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AstraZeneca scours supply chain for more vaccine doses for Thailand, SE Asia
BANGKOK (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc is "scouring" its global supply chain to try and boost COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Thailand and Southeast Asia, its representative for the country said on Saturday...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Germany’s road race team face anxious wait after Geschke’s positive COVID test
By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) - Germany's entire road race team are still in a state of uncertainty at the Tokyo Games following cyclist Simon Geschke's positive COVID-19 test, team officials sa...
Jul 24, 2021
Malaysia reports record 15,902 new coronavirus cases
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's health ministry reported 15,902 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest number of daily infections since the beginnng of the pandemic. This brings the cumula...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-IOC’s Bach draws ire in Japan over long opening ceremony speech
By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - For a Games billed as the most inclusive and diverse on record, one element of Friday's opening ceremony stood out for many Japanese: Olympic boss Thomas Bach sp...
Jul 24, 2021
China administered total 1.5249 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of July 23
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China administered a total of 1.5249 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of July 23, data from National Health Commission showed on Saturday. (Reporting by Zoey Zhang and Engen ...
Jul 24, 2021
Surfing-Family ties to beach will give me surfing edge, says Igarashi
By Philip O'Connor TOKYO (Reuters) - Though born and raised in California, Japanese surfer Kanoa Igarashi is hoping his family connection to Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach will give him an advantage in the...
Jul 24, 2021
Samoa’s new prime minister seeks to install cabinet on Tuesday
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Samoa's first female prime minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa, said on Saturday her government would formally take office next week, a day after the country's Court of Appeal affirmed...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Badminton-Taiwan’s Tai focused on fixing her mistakes, not thinking about Chen threat
By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan's Tai Tzu-Ying said she will have to cut out the mistakes if she is to make an impact at the Tokyo Olympics and will only begin to think about the threat posed ...
Jul 24, 2021
China criticises NBC Olympics broadcast for ‘incomplete map’
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China criticised NBC Universal for showing an "incomplete map" of the country in its broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, after a map displayed during the arri...
Jul 24, 2021
China’s Hou wins 49-kg weightlifting gold at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Zhihui Hou won the gold medal in the women's 49-kg weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics, lifting a total of 210 kg, with a comfortable win over Indian and Indonesian medalists...
Jul 24, 2021
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