Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tokyo daily COVID-19 cases total 1,359
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo reported 1,359 COVID-19 cases on Friday, part of a wave of infection in the capital as the Olympic Games kick off. Tokyo reported 1,979 cases on Thursday, the highest level sin...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Hockey-Five to watch at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Five hockey players to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: MANPREET SINGH (INDIA) Midfielder Singh was the first person from his country to win the international hockey federation's playe...
Jul 23, 2021
Russia following through on fighter jet deals with Myanmar – report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is going ahead with plans to supply Myanmar with Su-30 fighter jets and Yak-130 training aircraft, Interfax news agency quoted Dmitry Shugayev, head of Russia's military coop...
Jul 23, 2021
Volleyball-Five to watch at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Five volleyball players to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: ALAN SOUZA (BRAZIL) The opposite will be competing at his first Olympics with the aim of winning Brazil's fourth gold medal....
Jul 23, 2021
Signify’s second-quarter core profit rises 32% despite supply issues
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Signify, the world's largest lighting maker, reported on Friday a 32% jump in second-quarter core profit to 175 million euros ($206 million), though it continued to grapple with ...
Jul 23, 2021
Chinese city seeks greater state firm investment in Evergrande-backed Shengjing Bank
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's northern city of Shenyang has encouraged local state-owned companies to increase stakes in Shengjing Bank, which Evergrande Group has a 36% stake in, according to statement...
Jul 23, 2021
FOCUS ON-Hockey at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on hockey at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * For both men's and women's hockey, 12 nations will compete in two groups of six. The top four teams from each group progre...
Jul 23, 2021
Tokyo Olympics map corrected after Ukraine objects
KYIV (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee has corrected a map on the Tokyo Olympics website after Ukraine protested about the inclusion of a border between Ukraine and its Crimean Peninsula...
Jul 23, 2021
Exclusive: Poundland owner Pepco to create 13,000 jobs over three years
LONDON (Reuters) - The owner of the discount chains Pepco, Poundland and Dealz, Pepco Group, plans to create about 13,000 net new jobs across Europe over the next three years as it aggressively opens ...
Jul 23, 2021
FOCUS ON-Boxing at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on boxing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * The fighters compete over three rounds lasting three minutes with the winner decided on points by five judges using a simi...
Jul 23, 2021
