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Olympics-Athletics-Fraser-Pryce on brink of amazing 100m hat-trick
By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be looking to make history on Saturday as the first woman to win three Olympic 100m gold medals and cement her place as one of...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Badminton- Tai Tzu Ying gets her mojo back
TOKYO (Reuters) - In a string of women's singles matches on Wednesday, Taiwan's Tai Tzu Ying reminded the world why she's number one when she had France's Qi Xuefei struggling to match up through thei...
Jul 28, 2021
Startup Class Technologies raises $105 million from SoftBank, others
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Class Technologies Inc, which makes tools for Zoom Video Communications Inc's platform to enhance online classes, said on Wednesday it raised $105 million in a funding r...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Archery-S.Korea’s Jang knocked out in surprise loss to Japan’s Nakamura
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korean archer Jang Minhee, already a gold medallist in the team competition and ranked second-top seed for the women's individual matchplay contest, suffered a s...
Jul 28, 2021
India-focused messaging startup Gupshup raises $240 million for share buy-back
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Gupshup, a Silicon Valley messaging startup with a focus on India, on Wednesday said it raised $240 million from Tiger Global Management and others to buy back shares ah...
Jul 28, 2021
Deutsche Bank swings to better-than-expected Q2 net profit
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Deutsche Bank swung to a better-than-expected second-quarter profit despite a decline in investment banking revenue and some unexpected costs, figures on Wednesday showed. Net pro...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Haughey makes history for Hong Kong with silver medal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Siobhan Haughey won Hong Kong's first Olympic swimming medal by taking silver in the 200m freestyle on Wednesday and said she hoped her achievement in Tokyo would inspire the next ge...
Jul 28, 2021
France’s Capgemini raises 2021 targets
(Reuters) - French consulting and IT services provider Capgemini on Wednesday raised its 2021 guidance, as it benefits from a global surge in demand for tech and cloud-based solutions that picked up s...
Jul 27, 2021
Olympics-Fencing-Hungary and Italy in semifinals of men’s sabre team
TOKYO (Reuters) - High-ranking Hungary and Italy will clash in the semifinals of the men's sabre team event on Wednesday, with individual gold medallist Aron Szilagyi and Luigi Samele with silver set ...
Jul 27, 2021
Olympics-Rowing-Italian rower misses medal-winning race after positive COVID test
By Amy Tennery TOKYO (Reuters) - Italy raced their way to an Olympic bronze in the men's four medal race on Wednesday, but team stalwart Bruno Rosetti missed out on his chance for a treasured piece of...
Jul 27, 2021
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