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With her Tokyo Olympics drawn to a close, American swimmer Katie Ledecky can start to unwind.
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Iranian state media has said that the deadly attack on a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was in retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria, in an escalation of maritime tensions in the Middle East.
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China’s hardline zero Covid strategy is facing a fresh challenge from the rapid spread of the Delta variant, amid concerns over the efficacy of Chinese vaccines against the highly contagious strain.
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Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya is “safe” and now looks likely to claim asylum in a third country after she refused to board a flight out of Tokyo, saying she was being forced to return to her native country against her will where she feared arrest.
— Katie Ledecky says she ‘never would have imagined’ her Olympic swimming success | CNN
— With her Tokyo Olympics drawn to a close, American swimmer Katie Ledecky can start to unwind.
— Deadly drone attack on tanker escalates Iran-Israel maritime tensions
— Maritime tensions are escalating in the Middle East following the deadly attack on a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire in the Arabian Sea.
— Belarusian sprinter ‘safe’ after being forcibly removed from the Olympics
— Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya is “safe” and now looks likely to claim asylum in a third country after she refused to board a flight out of Tokyo, saying she was being forced to return to her native country against her will where she feared arrest.
