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Supporters of Tunisian president celebrate government ousting with cheers, fireworks
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Soon after Tunisia's President Kais Saied said he had ousted the government, tens of thousands of people poured into city streets to applaud a move decried by his crit...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Australia’s Titmus wins women’s 400 freestyle gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's Ariarne Titmus won the gold medal in the women's 400 metres freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Katie Ledecky of the United States won the silver and Li Bingjie of...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Britain’s Peaty wins men’s 100m breaststroke
TOKYO (Reuters) - Adam Peaty of Britain won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres breaststroke at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands won the silver and Italy's Nicolo Mart...
Jul 25, 2021
China says standstill in U.S.-China relations due to U.S. treating China as “imaginary enemy” -state TV
BEIJING (Reuters) - The standstill in U.S.-China relations was due to some people in the United States treating China as an "imaginary enemy", state television quoted China's Vice Foreign Minister Xie...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Tokyo Games organisers report 16 new Games-related COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Monday reported 16 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number since July 1 to 148. The Games, which officially opened on Friday, are bei...
Jul 25, 2021
China tightens grips on local government hidden debt
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is stepping up restrictions on financing to local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) to mitigate risks from hidden debt, the official Securities Times reported on Monday....
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Golf-Spain bring in Campillo as Rahm replacement
(Reuters) - Spain's Jorge Campillo will replace Jon Rahm in the Tokyo Olympics golf competition after the world number one pulled out following a positive test for COVID-19 before departing for Japan,...
Jul 25, 2021
China’s private education firms brace for hit from new rules, shares tumble
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's private education firms are bracing for a "material" hit to their operations after Beijing announced new rules barring for-profit tutoring in core school subjects to ease ...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Half of Tokyo region TV audience watched Olympic opening ceremony live – Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - About 56% of television viewers in Tokyo and the surrounding Kanto region watched the July 23 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony live on public broadcaster NHK, Kyodo News reported on M...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Canada’s MacNeil wins women’s 100m butterfly gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Canada's Margaret MacNeil won an Olympic gold medal on Monday in the women's 100m butterfly, finishing in a time of 55.59. The silver medal went to China's Zhang Yufei and Australia'...
Jul 25, 2021
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