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U.S. CDC chief says there will be no federal mandate on COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Friday there will be no nationwide mandate for Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccine, clarify...
Julia Bradley Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Poland win first 4x400m mixed relay gold
TOKYO (Reuters) -Poland scored an upset win in the inaugural Olympic 4x400 metres mixed relay on Saturday, with Dominican Republic picking up silver and the United States taking bronze. The Polish tea...
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Olympics-Athletics-Sweden’s Stahl wins men’s discus gold
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Daniel Stahl added the Olympic men's discus gold to his world championship title and his compatriot Simon Pettersson made it a one-two for Sweden on Saturday. Stah...
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Firemen fighting wildfires in Sicilian town of Catania
MILAN (Reuters) - Firemen in Italy said on Saturday they were battling for a second straight day wildfires in Sicily that reached the town of Catania, forcing people to leave their homes and the local...
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Olympics-Water polo-Croatia upstage Serbia in Rio final rematch
TOKYO (Reuters) - Croatia earned a measure of revenge for their defeat in the 2016 Rio Games men's water polo final on Saturday, beating defending champions Serbia 14-12 at Tatsumi Water Polo Centre o...
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Olympics-Crowds of Japan’s triathlon fans defy spectator ban
By Martin Quin Pollard TOKYO (Reuters) - Defying sweltering heat and a ban on spectators, crowds of fans thronged the streets of Tokyo on Saturday for the chance to see an Olympic triathlon up close. ...
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Olympics-Athletics-100m favourite Bromell sneaks through as fast loser
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Trayvon Bromell, the fastest in the world this year and favourite to win the Olympic men's 100 metres gold, sneaked through the first-round heats as a fastest loser...
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Olympics-Shooting-Georgian Salukvadze considers 10th Olympics at son’s request
TOKYO (Reuters) - Getting emotionally blackmailed by your children is a pet peeve of most parents but in Nino Salukvadze's case it could lead to a record-equalling 10th Olympic appearance by the Georg...
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Malaysia suspends parliament session citing risk of COVID infection
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's special parliamentary sitting will be cut short after the detection of COVID-19 infections in the building, the legislative body said on Saturday, potentially provi...
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Olympics-Organisers seek to prevent heatstroke with AI gadget
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Olympics is battling through a pandemic, with the Japanese capital in a state of emergency amid a record spike in COVID-19 cases, but athletes, officials and staff also fac...
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