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Euro zone businesses boomed in July but confidence weakened
LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity expanded at its fastest monthly pace in over two decades in July as the loosening of more COVID-19 restrictions gave a boost to services but fears of ano...
Jul 23, 2021
China says U.S. slandering its efforts to pursue suspects overseas
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday the United State was slandering its efforts to pursue criminal suspects overseas, after a Chinese prosecutor was charged in an alleged plot to intimidate citiz...
Jul 23, 2021
ECB survey sees higher growth, inflation in next 2 years
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone growth and inflation could be higher this year and next than earlier predicted, the European Central Bank's Survey of Professional Forecasters showed on Friday. Inflati...
Jul 23, 2021
FOCUS ON-Volleyball at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on volleyball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Both men's and women's tournaments feature 12 teams divided into two pools, with games played in a round-robin format....
Jul 23, 2021
Indonesia to launch new bid to host 2036 summer Olympics
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's National Olympic Committee plans to launch a bid to host the summer Olympics in 2036 after losing out this week to a bid by Brisbane to hold the 2032 Games, the head of...
Jul 23, 2021
Tokyo daily COVID-19 cases total 1,359
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo reported 1,359 COVID-19 cases on Friday, part of a wave of infection in the capital as the Olympic Games kick off. Tokyo reported 1,979 cases on Thursday, the highest level sin...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Hockey-Five to watch at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Five hockey players to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: MANPREET SINGH (INDIA) Midfielder Singh was the first person from his country to win the international hockey federation's playe...
Jul 23, 2021
Russia following through on fighter jet deals with Myanmar – report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is going ahead with plans to supply Myanmar with Su-30 fighter jets and Yak-130 training aircraft, Interfax news agency quoted Dmitry Shugayev, head of Russia's military coop...
Jul 23, 2021
Volleyball-Five to watch at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Five volleyball players to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: ALAN SOUZA (BRAZIL) The opposite will be competing at his first Olympics with the aim of winning Brazil's fourth gold medal....
Jul 23, 2021
Signify’s second-quarter core profit rises 32% despite supply issues
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Signify, the world's largest lighting maker, reported on Friday a 32% jump in second-quarter core profit to 175 million euros ($206 million), though it continued to grapple with ...
Jul 23, 2021
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