CORTINA, Italy (AP) – The granite peaks, with Cortina d’Ampezzo glittering granite peaks being the most famous snowfall of the year, are a cruel joke of nature while the Covid-19 epidemic ravages Italy’s winter resorts. Cortina will be flashing on TV sports channels for two weeks this month, as past …
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Tokyo (AP) – Tick-tock-tick. The countdown clock for the postponed Tokyo Olympics reached 200 days on Monday. Tick-tock-tick. On Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would consider declaring a state of emergency due to a new coronavirus case to increase record numbers in Tokyo and neighboring regions. There …
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GENEVA (AP) – Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem in the next two Olympics or any World Championships on Thursday following a ruling by the Arbitration for Arbitration Court. A Lusna-based court has halved a four-year ban proposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency last …
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ROME – Giro d’Italia was thrown into chaos on Tuesday when two full teams, another contender and a more elite player withdrew from the cycling race after a series of positive tests for coronavirus. The Mitchellton-Scott and Jumbo-Wisma teams left the race before Stage 10. Four members of the Mitchellton-Scott …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is taking an aggressive step to seize enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times, a pressure that the government hopes to instill confidence that it can host a delayed Olympic Games next year. FILE PHOTO: People in traditional costume kimonos, wearing protective masks as …
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