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Clean, repeat: At Tokyo Games, virus is Olympians’ chief foe
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Clean, repeat: At Tokyo Games, virus is Olympians’ chief foe

TOKYO (AP) — Holding each other tighter than lovers, the wrestlers smear each other with sweat, spittle and — when…
China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads
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China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities announced Tuesday mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan as an unusually wide series of COVID-19 outbreaks…
Republican report says coronavirus leaked from China lab; scientists still probing origins
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Republican report says coronavirus leaked from China lab; scientists still probing origins

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a…
At an extraordinary Olympics, acts of kindness abound
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At an extraordinary Olympics, acts of kindness abound

TOKYO (AP) — A surfer jumping in to translate for the rival who’d just beaten him. High-jumping friends agreeing to…
A pandemic Olympics, without all the crowds: What gets lost?
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A pandemic Olympics, without all the crowds: What gets lost?

TOKYO (AP) — Any sporting event is, at its heart, a show. It has the actors on center stage, performing…
Myanmar army ruler pledges elections, ASEAN cooperation
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Myanmar army ruler pledges elections, ASEAN cooperation

BANGKOK, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday again promised new multi-party elections and said…
Organisers probe drinking incident as Tokyo sizzles
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Organisers probe drinking incident as Tokyo sizzles

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Tokyo sizzled and tempers boiled over on Sunday as the Olympic Games lurched into another…
Olympic attention to mental health: Can NBC coverage pivot?
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Olympic attention to mental health: Can NBC coverage pivot?

NEW YORK (AP) — If NBC’s Michele Tafoya expected exultation or tears of joy from American swimmer Caeleb Dressel when…
Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games
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Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games

TOKYO (AP) — Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday…
Even in absence, North Korea’s presence felt at Tokyo Games
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Even in absence, North Korea’s presence felt at Tokyo Games

TOKYO (AP) — North Korea isn’t at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. And therein lies a tale — one of…
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