Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-‘Fight!’: Japan cheerleaders root for athletes as Games set to open
By Chris Gallagher TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese cheerleaders danced and waved pom poms outside a Tokyo train station on Thursday to show their support for Olympic athletes the day before the pandemic-po...
Jul 21, 2021
Biden says CDC will advise unvaccinated kids to mask up in school this fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Centers for Disease Control is likely to advise that kids who haven't been vaccinated against COVID-19 should wear masks when they re...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics opening ceremony director steps down over past comments on holocaust -paper
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympics opening ceremony show director Kentaro Kobayashi has stepped down from his post following news reports about his past comments on the Holocaust, the Mainichi newspaper repor...
Jul 21, 2021
Stocks shrug off virus worries; ECB in focus
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rallied on Thursday, bonds nursed losses and oil held onto sharp gains as investors seemed to set aside virus jitters for now and looked ahead to th...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Softball-U.S. beats Canada as Abbott strikes out nine
By Paresh Dave FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - The United States scored a 1-0 victory over Canada as U.S. pitcher Monica Abbott dominated the Canadian batters from the start on the second day of softball...
Jul 21, 2021
Two Olympic athletes test positive for COVID-19 – organisers
(Corrects to 12 new positive cases, not 11; and the total to 87.) TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers said on Thursday two athletes residing in the Olympic village tested positive for COVI...
Jul 21, 2021
Australia grants Lynas $11 million for new rare earth refining process
(Reuters) - Lynas Rare Earths Ltd said on Thursday it got a A$14.8 million ($10.9 million) grant from Australia to commercialise a new mineral refining process that produces high-purity rare-earth car...
Jul 21, 2021
China orders immediate review of subway flood controls as rains continue
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government ordered local authorities immediately improve urban transit flood controls and emergency responses on Thursday after a dozen people were killed in a submerge...
Jul 21, 2021
Equestrian-U.S. team starts bowing in homage to Japanese culture
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Olympics have barely started, but the U.S. equestrian team said on Thursday it had already gone local after taking inspiration from Japanese politeness by bowing to each ot...
Jul 21, 2021
China bans cattle imports from Laos to prevent skin disease
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's customs said on Thursday it has banned the import of cattle and cattle products from Laos to prevent spread of lumpy skin disease. The move came after Laos reported its fir...
Jul 21, 2021
