Chinese shooter wins first gold of Tokyo Olympics as storm threat looms
Chinese shooter Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as the coronavirus-hit Games braced…
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Hanoi goes into lockdown as virus cases soar
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam locked down eight million people in Hanoi on Saturday, the latest attempt to curb…
3 years ago
As cases soar, Spaniards keep their masks firmly on
by Marie Giffard with Rosa Sulleiro in Barcelona Agence France Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- It's over 35 degrees…
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Due to rising Delta cases in US, Americans ask, “Do vaccinated people need to go back to masking?”
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- With the Delta variant pushing US Covid cases…
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Tennis star Osaka lights Tokyo Olympics cauldron as Games open
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron as the Tokyo Games opened on Friday…
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Drones form Tokyo 2020 emblem and globe during opening ceremony
Hundreds of drones form the Tokyo 2020 emblem and then a globe during the Olympics opening ceremony. https://youtu.be/i-T19EEgAYY © Agence…
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Pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics open in low-key ceremony without fans
The Tokyo Olympics were declared open in an eerily empty stadium on Friday after defying a year's pandemic delay and…
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Tokyo 2020: Opening ceremony ends with another fireworks display
Fireworks light up the sky above the Japan National Stadium at the end of the Olympics opening ceremony. SOURCE: AFPTV…
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Increased testing needed to fight delta strain in Europe: WHO
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Increased free testing, contact tracing and other steps are needed to fight the Covid-19 Delta variant,…
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Tokyo 2020: Fireworks mark start of Olympic opening ceremony
Fireworks are released at the Japan National Stadium as the Opening Ceremony for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games gets…
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