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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 14, 2021

MLB will return to 'Field of Dreams' in 2022

'I think the reception that this event has received has been so positive that we will be back,' MLB Commissioner Manfred said.
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WORLD
Aug 12, 2021

NASA says an asteroid will have a close brush with Earth. But not until the 2100s.

The trajectory of Bennu is known precisely enough that the chances of collision are exactly zero for the next century. But the crystal ball becomes fuzzier in 2135.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2021

A dangerous new variant of populism

As anti-greens and anti-vaxxers join forces, any number of stray populist demagogues might seek to lead movements against environmental and COVID-19 vaccination policies.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2021

Panasonic pioneering hydrogen power to fuel factories worldwide

The Japanese firm intends to commercialize system used at its own fuel-cell plant, which will combine hydrogen energy with solar, by fiscal 2023.
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WORLD
Aug 10, 2021

Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future

The technology involves large-scale interventions that shift the climate, generally with an aim of cooling the Earth.
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WORLD
Aug 10, 2021

Restarting cruises has been a game of ‘operational whack-a-mole’

As well as managing cases of COVID-19 on their own sailings, operators have had to keep on top of vaccination and testing requirements at their stops on the way.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 10, 2021

'We are not the virus': Two-tier delta lockdowns divide Sydney

Harsher restrictions and tougher policing in Sydney's most-affected neighborhoods have stoked resentment in its most vulnerable people.
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BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2021

U.S. ratings for Tokyo Olympics plunge to half of 2012 Games

Comparisons with previous Olympic Games are imperfect given the different times zones, the pandemic and fewer streaming options in the past.
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BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2021

Once largely free of COVID-19, Asian economies are now upended by delta

While consumers are bearing the brunt, supply chains are being disrupted as factories shut down in a bid to stop the spread of the virus.
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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Greece report 2021
Aug 9, 2021

Resilience in adversity

Previous governments had established deep economic reforms and business-friendly policies that remained in place during the pandemic and decided to continue with fiscal discipline policies. As a result, it seems the country has weathered the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the European Commission...
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JAPAN
Aug 8, 2021

Japan's casino resort candidates put finishing touches on bids

A maximum of three locations for so-called integrated resorts — which combine casinos with hotels and other facilities — will then be formally announced sometime after May.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021

In Qatar, the Olympic team (like much else) is mostly imported

Armed with cash, coaches and state-of-the-art training facilities, Qatar has been trying to assemble an athletic force worthy of the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021

Chinese Olympic athletes warned over Mao badges

The IOC said it had issued a warning to the two Chinese cycling medalists who wore badges featuring the head of their country's former leader Mao Zedong at the Tokyo Olympics podium, breaching a rule on political gestures, and that the case was now closed.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021

Samurai Blue challenge awaits Japan's young stars after missing Olympic podium

A bawling Takefusa Kubo was all you had to see to understand the impact of Japan's 3-1 loss to Mexico on Friday.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021

Paris 2024 presses on with Plan A, but studies Tokyo’s Plan B

The next Summer Olympics are less than three years away. Paris says it's prepared, but so was Tokyo.
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EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2021

Stand with the people of Myanmar

ASEAN must be reminded that its credibility depends on how it deals with Myanmar's coup. Otherwise it could be seen as an enabler of authoritarianism.
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BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2021

Biden proposes stronger than expected vehicle emission rules

The mandates are a centerpiece of Biden's climate plans and mark his administration's first major effort to use regulation to stem greenhouse gases.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2021

Nintendo to buy back shares after profit misses estimates

The Kyoto-based company reported operating income of u00a5119.75 billion ($1.1 billion) for the June quarter.
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WORLD
Aug 4, 2021

New York's Andrew Cuomo faces day of reckoning over sexual harassment claims

Not one ally publicly came to the defense of the embattled governor after a report corroborated 11 claims of harassment.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2021

Financial firms develop plan for early closure of Asian coal plants

The proposal offers a potentially workable model, and early talks with Asian governments and multilateral banks are promising, sources said.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 31, 2021

Climate change is coming for the Great Barrier Reef

Coral reefs are one of the world's most visible and sensitive barometers of climate change.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2021

Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte fully restores key troop pact with U.S.

The agreement has assumed additional importance as the United States and its allies contend with an increasingly assertive China.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2021

Tech giants’ record quarter gives way to growth skepticism

Three of the world’s largest companies — Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. — reported about $57 billion in combined profit in a record-busting quarter, riding a resurgence in consumer and business spending.
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WORLD
Jul 28, 2021

A pandemic-weary world is facing a distressing reality check

Around the globe, people and governments are finding out that COVID-19 won't be thrashed into extinction, but is more likely to enter a long, endemic tail.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021

After monumental win over Mexico, Japan sets sights on men's soccer medal

Sunday's encounter at Saitama Stadium, where attacking midfielders Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan lit up the Mexican defense, has Japan eyeing the podium.
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WORLD
Jul 26, 2021

How LGBTQ rights forced Hungary into a moment of reckoning

Hungary's weaponization of gay rights has led to a showdown rarely seen between the EU and a member state.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2021

The problem with Europe’s green unilateralism

Rarely, except in wartime, have market economies been subjected to the sort of rigid central planning that the European Commission now proposes in order to curb carbon dioxide emissions.

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