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Fireworks light up Tokyo as it prepares to douse Olympic flame
World
August 8, 2021
Fireworks light up Tokyo as it prepares to douse Olympic flame
TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Fireworks lit up the night sky above Tokyo on Sunday as Japan prepared to douse…
Tokyo feared Games would spread COVID; numbers suggest that didn’t happen
World
August 7, 2021
Tokyo feared Games would spread COVID; numbers suggest that didn’t happen
TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Before the Olympics began, Japan had feared that the 2020 Games, with thousands of officials,…
Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs COVID-19 reopening
World
August 5, 2021
Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs COVID-19 reopening
SINGAPORE, Aug 5 (Reuters) – For months, Briton Jamie Pierre has been trying to get approval to travel to Singapore…
Olympics Latest: Russian karate athlete positive for COVID
World
August 4, 2021
Olympics Latest: Russian karate athlete positive for COVID
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay…
China quietly sets new ‘buy Chinese’ targets for state companies – US sources
World
August 3, 2021
China quietly sets new ‘buy Chinese’ targets for state companies – US sources
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – China’s government quietly issued new procurement guidelines in May that require up to 100% local…
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…