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First task for Afghan forces is to slow Taliban’s momentum -Pentagon chief
By Idrees Ali EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday that the Afghan security forces' first job was to make sure they could slow the Taliban's ...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Rowing-Dutch coach tests positive for COVID-19
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dutch rowing coach Josy Verdonkschot has tested positive for COVID-19, the Netherlands Olympic Committee (NOCNSF) said on Sunday, and has gone into a 10-day quarantine. The news come...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Triathlon-With only one Brownlee to beat, Tokyo field can dream of gold
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain's Alistair Brownlee was hot favourite at the last two Olympics and duly delivered gold and his absence from Tokyo means a good half of the field, including ...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Skateboarding-Skaters debut at inaugural Olympics, fans hope for acceptance
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Skateboarding made its historic debut on the Olympic stage early Sunday, with men's street heats kicking off the sport's four-day competition under Tokyo's blazing sun....
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Surfing-Surfers ride wave of emotion to make Olympic history
TOKYO (Reuters) - Four of the world's top male surfers made history on Sunday morning as their sport made its long-awaited Olympic debut at the Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, with Brazil's Italo Ferreira ...
Jul 24, 2021
UK will be exposed to paying pandemic cost risks for decades-report
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will be exposed to financial risks from its 372 billion pound pandemic spending for decades, according to lawmakers' reports on Sunday that also said more tha...
Jul 24, 2021
Robinhood CEO says he is considering offering U.S. retirement accounts
By Echo Wang and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc is considering launching U.S. retirement accounts, CEO and co-founder Vlad Tenev said on Saturday in a webcast with users of its trading a...
Jul 24, 2021
Tokyo Olympics opening drew 16.7 million TV viewers – NBCUniversal
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - NBC's TV broadcast of the Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony drew 16.7 million viewers, the smallest audience since at least 1988, according to preliminary data provided ...
Jul 24, 2021
Two Turkish soldiers killed in attack in northern Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Two Turkish soldiers were killed and two were wounded in an attack on their armoured vehicle in northern Syria, and Turkish forces immediately launched retaliatory fire, Turkey's d...
Jul 24, 2021
So-called smoke shade from other wildfires helps crews fight biggest U.S. blaze
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Scores of wildfires raging across the Western United States' forest and scrub have belched so much smoke that it is helping an army of firefighters gain ground on the nation'...
Jul 24, 2021
