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Simone Biles to return to Olympics competition after pulling out of other events over mental health concerns

Simone Biles, who has pulled out of several events at the Tokyo Olympics citing the need to protect her mental… ...

Belarusian sprinter arrives at Polish embassy in Tokyo after refusing to board flight home

Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has arrived at the Polish embassy in Tokyo after refusing to board a flight back… ...

Most sea turtles off Australia's east coast have consumed plastic, study finds

Plastic pollution is creating an "evolutionary trap" for young sea turtles because they "eat anything", according to a new study. ...

Matt Damon's daughter stopped him using a gay slur

The actor vowed to never use term again after his daughter explained to him why it was unacceptable. ...

Anthony Barajas: US TikToker dies after 'unprovoked' cinema shooting

The death of Anthony Barajas, 19, was confirmed after several days spent on life support. ...

Belarus Olympian seeking asylum in Poland after refusing 'forced' flight home

Olympian Krystina Timanovskaya says she was almost forced on a plane home after criticising coaches. ...

Sifan Hassan fell during her 1,500 meter heat — and still managed to finished first

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Sprinter enters Polish embassy in Tokyo after saying she was being forced home to Belarus

Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya is "safe" and now looks likely to claim asylum in a third country after she refused… ...

Simone Biles to take part in balance beam final at Tokyo 2020

Team USA gymnast Simone Biles will take part in Tuesday's balance beam final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, USA Gymnastics… ...

Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Pro-Democracy Singer For "Corrupt Conduct"

Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog on Monday charged a singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, Anthony Wong, with "corrupt conduct" at a… ...

5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Indonesia's Papua

A 5.9 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia's easternmost Papua region Monday, the United States Geological Survey said,… ...

Commandos Deployed As Afghan Forces Defend Cities From Taliban Attacks

Afghan forces battled Monday to stop a first major city from falling to the Taliban following weekend offensives by the… ...

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State Dept. Offers Potential Refugee Status to More Afghans Who Worked With U.S.

As the Taliban make territorial gains, more Afghans, including those… ...

Olympic Sprinter From Belarus Seeks Refuge in Japan, Fearing Jail at Home

Belarus tried to force the sprinter, Kristina Timanovskaya, to return… ...

Belarusian Sprinter Who Feared for Her Safety Is Offered Asylum in Poland

Kristina Timanovskaya sought help at a Tokyo airport as her… ...

BILDSTRECKE - Auf Flössen suchen sie vor Sumatra nach Zinn – und schädigen das Meer

Zinn steckt in vielen Produkten, etwa in Handys. In Indonesien,… ...

Mindestens 15 Soldaten bei Terroranschlag im Niger getötet

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DIE NEUSTEN ENTWICKLUNGEN - Coronavirus weltweit: Hälfte der Neuinfektionen in Israel auf Geimpfte zurückzuführen, Pfizer und Moderna erhöhen die Preise

Rund 198 Millionen Menschen sind laut der Johns-Hopkins-Universität weltweit positiv… ...

EU sends help to Turkey as wildfire toll reaches eight

MARMARIS, Turkey: The European Union sent help to Turkey on… ...

Ayutthaya logs hundreds more Covid cases

AYUTTHAYA: The communicable disease committee of this Central province reported… ...

Most Indonesians want vaccinations but lack access

Most Indonesians cited a lack of available doses as the… ...

Schlimmste Dürre seit 40 Jahren: Hilfsorganisation: Hungerkatastrophe in Madagaskar gefährdet Kinder

Auf der ostafrikanischen Insel sind Tausende Menschen vom Hungertod bedroht.… ...

Tödliche Eskalation im Golf von Oman: Kamikaze-Drohnen greifen Tanker an

An der Brücke des Schiffs eines israelischen Geschäftsmanns und Milliardärs… ...

Kataloniens Präsident : «Wir werden den Kampf für die Unabhängigkeit nie aufgeben»

Der katalanische Regionalpräsident Pere Aragonès über Corona-Rekordwerte, ein neues Unabhängigkeitsreferendum… ...

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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Europa Clipper Mission

NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for Earth’s first mission to… ...

NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus

NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Asteroid Sample

After nearly five years in space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its… ...

Hubble finds evidence of water vapor at Jupiter's moon Ganymede

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede. This water vapor forms when ice… ...

'Feel good' brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study reveals

Researchers have discovered that spontaneous impulses of dopamine, the neurological messenger known as the brain's 'feel good' chemical, occur in… ...

Potential role of 'junk DNA' sequence in aging, cancer

Researchers have recently identified a DNA region known as VNTR2-1 that appears to drive the activity of the telomerase gene,… ...

Human infection with avian influenza A (H5N8) – the Russian Federation

On 18 February 2021, the National IHR Focal Point for the Russian Federation notified WHO of detection of avian influenza… ...

Ebola virus disease – Guinea

On 14 February 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea informed WHO of a cluster of Ebola Virus ...

Rift Valley fever – Kenya

Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been reported in Kenya in humans in Isiolo and Mandera counties and in ...

Afterpay: Jack Dorsey's Square in Australia's biggest buyout

The $29bn deal for Afterpay will create an instalments payment giant in a hugely growing sector. ...

Zoom settles US class action privacy lawsuit for $86m

The video conferencing firm denies wrongdoing, but has agreed to boost security measures. ...

The perfect storm striking World of Warcraft

All of a sudden, WoW players are in revolt, and its competitors are having a boom. ...

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