Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Taiwan ex-deputy defence minister investigated over 'China spy' contacts
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan authorities are investigating a former deputy defence minister and several other serving and retired military officers over contacts with what authorities believ...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Weightlifting- Indonesian lifter matches Olympic record in surprise session
By Ece Toksabay and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) - Indonesia's Rahmat Erwin Abdullah matched the Olympic record by lifting 190kg in clean&jerk at Tokyo 2020, in a surprise early session where athletes...
Jul 28, 2021
Lloyd's of London insurer Lancashire swings to H1 profit
(Corrects earnings forecast in para 1 and 7) LONDON (Reuters) -Lloyd's of London insurer Lancashire posted a pre-tax profit of $54.1 million in the first half, helped by rising premium rates, it said ...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Baseball-Japan pip Dominican team 4-3 at the last to open Games' baseball play
By Paresh Dave FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - High-fives abounded for hosts Japan after they staged a thrilling final-inning comeback to defeat the Dominican Republic 4-3 on Wednesday to begin the baseb...
Jul 28, 2021
Packaging producer Smurfit passes on higher input costs to boost earnings
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Smurfit Kappa offset significant input cost pressures by increasing its prices in the first half of the year and will continue to do so, Europe's largest paper packaging producer sa...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Sailing-Winds picking up as sailing gets serious
By Philip O'Connor ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Like the winds at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour, the sailing competitions at the Tokyo Games were a little slow to get going, but with the first medal races...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Weightlifting-Happy to see you, lifters tell anti-doping testers
By Martin Quin Pollard TOKYO (Reuters) - For years Olympic weightlifters were not happy to see drugs testers arriving for sample collections, and were quick to complain about their arrival times, the ...
Jul 28, 2021
Gymnastics-'The Fighting Four' step up to win for Biles
By Elaine Lies and Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber TOKYO (Reuters) - When Simone Biles decided she was dropping out of the team gymnastics competition and told her teammates, for a few seconds they were in s...
Jul 28, 2021
Ex Rio Tinto chief Walsh joins Aboriginal group's board
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sam Walsh, a former chief executive of Rio Tinto Ltd, has joined the board of an Aboriginal group on whose traditional lands in Western Australia Rio Tinto and BHP Group have ope...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Table Tennis-Chinese paddlers Chen, Fan advance to semi-final
By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Chen Meng and Fan Zhendong, both first-time Olympians and world number ones, advanced to the semi-finals in the women's and men's singles on Wednesday. Chen...
Jul 28, 2021
