Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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...
Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Sailing-Team helps Rindom rebound to win Laser sailing gold
By Philip O'Connor ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Denmark's Anne-Marie Rindom was crowned champion in the women's Laser Radial sailing class on Sunday, after her team helped her bounce back from a horrib...
Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Hockey-Argentina's 'gentleman' goalie bows out at 42
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Argentina's 42-year-old goalkeeper Juan Vivaldi bowed out of the Olympics for good on Sunday after the team lost their quarter-final clash against Germany, marking...
Aug 01, 2021
Gymnastics- Britain's Whitlock takes gold in pommel horse
TOKYO (Reuters) - Max Whitlock of Britain won the men's pommel horse gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Lee Chih Kai of Taiwan took silver and Japan's Kazuma Kaya took the bronze. (Reporting by Ela...
Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Pool a hotbed of emotion as under-pressure stars unload
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 has not been the coronavirus superspreader event that some feared it might become, but emotions - ranging from the ecstatic to the arguably toxic - have...
Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Climbing-Garnbret is the name on everyone's lips ahead of Games debut
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - For the world's top competition climbers gathered in Tokyo ahead of the sport's Olympic debut on Tuesday, there is one name on everyone's lips -- Slovenia's Janja Garnb...
Aug 01, 2021
Haniyeh re-elected as chief of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) -Ismail Haniyeh has been elected to a second term as head of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, two Palestinian officials told Reut...
Aug 01, 2021
Hackers shut down system for booking COVID-19 shots in Italy's Lazio region
MILAN (Reuters) - Hackers have attacked and shut down the IT systems of the company that manages COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the Lazio region surrounding Rome, the regional government said o...
Aug 01, 2021
Myanmar military leader takes new title of prime minister in caretaker government - state media
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing has taken on a new title as prime minister of a newly formed caretaker government, state media reported on Sunday, six months after the arm...
Aug 01, 2021
Thailand extends stricter COVID-19 measures until end-August
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Sunday extended tighter containment measures in the capital and high-risk provinces until the end of August, government sources said, to slow the spread of COVID-19 as ...
Aug 01, 2021
