Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Athletics-Camacho-Quinn wins 100m hurdles semi in Olympic record, Harrison also advances
TOKYO (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won her 100 metre hurdles semi-final in an Olympic record 12.26 seconds at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium on Sunday. The 24-year-old improved her own 202...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Gymnastics - Belgium's Derwael takes gold in uneven bars
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nina Derwael of Belgium won the uneven bars final at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Anastasiia Iliankova of the Russian Olympic Committee took silver, and Sunisa Lee of the United Sta...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Thai protesters demand PM resign amid surge in COVID cases
By Arthorn Pookasook and Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters in Thailand took to the streets in cars and motorcycles on Sunday, demanding the resignation of Prime Minist...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Aviation heavyweights flock to U.S. grassroots air jamboree to fill pilot shortage
By Tracy Rucinski OSHKOSH, Wis (Reuters) - The wings of a Boeing 737 MAX airliner swept over green fields populated by colorful small planes, lending a rare corporate touch to the world's largest gras...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-China's Su makes 100m final but Bromell goes out in semis
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Su Bingtian became the first Asian man to reach the Olympic 100 metres final for 89 years on Sunday, scorching to an Asian record of 9.83 in his semi-final,...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Kuwait Ports plans region's first city for electric car makers
DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) has approved a proposal to build the Middle East's first city to serve electric vehicle manufacturers, the authority said in a statement on Sunday. The s...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Golf-COVID after-effects weigh as Matsuyama pipped for bronze
KAWAGOE, Japan (Reuters) - Home favourite Hideki Matsuyama aired his frustrations on Sunday after failing to bag Olympic bronze in a seven-man playoff at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, as he said the ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Anger over Tunisia's pandemic failures fuels political crisis
By Jihed Abidellaoui JENDOUBA, Tunisia (Reuters) - Waiting in line to receive a COVID-19 jab from the Tunisian army, Zubeir Bin Ammar was in little doubt that the military and President Kais Saied wer...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Mexico holds referendum on whether to probe ex-presidents
By Diego Or MEXICO CITY, August 1 (Reuters) - Mexicans on Sunday are set to vote on whether to investigate five of the country's former leaders in a referendum championed by President Andres Manuel Lo...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Golf-Schauffele shares golden triumph with swing coach father
By Toshiki Hashimoto KAWAGOE, Japan (Reuters) - Xander Schauffele's triumph at the Tokyo golf on Sunday was especially emotional for his swing coach father Stefan, whose own Olympic dreams were crushe...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
