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It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official
World
June 6, 2020
It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official
High-ranking Olympic official Pierre-Olivier Beckers on Saturday made plain that the delayed Tokyo Olympics “will be held in 2021 or…
Biden clinches Democratic nomination for 2020 race against Trump
World
June 6, 2020
Biden clinches Democratic nomination for 2020 race against Trump
Joe Biden said Friday he had secured the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination and face Donald Trump in…
French forces kill leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Middle East
June 6, 2020
French forces kill leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
French forces have killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel, in northern Mali, France’s defence…
COVID-19 research scandal: Unwanted diversion during pandemic
World
June 6, 2020
COVID-19 research scandal: Unwanted diversion during pandemic
The first research scandal of the coronavirus pandemic has created unnecessary distraction around the politically divisive drug hydroxychloroquine, scientists say,…
‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq
Middle East
June 6, 2020
‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq
Seventeen years after US troops invaded their country and eight months since protests engulfed their cities, Iraqis are sending solidarity,…
‘Answered prayers’: Fiji declares itself coronavirus free
World
June 5, 2020
‘Answered prayers’: Fiji declares itself coronavirus free
Fiji announced it was coronavirus free Friday after the island nation’s last known infected patient was given the all-clear, continuing…
Last redoubt: Pygmies return to forest to isolate against coronavirus
World
June 5, 2020
Last redoubt: Pygmies return to forest to isolate against coronavirus
Dzanga-Sangha, a wildlife sanctuary in southwest Central African Republic, is a remote place, linked to the rest of the world…
Libya government says retakes Haftar’s last redoubt in west
Middle East
June 5, 2020
Libya government says retakes Haftar’s last redoubt in west
Libya’s UN-recognized government announced Friday another victory in its counter-offensive against eastern-based strongman Khalifa Haftar, overrunning his last western stronghold…
Robot dog hounds Thai shoppers to keep hands virus-free
World
June 4, 2020
Robot dog hounds Thai shoppers to keep hands virus-free
A scurrying robot dog named K9 dispenses hand sanitizer to curious children and wary shoppers — one of the more…
Italy thirsts for tourists as country reopens to Europe
World
June 3, 2020
Italy thirsts for tourists as country reopens to Europe
Italy reopened to travellers from Europe on Wednesday, three months after the country went into coronavirus lockdown, with all hopes…