Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes near Nicobar Islands, India - EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck about 310 km (190 miles)south southeast of Port Blair, India, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Tuesday. The quake was at...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Canoe sprint-New Zealand's Carrington, Regal win women's kayak double 500m gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - New Zealand's Lisa Carrington and Caitlin Regal won the gold medal in the women's kayak double 500 metres competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Poland's Karolina Naja and Ann...
Aug 02, 2021
China regulator to investigate auto chip distributors on suspicion of price gouging -statement
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's State Administration For Market Regulation is launching an investigation into chip distributors in the auto industry, citing suspicions of price gouging, according to an o...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-History-maker Hubbard says not a transgender role model, but an athlete
By Martin Petty TOKYO (Reuters) - The first openly transgender Olympian said on Tuesday she would likely retire from weightlifting and felt her landmark appearance at the Tokyo Games should not be his...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-IOC awaiting report from Belarusian Olympic committee
By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) - The IOC said on Tuesday it was waiting for a report later in the day from the Belarusian National Olympic Committee on the case of sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskay...
Aug 02, 2021
China's Wuhan to test residents for COVID-19, official says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central city of Wuhan will test all residents as it screens them for coronavirus infections, city government official Li Tao told a news briefing on Tuesday. The measures c...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Diving-China claims top two spots in men's 3m springboard semi-finals
TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese divers continued to lead the way in the semi-finals for the men's 3 metre springboard diving at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday, after Xie Siyi and Wang Zongyuan produced a series...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-German Mihambo aces long jump final with last leap
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Reigning world champion Malaika Mihambo of Germany won the women's long jump gold with her final leap of 7.00 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Brittney Ree...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Canoe sprint-Hungary's Kopasz wins men's kayak single 1000m gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hungary's Balint Kopasz captured the gold medal in the men's kayak single 1000 metres competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Kopasz's compatriot Adam Varga claimed the silver ...
Aug 02, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Warholm wins men's Olympic 400m hurdles gold in world record time
TOKYO (Reuters) - Karsten Warholm of Norway won the Olympic men's 400 metres gold medal on Tuesday in a world record time of 45.94 seconds. Rai Benjamin of the United States took silver, with Brazilia...
Aug 02, 2021
