Author Archives: Syndicated Content
A source of strength and hope, baby George turns one with Beirut blast
By Yara Abi Nader (Reuters) - Baby George Khnaisser is as old as the Beirut port blast. His mother was in labour on Aug. 4 last year when a stockpile of ammonium nitrate, stored unsafely for years, ex...
Jul 28, 2021
China to increase investment, product offerings in natural disasters insurance – statement
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance regulator said on Thursday that it will guide insurers to increase investment in natural disaster insurance and enrich product offerings. It also plan...
Jul 28, 2021
Euro 2020 deliver record June ad revenue for ITV
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ITV said advertising had rebounded strongly, with June delivering the largest ad revenue for the month in the broadcaster's history as it benefited from the...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Tennis-Britain’s Murray unsure of playing at Paris Games
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Andy Murray's glittering Olympic career could have come to an end on Wednesday when the Briton and partner Joe Salisbury bowed out of men's doubles at the Tokyo Ga...
Jul 28, 2021
Billions of lockdown savings funnelled to funds
(Reuters) - Asset managers St James's Place, Rathbone and Man Group saw billions of pounds in inflows during the first half of the year, as household savings jumped during COVID-19 lockdowns, their re...
Jul 28, 2021
Tokyo organisers apologise for food waste, in latest Games headache
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday apologised for ordering too much food for their staff during the opening ceremony and letting it go to waste after v...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Water polo-Nursing broken nose, U.S. women’s team captain fights on
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. women's water polo team captain Maggie Steffens returned to the pool in Wednesday's Olympic pool match against Hungary in Tokyo despite breaking her nose earlier i...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Volleyball-Canada subdue Iran in straight sets, U.S. and Argentina win
By Toshiki Hashimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Canada claimed their first men's volleyball win at Tokyo 2020 on Wednesday, overcoming Pool A's in-form team Iran in straight sets, while the United States beat ...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Boxing-For Team USA, spectator-less arena is like fighting at home
By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - For boxing's Team USA there's no such thing as a quiet fight - even in a spectator-less Tokyo Olympics arena. At U.S. featherweight Duke Ragan's round-of-16 match ag...
Jul 28, 2021
Telecom Italia-DAZN deal averts watchdog precautionary measures
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's competition watchdog said on Wednesday it had accepted amendments to a deal between Telecom Italia (TIM) and sports streaming service DAZN that would avert precautionary meas...
Jul 28, 2021
