0231 GMT May 23, 2022
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The Tokyo Olympics will top the agenda when the International Olympic Committee’s executive board meets today – but with the board firmly backing the event, any talk of scrapping it altogether due to the COVID-19 pandemic is highly unlikely.
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Zoroastrians of the central Iranian province of Yazd observed the Azargan ritual in an online manner on Monday as the government has imposed a nationwide two-week lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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The airline industry holds its annual gathering by video conference next week under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic that has plunged the sector into a crisis that may yet claim more carriers.
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The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a body blow to the quantitative model-based style of investing, with a majority of the firms using such strategies negatively impacted, a study by Refinitiv has found.
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As Britain and the rest of Europe battle the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, desperate eyes turn to central bank bosses, wondering what rescue plans they have up their sleeves.
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Despite suffering knee problems and hypertension, 69-year-old Nicaraguan asylum-seeker Esperanza used to get up at dawn every day to pick coffee to support her family in Costa Rica.
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The first case of COVID-19 reinfection in the United States has added weight to the debate on the possibility of a second wave of the pandemic.
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There is no “zero risk” strategy for countries easing international travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and essential travel for emergencies should remain the priority, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
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