Author Archives: Syndicated Content
REVIEW-Olympics-Fencing-Upsets, protests, and proposals at Tokyo 2020
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - Fencing has featured at every Olympics since 1896, yet at Tokyo 2020 it remained full of surprises over the course of nine days and 12 gold medals, with upsets, pr...
Aug 08, 2021
Olympics-Volleyball-S.Korean ace Kim satisfied at her last Games
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Kim Yeon-koung, the South Korean women's volleyball captain and ace spiker, said she was satisfied with the team's fourth place result at Tokyo in what is most likel...
Aug 08, 2021
Olympics-Boxing-Britain’s Price defeats Li to win women’s middleweight gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - British boxer Lauren Price beat Li Qian of China by unanimous decision to win the gold medal in the women's middleweight division on Sunday. Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands and Ru...
Aug 08, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Climate change could lead to switch of event dates, suggests Coe
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising summer temperatures worldwide could lead to a major rethink about when major sporting events are held, Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics said on Su...
Aug 08, 2021
Thai police charge local man with murder of Swiss tourist on Phuket
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Police in Thailand said on Sunday a 27-year-old Thai man had been charged with the murder a Swiss woman who was found dead earlier this week https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-paci...
Aug 08, 2021
ECB must tighten policy if needed to counter inflation, Weidmann says
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank must tighten monetary policy if it needs to counter inflationary pressures and cannot be put off from doing so by the financing costs of euro zone states, ...
Aug 08, 2021
Olympics-Boxing-Harrington, Cruz win lightweight golds on final day in Tokyo
By Philip O'Connor TOKYO (Reuters) - Ireland's Kellie Harrington won an enthralling battle against Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira and Cuba's Andy Cruz scored a split decision win over Keyshawn Davis in the...
Aug 08, 2021
Olympics-Boxing-Cuba’s Cruz wins men’s lightweight gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Andy Cruz of Cuba beat Keyshawn Davis of the United States to win the men's lightweight boxing gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Davis won silver, while Hovhannes Bachkov o...
Aug 08, 2021
Rocked by sexual assault allegation, Alibaba launches investigation, suspends several staff
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Sunday it has suspended several staff following an employee's allegations on the company's intranet that she was sexuall...
Aug 08, 2021
Olympics-Boxing-Ireland’s Harrington wins women’s lightweight gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kellie Anne Harrington of Ireland beat Beatriz Ferreira of Brazil to win the women's lightweight boxing gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Ferreira won silver, while Mira Po...
Aug 08, 2021
