Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Athletics-Salazar permanently banned from track and field due to misconduct
By Amy Tennery TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. Center for SafeSport has barred coach Alberto Salazar permanently from track and field citing sexual and emotional misconduct, according to its centralized di...
Jul 27, 2021
Explosion rocks chemicals site in western German city of Leverkusen
BERLIN (Reuters) - An explosion rocked a chemical industry site in the western German city of Leverkusen, operator Chempark said on Twitter, adding the cause of the blast was not yet clear. "Residents...
Jul 27, 2021
Allianz Germany sees claims of more than 500 million euros from recent storm
MUNICH (Reuters) - German insurer Allianz said on Tuesday that it expected claims of more than 500 million euros ($589 million) from storm Bernd, which caused catastrophic flooding in parts of western...
Jul 27, 2021
Olympics-Badminton-'Like a married couple': how doubles teams build trust
By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - Trust is the name of the game for doubles teams playing to win and, for some, building a strong relationship takes more than just good communication. Badminton's most ...
Jul 27, 2021
Pakistani, 19, becomes youngest person to summit K2
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A 19-year-old Pakistani has become the youngest person to summit K2, the world's second highest mountain, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Tuesday. Shehroze Kas...
Jul 27, 2021
Olympics-Protest rules at Tokyo Games not transparent-German athletes group
By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) - A hastily-introduced process that potentially allows athletes to protest at the Tokyo Olympics is not transparent and instead could deter them from highlighting s...
Jul 27, 2021
CEO of Aboriginal group whose rock shelters Rio Tinto destroyed steps down
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The chief executive of the Aboriginal group whose ancient rock shelters Rio Tinto Ltd detonated for an iron ore mine last year is stepping down from the organisation, the group s...
Jul 27, 2021
Olympics-Tennis-Tsitsipas through to third round as Osaka exits under closed roof
By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the third round of the men's singles tennis at the Olympic Games while Japanese medal hopeful Naomi Osaka was eliminated fro...
Jul 27, 2021
Private equity firms to scramble for exit after China's new tutoring rules
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's move to ban private tutoring firms from making a profit from teaching core school subjects and raising capital is set to trigger a scramble among venture and p...
Jul 27, 2021
Olympics-Judo-Nagase on course to continue Japanese gold rush
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Takanori Nagase kept alive Japan's hopes of striking gold in judo when he advanced into the men's -81kg semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics by defeating Germany's ...
Jul 27, 2021
