Female athletes push for more ‘inclusive’ clothing
Female Olympic athletes around the world and in different sports are pushing for their clothing to become more inclusive and less sexualized. #InclusiveClothing #Tokyo2020 #Olympics #News #Reuters Subscribe: Reuters brings…
Ukraine marks independence anniversary in cornfield
Ukraine marks 30 years of its independence by displaying its coat of arms in a cornfield. #Ukraine #UkraineIndependenceDay #News #Reuters Subscribe: Reuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking…
Olympic medalists must go mostly masked
Olympic medalists will be allowed to remove their masks on the podium for a brief, distanced photo-op, but otherwise must wear them at all times in all venues, the International…
Spain’s Prado museum highlights women artists
Seeking to breathe new life into Madrid’s Prado museum, curators have overhauled the collection to display more works by female artists and better reflect the variety of 19th-century art. #News…
Argentine grandfather, 100, keeps notes of every Messi goal
Hernán Mastrángelo, a 100-year-old grandfather in Argentina, has gone viral after it emerged that for years he had been taking handwritten notes of almost every goal scored by local hero…
U.S. Justice Department will not probe nursing-home deaths in New York, two other states
The Justice Department decided not to open a civil-rights investigation into nursing homes in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan regarding their COVID-19 responses, dealing a blow to several Republican lawmakers…
President Joe Biden authorizes $100 million for Afghan refugees
President Joe Biden authorized up to $100 million from an emergency fund to meet ‘unexpected urgent’ refugee needs stemming from the situation in Afghanistan, including for Afghan special immigration visa…
Fire department ends search for remains at collapsed Florida condo
The Miami-Dade County fire and rescue department declared an end to its search for human remains in the rubble of a Florida condominium tower that collapsed on June 24, killing…
Marla Gibbs gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Marla Gibbs was overwhelmed by the scorching Los Angeles heat, as the five-time Emmy-nominated actor received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. #MarlaGibbs #HollywoodWalkOfFame #News #Reuters Subscribe: Reuters…
Formula E ice car shows effects of climate change
An ice replica of an Envision Virgin Racing Formula E car left to melt for 24 hours to highlight the effects of climate change. #News #Reuters Subscribe: Reuters brings you…
Large crowds in Tokyo watch Olympic aerobatics
Outside the National Stadium and in parks across Tokyo people gathered to see fighter jets put on a performance in the sky ahead of the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony #Olympics…
Milwaukee holds victory parade for NBA Champion Bucks
Thousands of Bucks fans lined the streets of Milwaukee to celebrate the team's first NBA championship in half a century. #Bucks #Milwaukee #NBA #News #Reuters #ThatsGame #NBAFinals Subscribe: Reuters brings…
Vodafone beats forecasts as growth returns
Vodafone reported a better-than-expected rise in first-quarter service revenue, and said it was on track to deliver its full-year earnings targets. #Vodafone #Earnings #News #Reuters Subscribe: Reuters brings you the…
Trash piles up in Taiwan following COVID-19 curbs
With more people opting for takeout and online shopping amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, recycling centers in Taiwan are struggling to cope with packaging waste that threatens to undo…
Mask guidance unchanged as Delta variant sweeps U.S.
President Joe Biden said experts are studying any necessary changes to masking guidance and will ‘follow the science’ as the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps the United…
Tech stocks lift Wall Street
Wall Street edged higher as lackluster economic data and mixed corporate earnings sent investors back to growth stocks #News #Reuters Subscribe: Reuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking…
South Africa lets ex-president Zuma attend brother’s funeral
Former President Jacob Zuma, whose jailing this month led to South Africa's worst outbreak of violence in years, was granted compassionate leave to attend the funeral of his younger brother.…
Thousands rally in support of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Tens of thousands of people rallied in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to support Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Meanwhile, an official said attacks by Tigrayan fighters in Ethiopia's Afar region…
Aerobatic pilots draw Olympic logo in Tokyo sky
Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force aerobatic squadron, nicknamed the Blue Impulse, draws five rings over clear Tokyo skies. #Tokyo2020 #Olympics #Japan #News #Reuters Subscribe: Reuters brings you the latest business, finance…
July 22, 2021: Pelosi and GOP, Infrastructure debate, Wildfires, China, Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots
Five stories to know for July 22: Pelosi and GOP, infrastructure debate, wildfires, China, Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots 1. The top Republican in the House of Representatives withdrew his five…