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BBC Olympics coverage misses events after loss of TV rights
Viewers complain after rights-holder Discovery puts majority of events behind paywallThe BBC has received a la…
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Coronavirus live: more than half of all European adults fully vaccinated; more Olympic athletes test positive in Tokyo
More than 200 million Europeans fully vaccinated but programme still behind summer target; more Olympic athlet…
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Waacking for ever! Why has the martial arts disco dance craze resurfaced in Asia?
Born in the gay clubs of LA, the craze was popularised by John Travolta, Donna Summer and the TV show Soul Tra…
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US official warns China against ‘catastrophic’ move on Taiwan
Kurt Campbell says Beijing assessing world’s response to Hong Kong crackdown to understand potential reaction …
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Martin Rowson on world leaders at G7 – cartoon
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Coronavirus live news: Italy opens vaccinations for all over-12s; Bulgaria to share doses with Balkan neighbours
After a slow start, Italy has now given 35m doses to adults; Bulgaria says it has secured enough doses to shar…
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South Korea’s balancing act will test Biden’s plan to get tough with China
Analysis: Seoul’s navigation of geopolitical landscape in east Asia hints at limits of united front with USWhe…
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Biden picks ex-Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel as US ambassador to Japan
Selection ends months of speculation over whether Obama’s first chief of staff would be nominated to an admini…
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Coronavirus live: two members of India G7 team test positive; Tokyo Olympics ‘to go ahead’ after test event
Delegation self-isolating after members test positive for Covid; Seb Coe says Games in July will be ‘extremely…
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US and Japan present united front against China over Asia Pacific – video
Joe Biden and Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, have presented a united front to counter an increasingly…
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Swipes at China as Joe Biden and Japanese PM seek united front in Asia Pacific
In his first in-person summit since taking office, the US president hosts Yoshihide Suga as part of efforts to…
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China aggression on agenda as Japanese PM heads to Washington
Yoshihide Suga will travel to meet Joe Biden amid growing international condemnation of Beijing’s human rights…
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No rise in suicides in early months of Covid pandemic, study suggests
Researchers find no increase, though results are based on data from wealthier countries The number of suicides…
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Hideki Matsuyama masters Japan’s golfing nerves to lift pre-Olympic spirits
TV commentators ‘could hardly speak’ as 29-year-old becomes first Japanese man to win a majorHideki Matsuyama …
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US, Japan, South Korea pledge co-operation in dealing with North Korea
Diplomats from three countries said they ‘shared their concerns’ about Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missi…
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Regulators around the world monitor collapse of US hedge fund
Liquidation of Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management sparked a fire sale of more than $20bn assetsOpinion: …
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Australia pressed to show leadership on Indo-Pacific health ahead of Quad meeting
Access to Covid vaccines is set to be one of the main talking points when Scott Morrison meets with Joe Biden …
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China standoff a priority for Australia at first Quad leaders meeting
China criticises ‘selective multilateralism’ as US, Australia, India and Japan discuss climate, the pandemic, …
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Father and son extradited to Japan over Carlos Ghosn escape
Michael and Peter Taylor lose eight-month US legal battlePair allegedly smuggled Nissan chief out of country i…
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Boeing 777s grounded around world after Denver engine failure
Boeing tells airlines to pull dozens of aircraft with certain engine from active service after emergency landi…