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Jul 8, 2021

Lightning finish off Canadiens to capture second straight Stanley Cup

The title comes just nine months after Tampa beat the Dallas Stars in six games in a quarantine bubble in Edmonton.

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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS

Jul 8, 2021

Myanmar turmoil deepens as clashes spread

Five months after the coup, conflicts have flared anew in a country that already had some two dozen ethnic armed groups.

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OLYMPICS

Jul 8, 2021

White House recommends review of rules after Sha'Carri Richardson case

The White House on Wednesday said it may be worthwhile to review anti-doping rules in sport after American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson tested positive for cannabis use.

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SOCCER

Jul 8, 2021

Denmark proud but disappointed after Euro 2020 exit

The match marked the end of a journey which started when midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered a heart attack on the field and later saw the team make a thrilling run to the semifinals.

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SOCCER

Jul 8, 2021

Dare to dream? England beats Denmark in extra-time thriller to reach home Euro final

England to contest its first final since winning the 1966 World Cup.

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TENNIS

Jul 8, 2021

Has Roger Federer played his last match at Wimbledon?

The eight-time champion loses in straight sets to Hubert Hurkacz in crushing quarterfinal defeat at the All England Club.

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BASKETBALL / NBA

Jul 7, 2021

Chris Paul propels Suns to victory in NBA Finals opener

The star point guard scored 32 points while handing out nine assists Tuesday in Phoenix's win over the visiting Bucks.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Jul 7, 2021

South Korea considers reimposing restrictions as COVID-19 cases surge

The daily caseload was the worst since Dec. 25, when South Korea was experiencing a third wave of the pandemic.

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SOCCER

Jul 7, 2021

Barcelona forwards apologize for video mocking hotel staff in Japan

Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele's comments during a 2019 preseason tour have sparked a growing backlash, including a protest from Barcelona sponsor Rakuten.

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SOCCER

Jul 7, 2021

Italy reaches Euro final to continue comeback from World Cup failure

Players and coaches poured onto the pitch after Jorginho's kick booked their place in Sunday's final against either England or Denmark.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Jul 7, 2021

U.S. envoy on North Korea speaks with Chinese counterpart

The United States' top envoy for North Korea spoke with his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday, a State Department spokesman said, after Pyongyang's repeated rejection of the Biden administration's attempts to establish dialogue.

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Jul 7, 2021

China's Xi takes dig at U.S. in speech to political parties around world

The Chinese leader urged political parties worldwide to oppose any country that engages in 'technology blockades,' an allusion to the U.S., which views China as its strategic competitor.

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Jul 7, 2021

China and U.S. can coexist in peace but challenge is enormous, White House Asia czar says

U.S. Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said there are likely to be 'periods of uncertainty, perhaps even periods of occasional raised tensions' between the two powers.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Jul 6, 2021

South Korea to get 700,000 COVID-19 shots in vaccine swap with Israel

South Korea has quickly distributed the COVID-19 vaccines it has, but has struggled to obtain enough doses in a timely manner as global supplies are tight, particularly in Asia.

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Jul 6, 2021

Australian Grand Prix and MotoGP round axed for 2021

Race organizers had been in negotiations with Australian authorities for an adjustment to the two-week quarantine policy, which made the races logistically impossible.

WORLD

Jul 6, 2021

Russian plane with 28 on board crashed into Sea of Okhotsk, report says

Russian emergency services have located where a missing An-26 plane crashed into the sea, RIA news agency reported on Tuesday, after the plane with 28 people on board went missing while preparing to land in Russia's Far East.

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SOCCER

Jul 6, 2021

U.S. women extend dominance with shutout of Mexico

The victory stretched the U.S. unbeaten streak to 44 games (40-0-4) — the second-longest in the program's history — ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

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BASKETBALL / NBA

Jul 6, 2021

Suns' Chris Paul says players had say in shortened schedule

'Just like when we went to the bubble, everything was discussed as far as the players and the full body of players,' said Paul ahead of the NBA Finals.

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Jul 6, 2021

Montreal beats Tampa Bay to keep Stanley Cup hopes alive

The Canadiens cut their series deficit against the defending champion Lighting to 3-1 after Josh Anderson scored in overtime.

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SOCCER

Jul 6, 2021

Brazil beats Peru to move into Copa America final

Brazil has won the Copa America every time it hosted the tournament and in the early part of Monday's match showed exactly why it's favored to do so again.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.

How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic

By Alex K.T. Martin

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