Tag: Asia
Coe urges persuading Japan that Tokyo Olympics will be safe
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic sports must do more to persuade Japanese people about how much work they have done to organize a safe Tokyo...
Refugee team of 29 athletes picked for Tokyo Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The refugee team for the Tokyo Olympics has 29 athletes competing in 12 sports.
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PGA makes 3rd stop in South Carolina, LPGA stays by the bay
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PALMETTO CHAMPIONSHIP AT CONGAREE
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China trade surges as demand in US, other markets rebounds
BEIJING — China's exports surged nearly 28% in May while imports jumped 51% as demand rebounded in the U.S. and other markets where the...
As India’s surge wanes, families deal with the devastation
LUCKNOW, India — Two months ago Radha Gobindo Pramanik and his wife threw a party to celebrate their daughter's pregnancy and the upcoming birth...
MH17 trial moves to crucial merits phase, examining evidence
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands — Nearly seven years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, the trial in a Dutch court of...
German military to ship surplus beer back from Afghanistan
BERLIN — The German military says it has found a solution for an unusual logistics problem its troops in Afghanistan face: a glut of...
Greece says many migrants in Turkey could seek asylum there
ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Monday designated neighboring Turkey as a safe country in which to seek international protection for the majority of asylum-seekers...
Maldives foreign minister elected as UN assembly president
UNITED NATIONS — Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives defeated Afghanistan’s former foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul in an election Monday for the next...
U-Chicago will grant Ph.D. to student slain in January
CHICAGO — The University of Chicago will grant a doctorate degree to a student who was killed during a series of shootings last winter.
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