Tag: Qatar
Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — ARCHERY
Mixed Team
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AP sources: Refugee Team head Tegla Loroupe tests positive
TOKYO — Former distance runner Tegla Loroupe, the chief of mission for the IOC's Refugee Olympic Team, has tested positive for COVID-19, two people...
Leaders talk peace as Afghans battle chaos and uncertainty
ISLAMABAD — Senior Afghan leaders are in the Middle Eastern state of Qatar talking peace with the Taliban, whose leader on Sunday issued a...
Probe: Journalists, activists among firm’s spyware targets
BOSTON — An investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting data provides further evidence that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group,...
Unions connect soccer players with migrant workers in Qatar
GENEVA — Soccer players have talked with migrant workers in Qatar to learn more about their conditions while building stadiums and other projects for...
Olympic athlete, staffer test positive for virus in Tokyo
TOKYO — An Olympic athlete and a staffer linked to the Tokyo Games tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Japan, organizers said Thursday.
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Virus case delays refugee Olympic team’s Tokyo arrival
DOHA, Qatar — Almost all of the athletes from the refugee Olympic team have had their arrival at the Tokyo Games delayed after a...
Messi pays his debt to Argentina with Copa America title
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina finally made Lionel Messi cry with joy.
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Colombia and Peru play for honor, 3rd place at Copa America
BRASILIA, Brazil — Few teams want to play a third-place match in any tournament, even less so during the COVID-19 pandemic, but that's not...
Indiana governor making trade trip to Persian Gulf country
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor is traveling to the Persian Gulf country of Qatar for what the state economic development office says is an effort...