Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Skateboarding-Japanese teen Nishiya takes gold in women’s street
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese teenager Momiji Nishiya won the gold medal in the women's street skateboarding competition on Monday, adding to the host nation's gold haul at the event. Rayss...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Out of sight! Canada’s MacNeil wows rivals in 100m fly
TOKYO (Reuters) - Without her contact lenses, Margaret MacNeil could not see who won gold in the women's 100m butterfly on Monday but the Canadian said she had a good feeling about it when she heard h...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Tennis-Osaka strolls into third round at Games
By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka sent out an ominous message to competitors at the Tokyo Games on Monday, sweeping past 50th-ranked Viktorija Golubic 6-3 6-2 to book a place in ...
Jul 26, 2021
China says U.S. is the ‘inventor of coercive diplomacy’ -foreign ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is the "inventor of coercive diplomacy", China's vice foreign minister Xie Feng told U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday, according to a statem...
Jul 26, 2021
Malaysia will not extend state of emergency – Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will not extend a national state of emergency when it ends on Aug. 1, state news agency Bernama reported on Monday, citing law minister Takiyuddin Hassan. The governm...
Jul 26, 2021
China says EC’s carbon border tax is expanding climate issues to trade
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday that the European Commission's plan to impose the world's first carbon border tax is expanding climate issues into trade and is against the free international ...
Jul 26, 2021
With eye on China, Pentagon chief heads to Southeast Asia
By Idrees Ali FAIRBANKS, Alaska (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will become the first member of President Joe Biden's cabinet to visit Southeast Asia this week, seeking to emphasize th...
Jul 26, 2021
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes off Sulawesi, Indonesia – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck about 88 km (55 miles) west of Luwuk, Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Monday. The quake was at a depth of 15...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-No plan to reschedule more events as storm approaches
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic organisers said there is currently no plan to reschedule further events due to a tropical storm heading towards the main Japanese island of Honshu. Rowing https://www.r...
Jul 26, 2021
China shares slide as regulatory clampdown spooks investors, education firms dive
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese shares slumped on Monday as investor worries over the impact of government regulations kneecapped the education and property sectors, after Beijing bar...
Jul 26, 2021
