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Analysis-Why TV audiences are tuning out the Tokyo Olympic Games
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Broadcasters will not be taking home any gold medals for how many people have watched the Tokyo Olympic Games so far. In several major markets around the world, the TV audi...
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Olympics-Canoeing-Race car designers reinvent kayak for Japanese paddler
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese kayaker Kazuya Adachi is taking on European domination of canoeing with a bespoke boat built by race car engineers who had never designed a kayak before and did not bother l...
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Philippines to place Manila area in lockdown to curb Delta spread
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday approved the imposition of lockdown measures in the capital region, in a bid to contain the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant an...
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TSMC reports gas contamination at key chip plant which supplies Apple – Nikkei
(Reuters) -Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's key plant that makes processors for Apple Inc was hit with a contamination of gas used in the chipmaking process, Nikkei reported on Friday. "As of n...
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Olympics-Cycling-Britain’s Shriever wins gold in women’s BMX
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bethany Shriever of Britain won the Olympic women's BMX race gold medal on Friday at the Ariake Urban Sports Park. Colombian Mariana Pajon took silver and Dutch rider Merel Smulders ...
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Olympics-Rugby-Lightning halts Tokyo Sevens morning session
By Mayu Sakoda TOKYO (Reuters) - The morning session in the women's Olympic Rugby Sevens could not be completed on Friday after lightning over the Tokyo Stadium delayed the final match between New Zea...
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Cycling-Dutchman Kimmann wins gold in men’s BMX final
By Martyn Herman TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Niek Kimmann of the Netherlands won gold in the Olympic men's BMX racing event on Friday. Britain's Kye Whyte took the silver medal with Colombia's Carlos Alb...
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Google says Microsoft balking at turning over documents in antitrust fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google has asked a judge hearing the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against the search and advertising giant to compel Microsoft to turn over documents, sayin...
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Olympics-Swimming-American Murphy says 200m backstroke race ‘probably not clean’
TOKYO (Reuters) - United States swimmer Ryan Murphy said Friday's 200m backstroke final was "probably not clean" after he lost his Olympic title to Russian Evgeny Rylov. Murphy won gold in the 100 and...
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South Pacific island nation mandates COVID-19 vaccination
CANBERRA (Reuters) - The small South Pacific island nation of The Federated States of Micronesia has mandated that its adult population be inoculated against COVID-19 in an effort to continue to preve...
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