The IOC has stripped Olympic status from troubled boxing body AIBA and will now organize qualifying and final tournaments for the 2020 Tokyo Games. Olympic inquiry panel chairman Nenad Lalovic says AIBA created “very serious reputational, legal and financial risks” for the IOC and its American stakeholders. The election of AIBA president Gafur Rakhimov, who […]
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Those calculations will be on display in Osaka, where Mr. Trump will join counterparts for the annual Group of 20 summit meeting hosted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan. While in Osaka, Mr. Trump is planning sessions with Mr. Abe as well as with President Xi Jinping of China, President Vladimir V. Putin of
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A kimono is a traditional Japanese garment that goes back centuries Kim Kardashian West has angered people in Japan with the launch of her new shapewear brand, Kimono Intimates. The reality star said the label, launched on Tuesday, is inclusive and “celebrates and enhances the shape and curves of
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Image copyright Google Image caption A campaign group said it has called for better connections between Leicester and Coventry A proposal for £2bn of improvements to the rail network between the East and West Midlands has been submitted to the government. Midlands Connect said it would mean direct services between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham for
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A swath of western and central Europe is sweating under blazing temperatures, with authorities in one German region imposing temporary speed limits on some stretches of the autobahn as a precaution against heat damage. Authorities have warned that temperatures could top 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some parts of the continent over the coming
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Rhys Hoskins and Scott Kingery scrolled their phones inside the clubhouse looking for popular hot spots in Philadelphia with “Bamboo” in the name. Brad Miller had a beer in hand when he circled the area in front of his locker and stamped the imaginary setting, “The Bamboo Bar.” With the Phillies struggling this month, fans
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In an interview on Tuesday for a coming book about the president’s immigration policies, Mr. Trump acknowledged the tumult among his top immigration officials. “I do burn out on people, I do. If somebody’s not really great, I do,” the president said during the interview in the Oval Office. He did not directly address the
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Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday as investors awaited developments on the trade friction between the U.S. and China at the Group of 20 meeting of major economies in Japan later in the week. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.5% to finish at 21,086.59, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.3% to 6,640.50. South Korea’s Kospi
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French President Emmanuel Macron sees himself as a global climate crusader but even a watchdog that he created says his government is lagging on its promises to the planet. The High Council for the Climate issued its first report Tuesday night on the French government’s climate policy, saying measures are “too weak” and “insufficient” to
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Image copyright Fraser McGee/Birmingham Rep Image caption One of Fraser McGee’s favourite images is a paint-splattered chair backstage at the Rep When the lights go down and curtain goes up, the eyes of the theatre audience are trained on the actors treading the boards. But behind the scenes, a small army of rarely-seen people are
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