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Tokyo Olympics officially postponed to 2021
The International Olympic Committee announced a first-of-its-kind postponement of the Summer Olympics on Tuesday, bowing to the realities of a coronavirus pandemic that is shutting down daily life around the globe and making planning for a massive worldwide gathering in July a virtual impossibility.
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Eddie Pells
Sports -Olympics ||
'Tremendously dangerous': In Iran, conspiracy theories and religious bickering slow COVID-19 response
When the COVID-19 outbreak first appeared in Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei proclaimed it a hoax, a conspiracy from the country's enemies.
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Terence McKenna
Investigates |
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This ancient 'worm' may be forerunner to most animals — including us
A worm-like creature smaller than a grain of rice that burrowed on the seafloor in search of meals like dead organic matter about 555 million years ago may be the evolutionary forerunner of most animals living today — including people.
Technology & Science ||
Analysis
Coronavirus puts a spotlight on the moral compass of America: Keith Boag
No country has invested as heavily as the U.S. in the idea of itself as a land where freedom to pursue opportunity is paramount. But in a time of crisis, that creed can stray into the desperate territory of "every man for himself," writes Keith Boag.
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Keith Boag
World ||
'You must stay at home': Boris Johnson orders British shops closed, no gatherings in coronavirus lockdown
World |
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IMF says coronavirus recession will be worse than 2008, as UN appeals for aid for poorest economies
World ||
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Syria braces for lockdown after 1st COVID-19 case, as Iran outbreak worsens
World |
Negotiators close on nearly $2 trillion virus aid package
World |
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Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison
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Michael R. Sisak
Entertainment |
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California's PG&E admits blame in plea deal involving 84 wildfire-related deaths in 2018
World ||
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Aid workers brace for impact of coronavirus in refugee camps
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Margaret Evans
World |
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Stock markets lose ground again Monday despite U.S. central bank pledge to do 'whatever it takes'
Business |
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Alex Salmond, Scotland's former first minister, acquitted on sex crime charges
World |
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Canada's cyber spies taking down sites as battle against COVID-19 fraud begins
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Catharine Tunney
Politics ||
Analysis
Coronavirus puts a spotlight on the moral compass of America: Keith Boag
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Keith Boag
World ||
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Iran’s COVID-19 crisis fuelled by politics and religion
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Coronavirus risk to rare mountain gorillas prompts tourist bans
Technology & Science ||
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Canadian military units overseas await deployment of their own COVID-19 testing kits
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Murray Brewster
Politics |
July Olympics 'neither feasible nor desirable,' says World Athletics president
Devin Heroux
Sports -Olympics ||
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Police checks, fines fail to keep all the French at home as Macron has ordered
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Don Murray
World |
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IOC wrestles with logistics amid growing opposition to Tokyo 2020
Sports -Olympics -Summer Sports ||
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Croatia quake injures 17 amid partial coronavirus lockdown
World |
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Time is running out for hundreds of Canadians stuck in Peru, desperate to come home
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Enza Uda
Politics ||
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Inside Taiwan during COVID-19: How the country kept schools and businesses open throughout pandemic
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Caitlin Taylor, Stephanie Kampf, Tyana Grundig and David Common
Business ||
Analysis
The week panic hit the West
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Nahlah Ayed
World |