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Clean, repeat: At Tokyo Games, virus is Olympians’ chief foe
World
August 3, 2021
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
World
August 3, 2021
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
World
August 2, 2021
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
World
August 2, 2021
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?
World
August 1, 2021
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
World
August 1, 2021
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
World
August 1, 2021
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?
World
July 31, 2021
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
World
July 30, 2021
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
World
July 28, 2021
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…