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Olympics-Taekwondo-Five to watch at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Five taekwondoin to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: LEE DAE-HOON (SOUTH KOREA) The top-ranked athlete in the male -68kg category will be bearing the weight of national pride for South...
Jul 23, 2021
U.S. seeks ‘reliable, predictable’ way forward with North Korea
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States is seeking a "reliable, predictable and constructive" way to secure progress in stalled denuclearisation talks with North Korea, U.S. Deputy Secreta...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Rowing-Twigg, Borch blaze through field as Tokyo competition kicks off
By Amy Tennery TOKYO (Reuters) - Four-time Olympian Emma Twigg's latest battle for the podium got off to a roaring start on Friday, as compelling matchups in the men's and women's single sculls began ...
Jul 23, 2021
India court quashes Amazon, Flipkart plea against antitrust probe
MUMBAI (Reuters) - An Indian court on Friday dismissed a petition by Amazon.com Inc and Walmart's Flipkart seeking revocation of a single judge's decision to allow an antitrust probe against them to c...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Gymnastics-German women take a stand in full-body suits in Tokyo
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber TOKYO (Reuters) - German female gymnasts will choose whether they want to wear full body-suits in Sunday's qualifications at the Tokyo Olympics after receiving accolades fo...
Jul 23, 2021
South Korea likely posted biggest annual growth since 2010 in second quarter; COVID-19 clouds outlook: Reuters poll
By Joori Roh and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's economy likely grew at a faster pace in the second quarter on an annual basis, posting its fastest year-on-year growth in a decade, as expor...
Jul 23, 2021
French company Thales raises 2021 sales goal after solid H1
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Thales raised its full-year revenue target after posting first-half revenues up by 9.8% on a like-for-like basis, led by commercial space and defence. Europe's largest defen...
Jul 23, 2021
FOCUS ON-Badminton at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on badminton at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * At the Olympics, players compete in best-of-three matches. * To serve, players must hit the shuttlecock below waist hei...
Jul 23, 2021
Geely’s Volvo Cars swings to profit in first-half
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Volvo Cars, owned by China's Geely Holding, said on Friday it returned to profit in the January-June period, as it recovered from the market plunge due to the initial coronavirus...
Jul 23, 2021
Pandemic-hit Canadian businesses call for eleventh hour aid extension
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - Richard Vanderlubbe, owner of Canadian travel agency Tripcentral.ca, has had to cut active staff to about 15% of the total workforce and close all physical lo...
Jul 23, 2021
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