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    First resident of Olympic Village tests positive for COVID-19
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    First resident of Olympic Village tests positive for COVID-19

    Tokyo, Jul 17: The first resident of the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday. Officials said it was not an athlete with the the Games opening in just under a week on July 23. Tokyo officials including Seiko Hashimoto, the president...
    Russia: Small airplane carrying 17 people goes missing in Siberia
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    Russia: Small airplane carrying 17 people goes missing in Siberia

    Moscow, Jul 16: Officials say a Russian passenger plane with 17 people on board has gone missing during a flight in Siberia.The regional branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said the An-28 plane disappeared Friday in the Tomsk region in western Siberia.The emergencies office said the plan...
    Ugandan athlete missing from Olympic training camp in Japan
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    Ugandan athlete missing from Olympic training camp in Japan

    Tokyo, Jul 16: Local officials are searching for a Ugandan athlete who went missing in western Japan on Friday in a case raising questions over Japanese organizers' oversight of Olympic participants amid local coronavirus concerns.The missing 20-year-old man was training as part of the nine-member...
    Iraqi health officials: 58 dead in fire at coronavirus ward
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    Iraqi health officials: 58 dead in fire at coronavirus ward

    Baghdad, Jul 13: The death toll from a catastrophic hospital blaze in a city in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 58 on Tuesday, medical officials said. Two health officials said that more than 100 people were also injured in the fire that torched the coronavirus ward of al-Hussein...
    Copa America ends with 179 confirmed cases of COVID-19
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    Copa America ends with 179 confirmed cases of COVID-19

    Rio de Janeiro, Jul 13: There were 179 known COVID-19 cases related to the Copa America, Brazil's health ministry said, up 13 from its previous update 17 days ago. The ministry did not say how seriously the disease evolved in any of the infected. The figure also did not contemplate...
    Messis Argentina beats Brazil 1-0, wins Copa America title
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    Messi's Argentina beats Brazil 1-0, wins Copa America title

    Rio De Janiero, July 11: Lionel Messi's Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in Saturday's Copa America final to secure the national team's first title in 28 years and the superstar's first major international trophy.When the match ended, a tearful Messi was thrown into the air by some of his joyous...
    Barty beats Pliskova at Wimbledon for 2nd Grand Slam title
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    Barty beats Pliskova at Wimbledon for 2nd Grand Slam title

    London, July 10: Ashleigh Barty got off to a perfect start in the Wimbledon final by collecting the first 14 points, then needed to hold off a comeback bid before beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 on Saturday for her second Grand Slam title. The top-seeded Barty adds this championship to...
    Bodies of all plane crash victims recovered in Russia
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    Bodies of all plane crash victims recovered in Russia

    Moscow, July 9: Rescuers have recovered the bodies of all 28 people who were on a plane that crashed in a remote area in Russia's Far East this week, local officials said Friday. One of the plane's black boxes also was recovered. The Antonov An-26 crashed Tuesday near its destination in the...
    Copa America: Brazil vs Argentina final, more than just Neymar vs Messi
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    Copa America: Brazil vs Argentina final, more than just Neymar vs Messi

    Rio de Janeiro, Jul 9: A contest between Neymar and Lionel Messi is how many fans perceive the Copa America final between Brazil and Argentina. The players themselves, though, see the bigger challenge on Saturday at Maracana Stadium will be between one of the toughest defensive lines to break...
    Bodies of plane crash victims found in Russia
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    Bodies of plane crash victims found in Russia's Far East

    Moscow, Jul 7: Rescuers on Wednesday have found bodies of victims a day after a plane crash in a remote area in Russia's Far East, local authorities said. An Antonov An-26 carrying 28 people crashed Tuesday near its destination town of Palana in the region of Kamchatka, apparently as it came...
    Argentina advances on penalties to Copa final against Brazil
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    Argentina advances on penalties to Copa final against Brazil

    Brasilia (Brazil), Jul 7: It will be Lionel Messi's Argentina against Neymar's Brazil in the Copa America final on Saturday at the historic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Argentina won its semifinal against Colombia 3-2 on penalties after three saves by goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez....
    Plane with 28 on board goes missing in Russian Far East region
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    Plane with 28 on board goes missing in Russian Far East region

    Moscow, Jul 6: A plane with 28 people on board went missing in the Russian Far East region of Kamchatka on Tuesday, local officials said. An Antonov An-26 plane with 22 passengers and six crew members, flying from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the town of Palana, missed a scheduled...
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