Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea detects its first two cases of Delta Plus COVID-19 variant
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has detected its first two cases of the new Delta Plus COVID-19 variant, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Tuesday, as the coun...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Basketball-In Games debut, Belgian coach says daughters are ‘just players’
By Rocky Swift SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Kim Mestdagh caught an errant blow to the throat and collapsed to the court, gasping for breath on Monday in the last preliminary match of Belgium's debut in ...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics: Organisers report 18 new Games-related COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers reported on Tuesday 18 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, bringing the total since July 1 to 294. (Reporting by Mari Saito; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
Aug 02, 2021
Blinken says Belarus treatment of athlete intolerable ‘transnational repression’
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken blasted Belarus' attempt to send home a sprinter from the Tokyo Olympics against her wishes as intolerable "transnational repression". President Alex...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Canoe sprint-Carrington sets new Olympic best en route to final
By Toshiki Hashimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Defending champion Lisa Carrington of New Zealand set a new Olympic best to reach the final of the women's kayak single 200 metres competition at the Sea Forest ...
Aug 02, 2021
Tencent falls after China media calls online gaming “spiritual opium”
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shares of online gaming companies, including Tencent Holdings and Netease Inc, tumbled on Tuesday after Chinese state media called the business "spiritual opium". Tencent tumbled ...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Kenya’s Cheruiyot advances to 1,500m semis in quest for gold
By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - World champion Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya, a late addition to the Olympic team after initially failing to qualify, advanced to the semi-finals of the men's 1,500 met...
Aug 02, 2021
Japan limits hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients to most serious as cases surge
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will shift policy to focus on hospitalising patients who are seriously ill with the COVID-19 and those at risk of becoming so, officials said, to avoid strain on the medical sy...
Aug 02, 2021
U.S. advises against travel to Greece, Ireland, Iran, U.S. Virgin Islands
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Monday against travel to Greece, Ireland, Iran, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other destina...
Aug 02, 2021
Asian stocks slip as Delta spread spooks investors
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday, as the Delta coronavirus variant spread in key markets in the region and put Chinese authorities on high alert, rattling investo...
Aug 02, 2021
