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Olympics-Cycling-China claim women’s team sprint gold
IZU, Japan (Reuters) - China successfully defended their Olympic women's team sprint title by defeating Germany in the final as the track cycling programme got underway at the Izu Velodrome on Monday....
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Gymnastics-Carey wins floor gold to make amends for vault flop
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -American Jade Carey produced a series of high-flying tumbling combinations to win gold on the floor exercise at the Tokyo Games on Monday, while Mai Murakami became the...
Aug 02, 2021
Keep travel simple to reopen economy, Heathrow CEO tells Britain
By Ben Makori LONDON (Reuters) - The boss of London's Heathrow Airport told Britain on Monday to rebuild confidence in travel by making it easier to go abroad, as speculation grew that the government ...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Weightlifting-Wang wins China’s sixth gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Wang Zhouyu won the women's 87 kg class on Monday to give China its sixth gold medal in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics. The 27-year-old lifted a combined weight of 270 kg, a com...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Volleyball-U.S. beat Italy in full-set battle despite Thompson’s absence
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States defeated Italy in a see-saw five-set battle at the Ariake Arena on Monday to finish on top in Pool B of the women's volleyball preliminaries, overc...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-China break world record in women’s team sprint
IZU, Japan (Reuters) - China's women broke their own team sprint world record with a time of 31.804 seconds to beat Lithuania in the first round at the Olympics on Monday. The Chinese pair of Bao Shan...
Aug 02, 2021
Philippines to extend night curfew in Manila amid COVID-19 surge
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will extend a night curfew in the capital, Manila, amid a tightening of curbs in the Southeast Asian country to combat a potential surge in cases of the Delta varian...
Aug 02, 2021
For Beirut blast survivor leaving Lebanon, every day is Aug. 4
By Yara Abi Nader and Imad Creidi BEIRUT (Reuters) - For Beirut blast survivor Shady Rizk, time has stopped since Aug. 4 last year when a huge stockpile of ammonium nitrate exploded in the Lebanese ca...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Gymnastics-Liu leads China to one-two win in men’s rings
TOKYO (Reuters) - Liu Yang led a China one-two in the men's gymnastics rings event final at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, claiming a slim victory over compatriot You Hao. Greece's Eleftherios Petrouni...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Hockey-India, Argentina women reach semis, Australia, Germany out
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - India reached the semi-finals of the women's Olympic hockey tournament on Monday after securing a hard-fought 1-0 win over Australia following a tense match at the...
Aug 02, 2021
