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SOCCER
Oct 31, 2021
Manchester United eases pressure with resounding win over Tottenham
United put last weekend's 5-0 thrashing by Liverpool behind them with a superb performance, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford scoring against the London side.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2021
A dangerous global divide on vaccine access
The inequitable vaccine divide leaves humanity far more vulnerable to the next stage of the pandemic, as well as to any other systemic crisis that may emerge.
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OLYMPICS
Oct 19, 2021
Team USA to have plenty of mental health support in Beijing
Licensed mental health officers will be made available to U.S. athletes competing in Beijing along with therapists and psychiatrists at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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WORLD
Oct 13, 2021
WHO donors seek deeper probe into Congo sexual abuse, diplomats say
Some 83 aid workers, a quarter of them employed by the WHO, were found to have been involved in sexual exploitation and abuse during the country's Ebola epidemic from 2018 to 2020.
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WORLD
Oct 8, 2021
Superpower rivalry and vaccine envy set stage for climate talks
U.S.-China tensions loom over COP26, as does the inequality between rich and poor countries in both COVID-19 response and climate finance.
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OLYMPICS
Oct 6, 2021
Salt Lake City ready to bid for Winter Games, but which one a mystery
The 2002 host has secured venue and hotel contracts, but has not decided if it will pursue the 2030 or 2034 edition of the Winter Games.
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SOCCER
Oct 5, 2021
Former Manchester United star Park Ji-sung condemns racist fan song
The retired South Korea star says that while he understands the song is intended to praise him, he now finds the lyrics 'uncomfortable' and hopes fans will stop singing it at Old Trafford.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2021
Reinvigorating multilateralism for a better world
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven home the message that we live in an interconnected and interdependent world.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 3, 2021
How Japan’s new PM can take a lead in improving global health
Prime Minister Suga's successor has a chance at becoming a global leader by helping end COVID-19 elsewhere in the world — a move that could also see Japan advance its foreign policy goals.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 23, 2021
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer concerned by slow starts after Cup exit
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said his club must eliminate the "pedestrian" starts from its game after an early goal from West Ham United's Manuel Lanzini knocked United out of the League Cup in the third round on Wednesday.
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OLYMPICS
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. will require athletes to be fully vaccinated in order to compete at Beijing Games
A letter written by USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland says the requirement 'will also apply to our full Team USA delegation at future Olympic and Paralympic Games.'
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SOCCER
Sep 17, 2021
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer not concerned by criticism
'The outcome decides the headlines ... rarely is the game fantastic or bad, it is somewhere in between.'
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SPORTS
Sep 10, 2021
Cristiano Ronaldo says returning to Manchester United no vacation
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo says his return to Old Trafford is not a vacation and he hopes to prove himself again with consistent performances over the next three to four years.
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COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 5, 2021
Does Didi's crash point to the future of U.S.-China financial frictions?
While the rivals are said by some to be in the midst of a 'new Cold War,' some financial businesses linking the two are thriving.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2021
If COVID-19 wasn’t worry enough, the climate crisis comes roaring back
The most eye-opening development of the past three months has not been the COVID-19 pandemic, but the dramatic increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather.
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COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 31, 2021
Why the U.S.-China conflict is threatening the future of Wall Street
Both sides have introduced measures affecting the other's operations, but care must be taken to manage escalation.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2021
U.S. scraps plan to use Japanese bases for Afghan refugees, sources say
The planned move would have also involved bases in South Korea, an idea the government in Seoul responded positively to.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2021
'Hours on a footnote’: Scientists felt joy and frustration in making climate report
Specialists, all 234 of them working for free, reviewed more than 14,000 scientific studies published since 2013 to draft the latest version.
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PARALYMPICS
Aug 11, 2021
With Games approaching, Paralympians say they need more support
Past experiences have led some to urge the U.S. government to step up and to do more for the nation's paralympic athletes.
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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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