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Olympics-Soccer-Japanese lead Asian challenge with eyes on podium
By Michael Church (Reuters) - Fifty-three years since winning their first and so far only Olympic medal, Japan's male footballers have their sights set on making history on home soil under Hajime Mori...
Jul 19, 2021
Australian insurers asked to review risk frameworks as pandemic-related claims surge
(Reuters) - Australia's prudential regulator on Monday directed general insurers to review their risk management frameworks after a spate of claims over COVID-19-related business interruptions. Many i...
Jul 19, 2021
Japan maintains economic assessment in July report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan kept the overall assessment of its economy unchanged for a second straight month in July, retaining the view that conditions remain severe due to the impact of the coronavirus ...
Jul 19, 2021
Taiwan approves Medigen’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's government on Monday approved the use and production of Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, a major step in the island's plans to develop its own va...
Jul 19, 2021
Russia conducts ship-based hypersonic missile test -Ifax cites defence ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has tested a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, hitting a ground target off the coast of the Barents Sea at a range of more than 350 km (217 miles), the Interfax new...
Jul 19, 2021
Bill Ackman’s Pershing drops deal for Vivendi’s Universal Music Group
PARIS (Reuters) -Billionaire investor William Ackman's Pershing Square Tontine Holdings has dropped a deal to buy 10% of Vivendi's Universal Music Group (UMG), the label that is home to musicians such...
Jul 19, 2021
Factbox: Automakers cutting back on rare earth magnets
(Reuters) - As tensions mount between China and the United States, automakers in the West are trying to reduce their reliance on a key driver of the electric vehicle revolution - the magnets made with...
Jul 19, 2021
Motor racing-Hamilton subjected to racist abuse online after British GP-reports
(Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton has been subjected to racist abuse online after winning Sunday's British Grand Prix, British media reported. The seven-times world champion celebrated a record eighth win at...
Jul 19, 2021
China frictions steer electric automakers away from rare earth magnets
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) - As tensions mount between China and the United States, automakers in the West are trying to reduce their reliance on a key driver of the electric vehicle revolution -...
Jul 19, 2021
Olympics-Brisbane bid team land in Tokyo aiming to bring 2032 Games ‘home’
TOKYO (Reuters) - A delegation representing Brisbane's 2032 Summer Olympics bid arrived in Tokyo on Monday and said they are taking nothing for granted ahead of a vote that is widely expected to rubbe...
Jul 19, 2021
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