monthly meeting next week with the country's economy in d...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-China’s Zhang wins women’s 200m butterfly gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Zhang Yufei of China won the gold medal in the women's 200m butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Regan Smith of the United States won the silver and her compatriot Hali Flick...
Jul 28, 2021
Chinese stocks in tentative bounce, Fed in no hurry to taper
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares managed a semblance of calm on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it was in no rush to taper stimulus, though the mood was fragile as investor...
Jul 28, 2021
China reports 49 new COVID-19 cases amid Delta outbreak in Nanjing
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported on Thursday 49 new COVID-19 cases, down from 86 a day earlier, according to the national health authority, amid an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant in...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Late surges bring gold for US and Australia
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) - With two astonishing late surges, American Bobby Finke won the men's 800m freestyle and Australia's Izaac Stubblety-Cook took the men's 200m breaststroke at the Tokyo ...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Organisers report 24 new Games-related COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Thursday reported 24 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, including three athletes. The latest daily cases have brought the total Games-linked number since ...
Jul 28, 2021
China’s assets remain attractive despite recent correction – state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's state media on Thursday said yuan-denominated assets remain attractive and that short-term market panic does not represent long-term value, the latest official effort to s...
Jul 28, 2021
Olmypics-Athletics-Ingebrigtsen keeps it in the family in Tokyo gold chase
By Philip O'Connor TOKYO (Reuters) - Norway's middle-distance prodigy Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been keeping things very much in the family as he aims for Olympic gold in Tokyo, training together with hi...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Australian Stubblety-Cook wins men’s 200m breaststroke gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Izaac Stubblety-Cook of Australia won the gold medal in the men's 200m breaststroke at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Arno Kamminga of Netherlands won silver and Matti Mattsson of F...
Jul 28, 2021
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