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147 Covid deaths, 18,901 new cases Tuesday
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/08/2021
» There were 147 new Covid-19 fatalities and 18,901 new cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Tuesday morning.
Belarusian activist goes missing in Ukraine: NGO
AFP, Published on 03/08/2021
» KIEV: A Belarusian activist who heads an NGO helping his compatriots flee repression in Belarus has disappeared in Kiev, his organisation said on Telegram.
Faster, higher, older: pensioners defy virus fears to keep Tokyo Olympics running
AFP, Published on 03/08/2021
» TOKYO: Japan has tapped into its famously ageing population to help run the Tokyo Olympics, with pensioner volunteers -- some into their 90s -- shrugging off fears about the coronavirus to do their bit.
Karate hoping to land killer Tokyo blow before Olympic knockout
AFP, Published on 03/08/2021
» TOKYO: From Cobra Kai to Chuck Norris, karate is known around the world -- but practitioners of the Japanese martial art are hoping the Tokyo Olympics can bring an even wider audience.
New vote recommended in US Amazon union election
AFP, Published on 03/08/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - A US labor official has recommended the results be nullified in a failed vote to unionize Amazon workers at an Alabama warehouse, the union in the effort said Monday, opening a possible path to a new election.
Top orders to be tested as England face India without Stokes
AFP, Published on 03/08/2021
» LONDON - Batsmen on both sides are set to face a stiff examination when an England team without Ben Stokes face India in the first Test in Nottingham starting on Wednesday.
'Terrible proof': California fire documentary explores human failings behind blazes
AFP, Published on 03/08/2021
» LOS ANGELES - Months after Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lucy Walker began making a documentary about the largest-ever wildfire in California, the blaze lost its crown to an even bigger inferno.
Australia's Qantas to furlough 2,500 workers
AFP, Published on 03/08/2021
» SYDNEY: Australian airline Qantas announced Tuesday it will furlough 2,500 workers as coronavirus outbreaks and regional lockdowns pummel demand for flights.
US dismisses Myanmar election plan, urges Asean pressure
Published on 03/08/2021
» The United States said Monday that Myanmar's junta was playing for time with a two-year election timeframe as Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to encourage Asean to appoint an envoy.
Sudaporn faces high-stakes battle
Sports, Published on 03/08/2021
» Thai boxer Sudaporn Seesondee faces the fight of her life against Great Britain's Caroline Dubois in the women's lightweight (60kg) quarter-finals at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday.