Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Skateboarding-Brazilians roar into park skating finals
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Brazilian Luiz Francisco led a crew of skaters from his country to the finals of the men's park skateboarding competition, soaring over the skate park under Tokyo's sco...
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Jamaican Parchment wins men’s 110m hurdles gold in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hansle Parchment of Jamaica won the men's 110 metres hurdles gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Grant Holloway of the United States took the silver medal while Ronald Levy of Ja...
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Canoe sprint-American Harrison wins women’s canoe single 200m gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nevin Harrison of the United States won the gold medal in the women's canoe single 200 metres competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Canada's Laurence Vincent-Lapointe took t...
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-US fail to make men’s 4×100 relay final
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States failed to make the Olympic men's 4x100 metres relay final after a ragged run saw them finish a shock sixth in their semi-final on Thursday. The U....
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Canoe sprint-Hungary’s Totka wins men’s kayak single 200m gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hungary's Sandor Totka won the gold medal in the men's kayak single 200 metres competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Italy's Manfredi Rizza took the silver medal, while Brit...
Aug 04, 2021
Some Japan advisers urge national COVID-19 emergency as cases surge -minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Some members of a government expert panel warned that a recent surge in COVID-19 cases was severe enough to impose a nationwide state of emergency, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimu...
Aug 04, 2021
‘Not the plan’: Guatemalan migrants lament fast-track deportations
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala has begun to receive flights of undocumented migrants sent back from the United States under a new policy allowing fast-track expulsions for some f...
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Canoe sprint-Hungary’s Csizmadia, Briton Heath ease into final
By Toshiki Hashimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Hungary's Kolos Csizmadia led in the men's kayak single 200 metres semi-finals at the Sea Forest Waterway on Thursday to reach the final, while defending champio...
Aug 04, 2021
Asian stocks hold gains, dollar strong on Fed official comments
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares held on to recent gains in morning trading on Thursday, despite hawkish remarks from a senior official at the U.S. Federal Reserve, that boosted the dol...
Aug 04, 2021
Fast-moving wildfire burns homes, forces evacuations in Northern California
By Fred Greaves COLFAX, California (Reuters) - A wildfire that began on Wednesday afternoon rapidly spread in woods surrounding a populated area northeast of Sacramento in California, burning homes, f...
Aug 04, 2021
