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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
Laughing in flood town was stupid, says Germany’s Laschet as gaffe hits ratings
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor apologised on Sunday for laughing on a visit to a flood-stricken town last week, a gaffe that has hit his rat...
Jul 25, 2021
Credit Suisse settles spying case with former star banker
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse has reached an out-of-court settlement with former star banker Iqbal Khan over allegations of spying that led to the resignation of the Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam, ...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Fencing-US fencer Lee Kiefer wins gold in women’s foil individual
TOKYO (Reuters) - Lee Kiefer of the United States won gold in the individual women's foil fencing competition on Sunday. Inna Deriglazova of the Russian Olympic Committee took silver, and Larisa Korob...
Jul 25, 2021
Two Peoria homes destroyed by arson
PEORIA, Ill. – Three Peoria firefighters were injured battling a house fire that was determined to be caused by arson. Firefighters were dispatched to 810 West Richmond at 12:17 a.m. Sunday. The...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Archery-Individual events rescheduled after bad weather forecast
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Games organisers said on Sunday that individual events in the archery had been rescheduled due to expected bad weather, with the host city bracing for a storm to roll in this w...
Jul 25, 2021
All dressed up with no one to help, Tokyo volunteers sit in for spectators
By Junko Fujita and Ece Toksabay TOKYO (Reuters) - There aren't any fans to watch the Olympic weightlifting in Tokyo this year, so that job effectively falls to the bored volunteers with little else t...
Jul 25, 2021
Three pets die in Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria firefighters were dispatched to a fire in a West Bluff Peoria home. Firefighters found smoke and fire coming from the back of the house at 1311 N. Underhill St. when they a...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-McKeown quickest in 100m backstroke qualifying
TOKYO (Reuters) - World record holder Kaylee McKeown was the fastest qualifier in the women's 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, setting a new Olympic record with her time of 57.88 seconds....
Jul 25, 2021
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