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Biles uncertain if she will continue at Tokyo Games

Sports · 3:23 PM UTC

Simone Biles' Tokyo Olympics future was in doubt on Tuesday after she dropped out of the women's team final after one vault as the United States surrendered the gold to Russia.

United StatesCDC set to unveil revised mask guidance for vaccinated Americans -sources
United StatesPolice recount calamity of U.S. Capitol attack at panel hearing
United StatesMan pleads guilty to four murders in Atlanta-area spa shootings
AmericasCoffee prices surge as unusual cold threatens Brazilian production
EuropeBlast in German industrial park kills one, four others missing
EnergyLondon judges reverse course to reopen $7 bln Brazil dam lawsuit against BHP

Olympics

Olympics · 12:16 PM UTCJapan's Osaka fails to handle great expectations

Naomi Osaka, Japan's great hope for tennis gold, lost in the third round of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, saying she had not known how to cope with the pressure of the occasion.

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BusinessUPS shares hit three-month low on worries e-commerce is cooling
Business3M raises annual forecasts on pandemic recovery, warns of higher costs
BusinessWall Street comes off record highs ahead of big tech earnings

United Kingdom

United KingdomUK PM Johnson: don't get carried away with falling COVID-19 cases
United KingdomIMF lifts UK growth forecast for 2021, cautious about longer term
United KingdomBritain eases SPAC rules as global watchdog puts sector on watch
United KingdomLondon judges reverse course to reopen $7 bln Brazil dam lawsuit against BHP

U.S.

U.S.Trump-backed candidate on ballot in U.S. House runoff in Texas
U.S.More U.S. states, employers, schools likely to mandate vaccines, says expert
U.S.West Virginia city makes final pitch in opioid lawsuit seeking $2.5 bln
U.S.U.S. to speed up asylum processing at border while fast-tracking deportations

Environment

Environment · 12:21 PM UTCIndonesia optimistic of reaching net zero emissions by 2060 or earlier

Indonesia is optimistic of reaching a net zero emissions target by 2060 or sooner, a senior minister said on Tuesday, after the government submitted updated nationally determined climate goals to the United Nations.

EnvironmentSix killed in landslide, flooding at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
EnvironmentMyanmar floods, coup, complicate growing COVID-19 outbreak
EnvironmentKenyan entrepreneur turns water hyacinth weed into cooking fuel
EnvironmentLondon judges reverse course to reopen $7 bln Brazil dam lawsuit against BHP

Asia Pacific

Asia PacificSouth, North Korea reopen hotlines as leaders seek to rebuild ties
Asia PacificSingapore police arrest teen after killing of schoolboy, 13
Asia PacificSix killed in landslide, flooding at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Asia PacificIMF cuts emerging Asia growth forecast on COVID-19 resurgence

Finance

FinanceCredit Suisse hires Goldman Sachs partner to lead risk turnaround
FinanceCredit Suisse investment bank set for Archegos aftershocks
FinanceAnalysis: Cash-hungry emerging markets arrive late to the SPAC party
FinanceGlobal markets regulators team up to keep watch on SPACs

Sustainable Business

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Sustainable BusinessAnalysts raise EU carbon price forecasts on market reform plans
Sustainable BusinessChina launches pilot programme to assess carbon emissions at new industrial projects
Sustainable BusinessWizz Air sees off investor revolt over bonus plan

Energy

EnergyLondon judges reverse course to reopen $7 bln Brazil dam lawsuit against BHP
EnergyIberdrola, EIB sign green loan deal for Spanish power networks
EnergyPolish PGNiG ends LNG deal over U.S. Texas Port Arthur delays
EnergyWind lobby says Germany must do better as H1 onshore wind rises 62%

Lifestyle

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