Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-'Simone Biles show' off to bumpy start in Tokyo
By Steve Keating TOKYO (Reuters) - The Simone Biles show got underway at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, but it did not live up to advance billing as the American's Olympics campaign experienced a rocky st...
Jul 25, 2021
Merkel aide warns of COVID-19 surge in Germany over coming weeks
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff fears the number of new coronavirus cases will soar in the next few weeks and could hit 100,000 a day by the end of September, causi...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Volleyball-Defending champions China stunned by Turkey
TOKYO (Reuters) - Defending women's champions China were upset in straight sets by Turkey in their Olympic Pool B opener on Sunday, going down 25-21 25-14 25-14 at the Ariake Arena. China, who have wo...
Jul 25, 2021
Rumbling meteor lights up Norway, a bit possibly landing near Oslo
By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) - An "unusually large meteor" briefly lit up southern Norway on Sunday, creating a spectacular sound and light display as it rumbled across the sky, and a bit of it may hav...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Tokyo braces as storm snarls schedules after withering heat
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo, host of the summer Olympics, is bracing for a storm that has begun to disrupt competition schedules this week, though the surfers have taken the predicted rougher weather in t...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Equestrian-Singapore eliminated from dressage as horse bleeds from mouth
TOKYO (Reuters) - Singapore was eliminated from the equestrian dressage qualifiers on Sunday after a judge found Caroline Chew's horse Tribiani was bleeding from the mouth while competing, spelling an...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Tennis-Osaka in dominant form as Barty makes shock exit
By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka powered through her opening match at the Tokyo Games on Sunday as world number one Ash Barty stumbled out of the tournament after a lacklustre, ...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Weightlifting-China's Li wins gold in men's 61kg
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Li Fabin won the gold medal in the men's 61kg weightlifting event at Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Indonesia's Eko Yuli Irawan won the silver medal and Kazakhstan's Igor Son the ...
Jul 25, 2021
UK health minister sparks fury by urging people not to 'cower from' COVID
LONDON (Reuters) - British health minister Sajid Javid was accused of insulting coronavirus victims on Sunday after urging people to take a COVID-19 vaccine and "learn to live with, rather than cower ...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-Hundreds defy scorching heat to grab 'last' glimpse of Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hundreds of residents braved Japan's scorching summer heat to gather along the streets of the Olympic women's cycling road in Fuchu, on the outskirts of Tokyo, on Sunday, resisting c...
Jul 25, 2021
