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Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:08:13 GMT
Cambodia begins Covid-19 vaccinations for teenagers
Cambodia began a roll out of Covid-19 vaccinations for teenagers in its capital Phnom Penh and three provinces Sunday, with Premier Hun Sen's grandchildren among the first to get the jab. Several countries in Southeast Asia are currently experienci...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:40:15 GMT
'Terrified' Dressel says he's not chasing Olympic greats
US swim star Caeleb Dressel rejected comparisons with Olympic greats Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz after claiming his fifth Tokyo gold on Sunday, revealing he was "terrified" by the pressure to perform in Japan. Dressel ended his Tokyo campaign wit...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:18:14 GMT
YouTube suspends Sky News Australia channel
YouTube said Sunday it had barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for one week, citing concerns about Covid-19 misinformation. The move comes after a review of posts uploaded by the Rupert Murdoch-owned TV channel, which has a substan...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:14:12 GMT
Australia's McKeon takes place among all-time greats after Olympic pool heroics
Swimming great Ian Thorpe says Emma McKeon has "flown under the radar" in Australia but now she is firmly on the map after her stunning performances at the Tokyo Olympics. McKeon has joined the greats of Australian sport, winning her 11th Olympic m...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:00:19 GMT
US Olympic hammer thrower Berry undeterred by anthem backlash
Athlete-activist Gwen Berry is determined to have the last laugh on critics who demanded she be barred from the Olympics over her podium protest at US track and field trials. The American hammer thrower was thrust into the national spotlight in J...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:58:16 GMT
Chinese cities test millions as virus cases surge
Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled Sunday to contain the country's most widespread coronavirus outbreak in months. China on Sunday reported 75 new coronav...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:46:13 GMT
Greek firefighters battle to extinguish forest blaze
Nearly 300 firefighters, two water bomber planes and five helicopters were battling Sunday to put out a forest fire in Greece that has so far destroyed around 20 homes and injured eight people, authorities said. Five villages have been evacuated an...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:44:14 GMT
How Italians sold ice cream to the masses in Vienna
Residents of the Austrian capital have queued for more than 130 years to sample the Italian ice cream of the Molin-Pradel family, one of Vienna's oldest gelato dynasties. "He helped democratise ice cream, which before was reserved for the wealthy,"...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:14:12 GMT
Mexico holds referendum on prosecuting ex-presidents
Mexicans vote Sunday in a national referendum promoted by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on whether to investigate and prosecute his predecessors for alleged corruption. Lopez Obrador, a self-styled anti-graft crusader, says the public consu...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:56:11 GMT
Heatwave hits Japan site of Olympic marathon
Japan's northern Hokkaido region was supposed to offer cooler climes for next week's Olympic marathons and race walks, but now the area is battling a heatwave. Olympic organisers moved the two events from Tokyo in 2019, worried that even shifting t...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:28:11 GMT
Afghan forces battle to thwart Taliban assaults on key cities
Afghan government forces struggled against Taliban assaults on several major cities Sunday as the insurgents stepped up a nationwide offensive that saw a key airport in the south come under rocket fire overnight. Fighting has surged in the months s...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:08:12 GMT
South Korea's record-breaking Olympic archer fought sexism from day one
South Korea's An San was ice-cool as she defied online sexist abuse to seal a hat-trick of gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, but the ace archer has been fighting discrimination since she was a child. An's three golds in three archery events -- in ...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:00:19 GMT
Britain and Australia with points to prove as Tokyo turns to the velodrome
After months without opponents or competition, Tokyo 2020's track cyclists take to the start line on Monday with almost no idea what to expect. Britain's Olympic domination could finally be curtailed but the team that won 12 medals in Rio, includin...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 04:30:21 GMT
Dressel wins fifth gold as McKeon makes Olympic history
Caeleb Dressel banked two more titles to end his Tokyo campaign with five golds Sunday, as Australia's Emma McKeon became the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics. The American machine earned the title of world's fastest sw...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 03:58:11 GMT
Gong wins shot before crowning of post-Bolt sprint champion
China's Gong Lijiao lived up to her pre-Olympics form by winning gold in the shot put in Tokyo on Sunday, while the current crop of male sprinters will later bid to succeed retired Jamaican legend Usain Bolt as 100m champion. Gong managed a persona...



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