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Santander profit beats forecasts on strong U.S. and UK markets
By Jess Aguado MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Santander on Wednesday beat forecasts with a 35% rise in second-quarter underlying profit, which nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels on the back of fast ec...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. to ship 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nigeria, 5.66 million to South Africa
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday will ship nearly 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to two of the most populous African countries - Nigeria and South Africa...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Basketball-USA get back on track with blow-out win against Iran
By Omar Mohammed Saitama, Japan (Reuters) - The United States got back on track in their quest for a fourth consecutive gold medal on Wednesday after a 54 point blow-out win against Iran buoyed by a b...
Jul 28, 2021
Turkey detains 200 Afghan migrants en route to Italy – coastguard
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities detained a boat carrying more than 200 Afghan migrants in the Aegean sea heading for Europe, Turkey's coastguard and the International Organisation for Migrati...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Diving-China wins men’s 3m synchro springboard to claim third gold of Games
TOKYO (Reuters) -China won their third diving gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday by reclaiming the men's 3 metre synchronised springboard title they lost to Britain in Rio. Wang Zongyuan an...
Jul 28, 2021
Marketmind: Gearing up for Jay
A look at the day ahead from Julien Ponthus. One thing markets are good at is swiftly changing price tags. Beijing's broad regulatory clampdown on tech has forced investors to quickly reassess the ris...
Jul 28, 2021
Taiwan ex-deputy defence minister investigated over ‘China spy’ contacts
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan authorities are investigating a former deputy defence minister and several other serving and retired military officers over contacts with what authorities believ...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Weightlifting- Indonesian lifter matches Olympic record in surprise session
By Ece Toksabay and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) - Indonesia's Rahmat Erwin Abdullah matched the Olympic record by lifting 190kg in clean&jerk at Tokyo 2020, in a surprise early session where athletes...
Jul 28, 2021
Lloyd’s of London insurer Lancashire swings to H1 profit
(Corrects earnings forecast in para 1 and 7) LONDON (Reuters) -Lloyd's of London insurer Lancashire posted a pre-tax profit of $54.1 million in the first half, helped by rising premium rates, it said ...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Baseball-Japan pip Dominican team 4-3 at the last to open Games’ baseball play
By Paresh Dave FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - High-fives abounded for hosts Japan after they staged a thrilling final-inning comeback to defeat the Dominican Republic 4-3 on Wednesday to begin the baseb...
Jul 28, 2021
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