Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Special Report-Wipeout of an Olympic dream for a godfather of Japanese surfing
By Mari Saito and Sakura Murakami , ISUMI, Japan (Reuters) - Whenever Teruo Adegawa arrives at Taito Beach, other surfers recognize him right away. Dressed in a Hawaiian shirt and shorts, the 78-year-...
Jul 20, 2021
India govt survey shows two thirds have coronavirus antibodies
(Reuters) - Two thirds of India's population have antibodies against the coronavirus, the health agency chief said on Tuesday, citing the fourth national sero survey of nearly 29,000 people conducted ...
Jul 20, 2021
U.S. insurer Travelers posts profit beat on underwriting, investments
(Reuters) -U.S. property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos Inc delivered an unusually large beat of second-quarter profit expectations on Tuesday, helped by higher premiums, lower catastrophe losses ...
Jul 20, 2021
India’s Zomato raises $1.26 billion in IPO – sources
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Indian food delivery startup Zomato Ltd ` will raise $1.26 billion by pricing its shares at 76 rupees each in its initial public offering, according to two sourc...
Jul 20, 2021
Olympics-Volleyball-We can take nothing for granted, says China coach Lang
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's women's volleyball coach Jenny Lang Ping is not banking on a repeat performance of their gold medal win in 2016 as she attempts to lead her country to back-to-back Olympic su...
Jul 20, 2021
Jailed senior adviser to ousted Myanmar leader dies from COVID-19, party says
(Reuters) - Myanmar politician Nyan Win, a senior adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, died in hospital on Wednesday after becoming infected with COVID-19 in jail, his party said, as the Southea...
Jul 20, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Ukraine’s Hlavan to miss Games after doping ban extended
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Ihor Hlavan, who won a bronze medal in the 50km walk at the 2013 world championships, will miss the Tokyo Olympics after his doping ban was extended, the Ukrainian athletics...
Jul 20, 2021
Czech beach volleyball trainer tests positive for COVID-19, third case in team
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech beach volleyball trainer Simon Nausch has tested positive for COVID-19, the Czech Olympic team said on Tuesday. Nausch is the third member of the Czech delegation to be confir...
Jul 20, 2021
JP Morgan names UBS’s Boettcher as vice chair of EMEA investment banking
ZURICH (Reuters) - JP Morgan has hired UBS executive Reinout Boettcher as vice chair of EMEA investment banking in Zurich, reporting jointly to Dorothee Blessing and Conor Hillery, according to a staf...
Jul 20, 2021
Olympics – Out of the ‘bubble’: foreign journalists grumble at no-reporting tour
TOKYO (Reuters) - Foreign reporters covering the Tokyo Olympics were surprised to learn that what they thought was a chance to report outside their media "bubble" turned out instead to be a socially d...
Jul 20, 2021
