Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China’s Xi visits Tibet for first time as president
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping visited the Tibet Autonomous Region on July 21-22, according to the official Xinhua news agency, in his first recorded visit as leader of the nation. X...
Jul 22, 2021
Olympics-Tennis-Japan’s Osaka returns to spotlight in Centre Court Games opener
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka will return to the spotlight on Saturday, kicking off her Olympic campaign in the first match on Centre Court as a home crowd favourite a...
Jul 22, 2021
Asian shares dragged by vaccination lag, Wall St fares better
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets were in a mixed mood on Friday after a volatile week in which sentiment over global growth waxed and waned with every new headline on the Delta var...
Jul 22, 2021
Olympics-Gymnastics-Novice Japan men’s team out to prove themselves
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese men's gymnastics team have won either gold or silver at every Olympics since Athens in 2004 and while the current squad lack the experience of their prede...
Jul 22, 2021
Olympics-Three more athletes test postive for COVID-19 at Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympics organisers said on Friday that three more competitors at the Tokyo Games, including one resident of the athletes' village, had tested positive for COVID-19. Olympics-related...
Jul 22, 2021
FOCUS ON-Tennis at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on tennis at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are five events in total - singles and doubles tournaments for both men and women, and a mixed doubles competition. ...
Jul 22, 2021
Philippines to bar travel from Malaysia, Thailand to curb Delta’s spread
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will ban the entry of travellers coming from Malaysia and Thailand in a bid to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible Delta COVID-19 variant, the presidentia...
Jul 22, 2021
Taiwan to lower COVID-19 alert level as cases drop
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will lower its COVID-19 alert level from next week though some restrictions will remain, the government said on Friday, with rapidly falling case numbers giving authorities c...
Jul 22, 2021
Olympics-Surfing-The hard work starts here, says ISA president
By Philip O'Connor TOKYO (Reuters) - Surfing's proud Olympic debut on Sunday will be the result of a decades-long struggle for acceptance by the sport's governing body, but its president Fernando Ague...
Jul 22, 2021
Tennis-Five to watch at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Five tennis players to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: NAOMI OSAKA (JAPAN) Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is widely considered a favourite for gold as she makes her...
Jul 22, 2021
