Tokyo Olympic Stadium to host athletics event in August

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[caption id="attachment_8466" align="alignnone" width="962"] With the 2020 Games pushed back a year, Tokyo's new Olympic stadium will host a track and field meet next month....

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Coronavirus impact will be felt far into the future: WHO

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8386" align="alignnone" width="979"] Scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects), also known as novel coronavirus [/caption] GENEVA: The global coronavirus outbreak is...

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Tennis: US Open confident in health and safety plans

July 31, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8463" align="alignnone" width="987"] US Tennis Association officials said Friday they are confident in their health and safety plans to stage the US Open starting...

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European Sentinel satellites to map global CO2 emissions

July 31, 2020August 1, 2020

German manufacturer OHB-System has signed a €445m (£400m) contract to begin construction of a satellite network to monitor carbon dioxide. [caption id="attachment_8507" align="alignnone" width="945"] Artwork:...

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Huawei asks Germany not to shut it out of building 5G networks – Der Spiegel

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

Huawei's top manager in Germany has appealed to the government not to shut it out of building 5G mobile networks, Der Spiegel said on Friday,...

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Ford will defer some quarterly payments on US Energy Department loan

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

Ford Motor Co said on Friday it had won approval to defer some quarterly payments due on its U.S. Energy Department retooling loan but added...

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TikTok owner ByteDance considers listing China business in Hong Kong or Shanghai: Source

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8312" align="alignnone" width="948"] FILE PHOTO: The logo of Bytedance, the China-based company which owns the short video app TikTok, or Douyin, is seen at...

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Russia pledges reciprocal steps after EU sanctions for alleged cyberattacks

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8291" align="alignnone" width="969"] FILE PHOTO: A view shows a tower of the Kremlin (right) and the Foreign Ministry headquarters (back) in Moscow, Russia on...

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‘Payment sent’: Travel giant CWT pays US$4.5m ransom to cyber criminals

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8318" align="alignnone" width="973"] FILE PHOTO: A projection of cyber code on a hooded man is pictured in this illustration picture taken on May 13,...

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US consumer spending rises for second straight month, income drops further

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8303" align="alignnone" width="962"] FILE PHOTO: Shoppers are seen outside a retail store as the phase one reopening of New York City continues during the...