Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Beach Volleyball-Knockouts take shape after lucky losers playoffs
TOKYO (Reuters) - The last 16 fixtures in men's and women's Olympic beach volleyball were decided on Saturday after the final round of pool matches, while select third-placed teams qualified via the l...
Jul 31, 2021
Factbox-Olympics-Athletics-Thompson-Herah leads Jamaica clean sweep of 100m medals
TOKYO (Reuters) - Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah retained her 100 metres title on Saturday in a scorching 10.61 seconds as she smashed the Olympic record and became the second fastest woman ever. Dou...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Swiss Bencic beats Vondrousova to win women’s singles gold
By Rozanna Latiff and Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) -World number 12 Belinda Bencic dug deep to overpower the Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova 7-5 2-6 6-3 on Saturday and win the Tokyo Games wo...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Handball-ROC, Sweden book quarter-final berths, Norway stay unbeaten
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Russian Olympic Committee breathed life into their handball title defence by beating France 28-27 in a rematch of their Rio 2016 final clash to reach the quarter-finals of the wo...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Thompson-Herah scorches to 100m glory, closes on Flo-Jo
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah delivered the first seminal moment of the Olympic athletics programme on Saturday when she became the second-fastest woman ...
Jul 31, 2021
As cases surge, Thai hospital uses containers to store bodies
By Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai hospital morgue overwhelmed by COVID-19 deaths has begun storing bodies in refrigerated containers, resorting to a measure it last took in a devastati...
Jul 31, 2021
Mastermind behind deadly 2019 Kashmir attack killed in shootout -Indian police
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The mastermind behind a 2019 attack that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops has been killed in a shootout with security forces, Indian police in Kashmir ...
Jul 31, 2021
Russia reports pressure drop in space station service module
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency said on Saturday that pressure in a Russian service module on the International Space Station had dropped as a result of an air leak. Pre...
Jul 31, 2021
France’s Macron calls for talks to end conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron called for the opening of talks to end hostilities in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray, the Elysee Palace said in a statement on Saturday. The st...
Jul 31, 2021
Vietnam to extend lockdown throughout southern region as COVID cases soar
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will from Monday impose strict curbs on movement in its business hub Ho Chi Minh City and another 18 cities and provinces throughout its south for another two weeks to help c...
Jul 31, 2021
