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Naomi Osaka. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka’s dreams of home Olympic gold were crushed by a 6-1, 6-4 defeat to Marketa Vondrousova on Tuesday as her return to action came to an abrupt end.Osaka, who lit the Olympic cauldron and was one of the faces of the Games, struggled in…
Burlington, Vermont (CNN)The sweaty Lindy Hoppers stood in a circle clapping to a hard-driving beat — switching partners and laughing on the ballroom floor of The Champlain Club in Vermont’s largest city. They clasped hands and rock stepped and spun in and out of quick embraces to swinging jazz rhythms on one of the last…
These athletes had to drop out of the Olympics because of Covid
US volleyball player will miss Olympics after positive Covid test
Iraqi security forces and citizens inspect the site after a blast at Al-Wahilat market in Sadr district of Baghdad, Iraq on July 19, 2021. (Photo by Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) The bombing happened on Monday at the Al-Woheilat market in Sadr City.Thirty people were killed during the bombing and dozen others injured.Iraq Prime…
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the damage to factories in KZN would have a significant impact on the economy. In KZN, 161 malls were damaged, along with 11 warehouses, eight factories and 161 liquor outlets. Ntshavheni said the SANDF and SAPS were patrolling various other shopping malls to ensure it was trading safely. The damage caused by the recent unrest…
A firefighter inspects destroyed vehicles at the scene of an explosion caused by an explosive device in eastern Baghdad. (Photo by Ameer Al Mohammedaw/picture alliance via Getty Images) The bomb blast happened at the Woheilat Market in Sadr City.At least 21 people have been killed and 33 wounded.A locally-made improvised explosive device was used in…
Jungle Oats maker Tiger Brands has temporarily shut down its operations in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa’s largest manufacturer Tiger Brands has lost over R150 million worth of stock in the looting and vandalism affecting parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.On Thursday, the owner of the Tastic, Beacon and Fatti’s and Moni’s brands said it is assessing the…
(CNN)Covid-19 vaccination rates are down and cases are on the rise, exacerbated by the more transmissible Delta variant — and an expert says the key to winning the race against the spread is getting more Americans vaccinated.”We’re losing time here. The Delta variant is spreading, people are dying, we can’t actually just wait for things…
Cases rise in Covid hotspots