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Greek Sakkari was ready to swap racket for track spikes
(Reuters) - Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari says she was so desperate for competition during the COVID-19 shutdown that she considered running in the 100m at the national athletics championships. Th...
Thomson Reuters Aug 03, 2020
NHL roundup: Korpisalo gets Jackets' 1st playoff shutout
Cam Atkinson scored early in the third period and the Columbus Blue Jackets got a historic performance in net to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 in the opener of a best-of-five qualifying series in...
Thomson Reuters Aug 03, 2020
NBA roundup: Westbrook, Rockets get by Bucks
Russell Westbrook sank four free throws inside the final 28.5 seconds and the Houston Rockets topped the Milwaukee Bucks 120-116 on Sunday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando. Westbr...
Thomson Reuters Aug 03, 2020
Poland fines Gazprom $57 million over Nord Stream 2
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's antimonopoly watchdog UOKiK said on Monday it had fined Gazprom 213 million zloty ($57 million) for lack of cooperation in its proceedings with regard to the Nord Stream 2 ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 03, 2020
Lebanese foreign minister Hitti says he will resign today: report
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti will submit his resignation on Monday over "the government's performance on a number of issues", Sky News Arabia cited him as saying. Hitti de...
Thomson Reuters Aug 03, 2020
China opens anti-dumping probe on U.S. polyphenylene ether imports
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Monday it has started an anti-dumping probe into imports from the United States of polyphenylene ether, a polymer prized for its heat resistance a...
Thomson Reuters Aug 03, 2020
India's central bank likely to cut rates despite inflation risk
By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's worsening economic outlook as coronavirus cases soar has raised the chance the central bank will cut interest rates at its policy review on Thursday, in spite ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 03, 2020
Germany to start mandatory coronavirus testing of travellers this week: minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Mandatory testing of travellers returning to Germany from countries with a high risk of COVID-19 infection will take effect later this week, Health Minister Jens Spahn said. "We hav...
Thomson Reuters Aug 03, 2020
HSBC warns loan losses could hit $13 billion as profit plunges 65%
By Lawrence White and Alun John LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings PLC warned its bad debt charges could blow past a previous estimate to $13 billion this year and said its profits more than h...
Thomson Reuters Aug 03, 2020
ByteDance says preliminary talks with a tech firm over TikTok have started: staff letter
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - TikTok owner ByteDance said on Monday that the company had initiated preliminary talks with a tech company to help it continue offering the short video app in the United S...
Thomson Reuters Aug 03, 2020
