Race for acceptance: Why Japan’s Paralympics mean more than medals

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[caption id="attachment_11839" align="alignright" width="587"] Sayaka Murakami trains with the aim of long jumping in next year's delayed paralympics in Tokyo [/caption] TOKYO: Long-jumper Sayaka Murakami...

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Another lockdown in Pakistan soon as authorities fail to implement Covid-19 norms

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

Highlighting the “clear resurgence in coronavirus” in the country, the NCOC has asked the chief secretaries to “strictly implement” the SOPs. [caption id="attachment_11805" align="alignnone" width="960"]...

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Lose the battles, win the war? Mir eyes world MotoGP crown

October 21, 2020October 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_11842" align="alignnone" width="1280"] On top of the world: Suzuki's Joan Mir rides during the Grand Prix of Aragon. [/caption] ALCAÑIZ, Spain: Despite not having...

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Kamala Harris slams Trump for being an ‘incompetent’ president

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

The senator blasted Trump for his “failure” to handle the coronavirus pandemic, his refusal to condemn white supremacy, and his disbelief in science and climate...

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Facebook launches dating service in Europe

October 21, 2020October 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_11832" align="alignright" width="549"] FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. [/caption] CALIFORNIA:...

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US to sell $1 billion worth of advanced air-to-ground missiles to Taiwan

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

While Taiwan has for decades fallen back on an implicit US security guarantee, Washington has urged it to strengthen its own capabilities to resist an...

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Relief for Justin Trudeau as Canada avoids snap election

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal govt had declared a motion by Conservative party as a ‘matter of confidence.’ While the Liberal govt won a re-election last year,...

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Barack Obama rips into Donald Trump’s record in 2020 campaign trail debut

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

Barack Obama, who governed for two terms and remains one of the most popular figures in the Democratic Party, blasted Donald Trump for his handling...

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Reese Witherspoon’s Legally Blonde 3 to hit screens in May 2022

October 21, 2020October 22, 2020

Reese Witherspoon is also attached to produce Legally Blonde 3 via her banner Hello Sunshine along with franchise's original producer Marc Platt. [caption id="attachment_11854" align="alignnone"...

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China struggles to fill Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ leadership void

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

Beijing, which accuses Washington of being “addicted to quitting”, has struck a more globalist posture under President Xi Jinping: Chinese officials head four of the...