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US reconsidering Russian diamond ban – — RT World News

Authorities in Washington reportedly have doubts over a...

Microsoft Mistral partnership avoids merger probe by UK regulators

The Microsoft logo is displayed on a smartphone.Mateusz Slodkowski | Sopa Images |...

UN rights office urges Sri Lanka to reveal fate of the disappeared — Global Issues

The call accompanies the launch of a key report by OHCHR, highlighting also...

California’s Scenic Highway to Big Sur Re-Opens for Travel

(BIG SUR, Calif.) — A section of California's scenic Highway 1 leading to...

As Tokyo Games open, can Olympic flame burn away the funk?

Disputed, locked down and running a year late, the Tokyo Games begin at last on Friday night, a multinational showcase of the finest athletes...

Opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke on Games eve

On the eve of the Tokyo Games, organisers fired the director of the opening ceremony over a joke he made about the Holocaust, while...

Italy erupts as Europe’s soccer champions come home to Rome

Europe’s soccer champions returned home at dawn on Monday to the ecstatic cheers of Italians who spent the better part of the night honking...

Japan’s Fukushima, in reversal, bars spectators from Olympic events

Japan's Fukushima prefecture will bar spectators from the Olympic events it hosts this summer due to rising COVID-19 infections, its governor said on Saturday,...

Diverse England team wins fans in nation eager for good news

Hannah Kumari has been an English soccer fan since childhood, but she never wanted to fly an England flag. Until now. Kumari is one of...

Half of Japanese predict Olympics will happen this year, poll shows

Half of the Japanese public thinks the Olympics will take place this summer, a survey by Yomiuri daily newspaper showed on Monday, less than...

China’s 2022 Olympics a chance to press Beijing on human rights -Canada

Beijing’s hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics offers concerned nations the chance to press China on its human rights record, Canadian Prime Minister Justin...

“We cannot postpone again,” says Tokyo 2020 chief amid pandemic fears

The president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee ruled out a cancellation or further postponement of the Olympics as doubts swirled among city governments...

Yes. Tokyo Olympics are ‘a go’ despite opposition, pandemic

Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic? The answer is almost certainly “yes.” Senior International Olympic Committee member Richard Pound was...

As Japan loses training camps, Olympics buzz fades

Ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Japanese city of Kamo spent 70 million yen ($640,000) on horizontal bars, gymnastic mats and other upgrades...

Porto locals’ fury as COVID rules eased for English soccer fans

A last-minute decision to relax COVID-19 safety rules for Saturday's Champions League final has angered locals as hundreds of English fans not wearing masks...

South Korea fast-tracking Olympians for vaccination

South Korea has begun administering fast-track COVID-19 vaccines to athletes, coaches and others expected to attend the Tokyo Olympics. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee...

Tokyo Olympics chief commits to Games as infections surge; fresh calls to postpone or cancel

Tokyo's Olympics chief said on Friday that Japan was committed to holding a safe Games this summer, as a surge in COVID-19 cases prompted...

Kenya bans runners from Tanzania’s marathon

Kenyan athletes will not attend a major marathon in Tanzania because of concerns about the coronavirus, Kenya’s athletics body said Wednesday. Three days before the...

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