Commentary: Pulling off 2021 Olympics is a win Japan needs

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If Tokyo can pull off a successful Olympics in 2021 despite the pandemic, it really could go down in history as the “Recovery Olympics”, says...

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Former Canadian PM Mulroney calls for revised relations with China

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3692" align="alignnone" width="896"] Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney, seen here at George Bush's funeral in 2018, said his country needed to revise its...

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Egypt reopens airports, welcomes tourists to pyramids after COVID-19 closure

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3689" align="alignnone" width="923"] Tourists ride a cart in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza after its reopening for tourist visits, following the outbreak...

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US lawmakers seek more action on Hong Kong after arrests

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3680" align="alignnone" width="909"] Protesters chant slogans during a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on the anniversary of the city's...

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‘We are not guinea pigs,’ say South African anti-vaccine protesters

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3696" align="alignnone" width="904"] Protesters attend a demonstration against the coronavirus vaccine testing on Africans, at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. [/caption] JOHANNESBURG: Anti-vaccine...

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Australia to revamp defences as China tensions rise

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3699" align="alignnone" width="891"] Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a rise in defence spending as China's influence grows in the Indo-Pacific region. [/caption] BRISBANE:...

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Arsenal’s Arteta says he understands Ozil is ‘hurt’ at being dropped

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta understands playmaker Mesut Ozil's disappointment at not featuring since the Premier League restart but says he will only select players based...

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Adidas, Puma join Facebook ad boycott over hate speech

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

Adidas is itself no stranger to controversy FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German sportswear makers Adidas and Puma said Tuesday (Jun 30) they would join a...

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Football: Saudi takeover of Newcastle is complicated says Premier League chief

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3589" align="alignnone" width="818"] Premier League - Newcastle United v Aston Villa [/caption] REUTERS: Premier League chief executive Richard Masters suggested the proposed Saudi takeover...

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Football: Solskjaer warns Rashford, Martial to improve or risk being replaced

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3578" align="alignnone" width="889"] Manchester United forwards Anthony Martial (left) and Marcus Rashford [/caption] LONDON: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford...