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Olympics-Swimming-Titmus times it perfectly to beat rival Ledecky
(Refiles to delete erroneous word from headline) By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's Ariarne Titmus drew first blood in her Olympic showdown with American Katie Ledecky on Monday after her br...
Jul 26, 2021
Extreme weather renews focus on climate change as scientists update forecasts
By Andrea Januta (Reuters) - As scientists gather online to finalize a long-awaited update on global climate research, recent extreme weather events across the globe highlight the need for more resear...
Jul 26, 2021
Fed meeting may test low U.S. Treasury yields
By Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) - The $22 trillion market for U.S. Treasury securities may get a reality check from the Federal Reserve this week following a plunge in interest rates that bucked exp...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics – Basketball 3×3-Japan men mauled by Serbia, women fall to China
TOKYO (Reuters) - Serbia notched a thumping victory over host nation Japan on Monday to remain undefeated in the Olympic men's 3x3 basketball tournament. The top-seeded Serbian squad, led by Dusan Dom...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Skateboarding-Japanese teen Nishiya takes gold in women’s street
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese teenager Momiji Nishiya won the gold medal in the women's street skateboarding competition on Monday, adding to the host nation's gold haul at the event. Rayss...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Out of sight! Canada’s MacNeil wows rivals in 100m fly
TOKYO (Reuters) - Without her contact lenses, Margaret MacNeil could not see who won gold in the women's 100m butterfly on Monday but the Canadian said she had a good feeling about it when she heard h...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Tennis-Osaka strolls into third round at Games
By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka sent out an ominous message to competitors at the Tokyo Games on Monday, sweeping past 50th-ranked Viktorija Golubic 6-3 6-2 to book a place in ...
Jul 25, 2021
China says U.S. is the ‘inventor of coercive diplomacy’ -foreign ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is the "inventor of coercive diplomacy", China's vice foreign minister Xie Feng told U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday, according to a statem...
Jul 25, 2021
Malaysia will not extend state of emergency – Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will not extend a national state of emergency when it ends on Aug. 1, state news agency Bernama reported on Monday, citing law minister Takiyuddin Hassan. The governm...
Jul 25, 2021
China says EC’s carbon border tax is expanding climate issues to trade
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday that the European Commission's plan to impose the world's first carbon border tax is expanding climate issues into trade and is against the free international ...
Jul 25, 2021
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