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Olympics-Skateboarding-After bruising loss, skater Huston says mental health takes precedence
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. skateboard star Nyjah Huston nursed his bruising Sunday loss in the inaugural men's street event at the Tokyo Olympics, apologising to his supporters and extolling...
Jul 25, 2021
Japan’s July factory activity grows at slowest pace in 5 months – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity expanded at the slowest pace in five months in July, a private sector survey showed on Monday, underscoring the world's third-largest economy's struggle to s...
Jul 25, 2021
Asia stocks sidelined as funds flock to Wall St
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares struggled to rally on Monday as super-strong U.S. corporate earnings sucked funds out of emerging markets and into Wall Street, where records were falling...
Jul 25, 2021
Former Samoa PM concedes election defeat – Radio New Zealand
CANBERRA (Reuters) - The former prime minister of Samoa has conceded defeat in elections held in April, Radio New Zealand reported on Monday, in a move that would bring to an end months of political i...
Jul 25, 2021
UK could end quarantine for travellers from France -The Times
(Reuters) - Britain is expected to remove France from its "amber" category of coronavirus risk countries and could drop quarantine for travellers from France as soon as next week, The Times reported o...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Support for Japan’s PM Suga slides as Tokyo Games underway
TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga slid nine points to 34%, its lowest since he took office last September, a survey showed on Monday, clouding his hopes the Tokyo Ol...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Skateboarding-Japan’s Nishimura shoulders hopes for second skateboarding gold
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Skaters from Brazil and Japan are set to dominate the women's street skateboarding event at the Olympics on Monday, with hopes that Tokyo's own Aori Nishimura would bri...
Jul 25, 2021
Australia’s Crown says Perth casino inquiry timeline extended to March 2022
(Reuters) - Casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd on Monday said Western Australia state had extended the time given to a Royal Commission probing operations at its Perth casino to March 2022. The move co...
Jul 25, 2021
Ghana aims to receive 18 million COVID shots by October
ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana hopes to receive over 18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines before October as it struggles to contain a third wave of infections, President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a speech on ...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Surfing-Gilmore waves goodbye after shock surfing loss to Buitendag
By Philip O'Connor TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's hopes of a surfing gold medal suffered a crushing blow as world no.5 Stephanie Gilmore crashed out of the women's competition, losing to rank outsider ...
Jul 25, 2021
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