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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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Charges filed in connection with officer-involved shooting
UPDATE – PEORIA, Ill. – Charges have been filed against a man in custody following an officer-involved shooting in West Peoria Friday. Peoria County State’s Attorney Jodi Hoos says S...
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Tunisian security forces place prominent judge under house arrest
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian judge who has been accused by human rights groups of hiding terrorism-related files has been placed under house arrest for 40 days, local radio and a security source said ...
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Turkish wildfire leaves charred home and ashes, as blazes continue
By Mert Ozkan MANAVGAT (Reuters) - Days after a raging wildfire in southern Turkey drove his family from the home they lived in for four decades, Mehmet Demir returned on Saturday to discover a burnt-...
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U.S. military says it is assisting tanker that was attacked off Oman
DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy is assisting an Israeli-managed petroleum products tanker that was fatally attacked on Thursday off the coast of Oman, the U.S. military said on Saturday, adding the sh...
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Olympics-Rugby-New Zealand’s culture club behind gold medal showing in Tokyo
By Mayu Sakoda TOKYO (Reuters) - New Zealand celebrated their gold medal in the women's Olympic Rugby Sevens with a special version of the haka, showing all the fierceness and focus that had seen them...
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Olympics-Baseball-Toyota’s cute ‘relief’ cart gets mixed player reviews
By Paresh Dave YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp.'s carts carrying in Olympic relief pitchers on a big leather glove of a seat may be popular with TV viewers, but players range from outrig...
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