Tokyo 2020 consulting firm paid around US$370,000 to Diack’s son

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TOKYO: A consulting firm for Tokyo's Olympic bid committee paid around US$370,000 to the son of Lamine Diack, once one of the world's most powerful...

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News world

‘Who is our enemy?’ Neutral Switzerland votes on fighter jets

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10817" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Swiss Air Force F/A18 Hornet fighter jets release flares during a flight demonstration over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland...

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News Sports

Bale signing leaves Alli’s Spurs future in doubt

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10848" align="alignnone" width="640"] Premier League - Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur [/caption] REUTERS: Of the Tottenham Hotspur players impacted by the loan signing of...

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Healthcare News

Australia’s daily COVID-19 count falls to lowest in more than 3 months

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10841" align="alignleft" width="370"] Fire Services Victoria members write each other's names on their hazmat suits as they prepare to enter a public housing tower,...

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Breaking News Healthcare News

UK ponders second COVID-19 lockdown as outbreak accelerates

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10838" align="alignnone" width="640"] People walk through the Chinatown area, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in London, Britain. [/caption] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was...

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News Science & Technology

China to lose access to Australian space tracking station

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10823" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Screengrab of the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) internet portal at www.sscspace.com. [/caption] SYDNEY: China will lose access to a strategic space...

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Breaking News Healthcare News

Philippines’ Duterte eases overseas travel ban on health workers

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10820" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Filipino nurse April Glory waves to her family before leaving for the UK, outside Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines...

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Healthcare News

Seoul schools resume in-person classes as S. Korea virus cases dip

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10814" align="alignnone" width="1000"] High school students arrive at a school, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, in Seoul, South Korea September 21, 2020. [/caption] SEOUL: Schools...

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Business News

China to lose access to Australian space tracking station

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10887" align="alignnone" width="991"] A model of the BeiDou navigation satellites system is seen at an exhibition to mark China's Space Day 2019 in Changsha,...

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Business News

China’s ByteDance says TikTok will be its subsidiary under deal with Trump

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_10881" align="alignnone" width="988"] FILE PHOTO: TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken Nov. 27,...