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2021-06-21 16:52:43 New Zealand Weightlifter to become First Transgender Athlete at Olympics

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Games, after she was selected for the national team on Monday. Hubbard, 43, qualified for the rescheduled Tokyo Games in May after a rule change, which effectively guaranteed her a spot in the super heavyweight category, Reuters reported at the time.



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2021-06-21 16:52:41 Tokyo 2020 will Allow up to 10,000 Domestic Fans

Thousands of Japanese spectators will be allowed to attend events at the Olympic Games this summer, organizers said on Monday, despite warnings from health experts that crowds risk fuelling a surge in coronavirus cases. The president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, Seiko Hashimoto, said attendance would be capped at up to 50% of a venue’s capacity or a maximum of 10,000 people.



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2021-06-21 16:52:39 13 Dead in Alabama Due to Claudette, in Multi-Vehicle Crash

Tropical Depression Claudette continued its destructive path Sunday night, leaving at least 13 dead in Alabama as it strengthened along its path towards the Atlantic Coast. The collision, killed at least 10 people, including nine children, authorities said. Eight of the children were involved in Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch, south of Montgomery, Alabama. The program is part of the nonprofit Alabama Sheriffs Youth Ranches, which provide homes for needy, neglected or abused school-age children.



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2021-06-21 16:52:38 Macron and Le Pen Suffer Election Setback

Early results indicate both President Emmanuel Macron and his opponent Marine Le Pen will fail to make the gains they were hoping for in the first round of regional elections in France. Mr Macron’s centrist party is projected to gain more than 10% of the vote. Ms Le Pen’s far-right National Rally has also fallen short of expectations. Both are trailing the conservative party, Les Républicains.



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2021-06-21 16:52:36 Iran’s Hard-Line President-Elect Says he won’t Meet Biden

Iran’s president-elect said Monday he would not meet with President Joe Biden or negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support of regional militias, sticking to a hard-line position following his landslide victory in last week’s election. Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi also described himself as a “defender of human rights” when asked about his involvement in the 1988 mass execution of about 5,000 people.



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2021-06-17 15:54:43 Britain and U.S. Reach Truce in Aircraft Trade Dispute

Britain and United States agreed on Thursday to resolve a long-running trade dispute over Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) and turn their attention to tackling Chinese subsidies, echoing a five-year tariff truce announced by Washington and Brussels. Together, the matching deals draw a line under 17 years of battles at the World Trade Organization over aid for the world’s largest planemakers and establish a common front against “non-market” funding, in a reference to China’s rising aerospace sector.



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2021-06-17 15:54:41 Chinese Astronauts Reach New Space Station

Astronauts on board China’s first crewed spacecraft in nearly five years have reached the new Tiangong space station after blasting off from the Gobi desert. A Long March-2F rocket launched the three astronauts in the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, which docked with Tianhe – the main section of the Tiangong station – just over seven hours later. It is China’s first human mission to space since 2016.



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2021-06-17 15:54:39 Biden-Putin Summit

President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down in Geneva for a widely anticipated summit, where despite the deeply strained U.S.-Russia relationship, both leaders claimed to have a “positive” dialogue. The White House said the goal of the summit was to continue work toward a “stable” and “predictable” relationship with Russia. “There is no substitute for face-to-face dialogue between leaders. None,” Biden said.



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2021-06-17 15:54:37 Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics

Rafael Nadal has said he will not be taking part in Wimbledon or the Tokyo Olympics this year. The 35-year-old announced the move on social media, saying it was not “an easy decision” but “after listening to my body” and discussing it with his team he said it was “the right decision”. The Spaniard continued: “The goal is to prolong my career and continue to do what makes me happy”.



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2021-06-17 15:54:35 Girls to Break Centuries-Old German Male Choir School Tradition

Girls will be accepted for the first time at a church music school attached to one of Germany’s most famous boys’ choirs – the Regensburger Domspatzen. The Bavarian city of Regensburg has had a boys’ choir at its Roman Catholic cathedral since 975. “Domspatzen” means “cathedral sparrows”. Girls trained at the school from next year will join a new girls’ choir. The boys’ one, which includes men for bass and tenor parts, will remain male-only.



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