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Cambodia to impose COVID-19 lockdowns in areas bordering Thailand
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia is set to launch a lockdown in eight provinces bordering Thailand from midnight on Thursday, in a bid to prevent the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus in t...
Jul 28, 2021
J&J contractor plans to resume COVID-19 vaccine production at Baltimore plant – WSJ
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson contractor Emergent Biosolutions Inc plans to resume COVID-19 vaccine production at its Baltimore plant after getting approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Jul 28, 2021
ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev survives heat to make Olympics quarters
Second seed Daniil Medvedev battled oppressive heat and humidity that required him to take two medical timeouts on his way to beating Fabio Fognini of Italy to reach the quarterfinals of the 2020 Olym...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-American Dressel wins men’s 100m freestyle by fingertip
TOKYO (Reuters) - American Caeleb Dressel set an Olympic record to win gold by a fingertip in the men's 100 metres freestyle in Tokyo on Thursday, denying Rio champion Australian Kyle Chalmers a secon...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Rugby-Australia, New Zealand live up to favourites tag in women’s Sevens
By Mayu Sakoda TOKYO (Reuters) - Pre-tournament favourites Australia and New Zealand flexed their muscles with comprehensive victories in the opening matches in the women's competition of the Olympic ...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Two Games-related COVID-19 cases hospitalised -organisers
TOKYO (Reuters) -Two Games-related people from overseas with COVID-19 have been hospitalised but neither case is serious, Tokyo 2020 spokesman Masa Takaya said on Thursday. The cases are the first kno...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-American Dressel wins men’s 100m freestyle gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Caeleb Dressel of the United States won the gold medal in the men's 100m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Kyle Chalmers of Australia won the silver and Russian Kliment Ko...
Jul 28, 2021
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
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