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Knife attacker on Tokyo commuter train wanted to kill ‘happy women’- NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - The man alleged to have wounded 10 people in a knife attack on a Tokyo commuter train...
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Olympics-Karate-From rags-to-medal, Torres dedicates win to immigrant parents
By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - When Ariel Torres was 11, he stood with a collection jar at a traffic...
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Japan COVID cases hit 1 million as infections spread beyond Tokyo
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan reached the milestone of one million coronavirus cases on Friday, domestic media reported, as...
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Olympics-IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’
By Karolos Grohmann, Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Parniyan Zemeryalai TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Belarus coaches who cut short https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-belarusian-sprinter-decided-defect-way-airport-family-fears-about-2021-08-05 sprinter Krystsina...
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Wildfires roar back to life near Athens as heat fans flames
By Angeliki Koutantou and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) -Wildfires north of Athens leapt back to life on Thursday as searing...
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Japan PM Suga apologises for skipping parts of Hiroshima speech
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Friday for accidentally skipping parts of a speech in Hiroshima to...
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Belarusian sprinter reunited with husband in Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) -Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was reunited with her husband in Warsaw on Thursday, an opposition politician said, as...
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Exclusive-Belarusian sprinter decided to defect on way to airport over safety fears
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber WARSAW (Reuters) - Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya decided to defect as she was being driven to a...
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Olympics-Belarusian sprinter reaches Poland after defying order home
By Alicja Ptak and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber WARSAW/TOKYO (Reuters) -Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya took refuge in Poland on Wednesday after refusing...
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Japan expands COVID-19 curbs as surges strain hospitals
By Ami Miyazaki and Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan decided on Thursday to expand its COVID-19 emergency curbs to cover...
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Some Japan advisers urge national COVID-19 emergency as cases surge -minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Some members of a government expert panel warned that a recent surge in COVID-19 cases was severe...
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Olympics-Organisers report 31 new Games-related COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Thursday reported 31 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, bringing the total since July 1...
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Belarusian athlete lands safely in Warsaw, says Polish official
WARSAW (Reuters) - Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has landed safely in Warsaw, Polish deputy foreign minister Marcin Przydacz said on...
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Tokyo doctor at the crossroads of a COVID-19 crisis and a quiet Olympics
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) -After more than a year at the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese emergency doctor...
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Chinese embassy in UK ‘firmly opposes’ BBC’s reporting on ‘Chinese Taipei’ Olympic team -statement
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Chinese embassy in the UK "firmly opposes" the BBC's reporting on the participation of Taiwan's "Chinese...
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Blinken says Belarus treatment of athlete intolerable ‘transnational repression’
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken blasted Belarus' attempt to send home a sprinter from the Tokyo Olympics...
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Europe would be honoured to give asylum to Belarus athlete – French minister
PARIS (Reuters) - It would be an honour if Europe were to grant political asylum to Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya,...
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COVID-19 surge hits Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record infections
(Reuters) -The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced record COVID-19 infections on Saturday, mostly driven...
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Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 infections hit new record of 4,058
TOKYO (Reuters) - Newly reported COVID-19 cases in Tokyo surged to a record high of 4,058 on Saturday, the metropolitan...
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Hard-won gains at risk as Delta variant spreads – WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay and Michael Shields GENEVA (Reuters) - The world is at risk of losing hard-won gains in fighting...
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