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Olympics-Equestrian-Germany’s Schneider rides high weeks after deadly accident
TOKYO (Reuters) - German equestrian dressage rider Dorothee Schneider came out on top of her Olympic qualifying group on Sunday just weeks after a traumatic accident in which the horse she was riding ...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Taekwondo-US’s Zolotic wins women’s -57kg gold medal
CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - The United States' Anastasija Zolotic defeated Russian Tatiana Minina to win the women's taekwondo -57kg category gold medal on Sunday. Turkey's Hatice Kubra Ilgun and Taiwan'...
Jul 25, 2021
Armani bounces back from pandemic as sales rise 34% in first half
MILAN (Reuters) - Sales at Giorgio Armani jumped 34% in the first half of 2021 as business in China and the United States helped the Italian fashion group bounce back, although it said it could be nex...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-Britain’s Pidcock trained in heated tent for Tokyo conditions
TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain's Tom Pidcock has left nothing to chance for Monday's Olympic mountain bike race, training in a heated tent at home to prepare for Tokyo's soaring temperatures. The 21-year-o...
Jul 25, 2021
Kidnappers in Nigeria release 28 schoolchildren, another 81 still held, says negotiator
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Kidnappers who raided a boarding school in northern Nigeria earlier this month released 28 children on Sunday but another 81 remain in captivity, according to a pastor invo...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Gymnastics-At 46, Chusovitina bids farewell, again, after eighth Games
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber TOKYO (Reuters) - Five years before Simone Biles was born, Oksana Chusovitina was already an Olympic gold medallist in a sport whose brightest stars often fade early, their...
Jul 25, 2021
Protests across Tunisia as COVID-19 surges and economy suffers
TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters rallied in the Tunisian capital and other cities on Sunday demanding the government step down after a spike in COVID-19 cases that has aggravated economic trou...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Water polo-Spain stun champions Serbia as Croatia, Italy win big
TOKYO (Reuters) - Reigning Olympic champions Serbia got their title defence off to a rocky start when they were stunned 13-12 by a clinical Spain in their opening match of the men's water polo competi...
Jul 25, 2021
Indonesia extends COVID-19 movement curbs until Aug. 2
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Sunday that COVID-19 restrictions would be extended from July 26 to August 2, though he said infections and hospital bed occupancy rates in...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Gymnastics-German team wears full-body suit at Tokyo qualifications
TOKYO (Reuters) - The German women's gymnastics team wore full-body suits in qualifications at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday after saying their fashion choice went against the sexualisation of their sp...
Jul 25, 2021
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