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Olympics-Track world record smashed as IOC probes Belarus over sprinter
The Olympics governing body was probing Belarus’s treatment of an athlete seeking refuge while Norway’s Karsten Warholm demolished a world record on ...Seeking asylum, Belarus athlete walks into Poland’s embassy in Tokyo
A Belarusian athlete who refused to board a flight https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/exclusive-olympics-belarusian-athlete-says-she-was-taken-airport-go-home-after-2021-08-01 after she said she was taken to the airport against her wishes ...Thousands protest against COVID-19 health pass in France
Thousands of people protested in Paris and other French cities on Saturday against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a ...Russia touts Britain, France for wider nuclear talks
Russia said on Thursday that it wanted Britain and France to be included in wider nuclear arms control talks with the United ...EU says it is on track for 70% vaccination target by end summer
The European Union is on course to hit a target of fully vaccinating at least 70% of the adult population by the ...Southern Europe battles wildfires as north cleans up after floods
Wildfires burned in regions across southern Europe on Monday, fuelled by hot weather and strong winds, as some northern countries cleaned up ...Putin says Russian navy can carry out ‘unpreventable strike’ if needed
The Russian navy can detect any enemy and launch an “unpreventable strike” if needed, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday, weeks after ...Flash floods hit Bavaria as European death toll climbs to 183
Flash floods hit southern Germany on Sunday, killing at least one person and adding to the flooding devastation that has claimed the ...German floods kill at least 133, search for survivors continues
Rescue workers searched flood-ravaged parts of western Germany for survivors on Saturday as water levels remained high in many towns and houses ...Floodwaters still rising in western Europe with death toll over 120
More than 1,000 people were missing in flood-stricken regions of western Germany and Belgium on Friday, where waters were still rising with ...














