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China battles new COVID outbreak with eye on Winter Olympics
BEIJING: Tens of thousands of people in northern China were under strict stay-at-home orders yesterday as authorities sought to stamp…
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Tokyo Paralympics to open under shadow of pandemic
TOKYO: The Tokyo Paralympics open tomorrow after a year-long pandemic delay and with the virus continuing to cast a long…
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Olympics chief urges Japan to support Games as COVID hits Village
TOKYO: IOC chief Thomas Bach urged the Japanese people to get behind the Tokyo Olympics yesterday as the first coronavirus…
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Tokyo 2020 chief says Games ‘100%’ on, with 50 days to go
TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics are “100 percent” certain to go ahead, the chief organizer said yesterday, but warned that a…
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Japan newspaper sponsoring Olympics joins cancellation chorus
TOKYO: Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper, an official Tokyo Olympics sponsor, called for the Games to be cancelled yesterday, in the…
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Over 80 percent in Japan oppose Olympics this year
TOKYO: More than 80 percent of Japanese polled oppose hosting the virus-postponed Olympics this year, a new survey showed yesterday,…
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Japan’s Osaka ‘not sure’ Olympics should happen as doubts grow
TOKYO: Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka admitted she was “not really sure” the coronavirus-hit Tokyo Olympics should go ahead as doubts…
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Business
Paradise found: ‘Hades’ maker takes on gaming goliaths
SAN FRANCISCO: No work email after 5:00 pm on Fridays, mandatory vacations: The outfit behind role-playing video game sensation “Hades”…
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Dublin, Bilbao Euro 2020 games in doubt as UEFA extends fan deadline
PARIS: Euro 2020 matches in Dublin and Bilbao are in doubt after Irish and Spanish football chiefs said Wednesday they…
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Overseas fans barred from Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO: Overseas fans will be banned from this summer’s pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said yesterday, in a bid to reduce…
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Fans barred from Tokyo Olympics torch relay start
TOKYO: Spectators will be barred from the start of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay, organizers said yesterday, announcing a pared-back…
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Art & Fashion
Virus threatens ‘game over’ for Japan’s arcades
Evenings are normally the busiest time at Mikado, a retro gaming arcade in Tokyo, but these days the shutters come…
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