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Swimming caps for natural black hair ruled out of Olympic Games
BBC
LONDON, UK - Young black swimmers are "disappointed and heartbroken" by a decision to ban a swimming cap from the Olympics that's made to cover their hair.
Sha’Carri Richardson tests positive for marijuana, out of Olympic 100m
NBC SPORTS
Star sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson tested positive for marijuana after winning the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials 100m, was banned one month and is disqualified from racing the event at the Tokyo Games.
House votes to remove statues of white supremacists from US Capitol
THE GUARDIAN
The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to remove statues of white supremacists and Confederate leaders who advocated for slavery from the US Capitol.
South Africa’s third COVID wave could be the worst yet
ALJAZEERA
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – From his 10-bed private clinic in western Johannesburg, Bayanda Gumende is more used to treating renal diseases than COVID-19. But with the city’s hospitals full, patients lingering in casualty wards for days and ambulances stuck waiting in car parks, that is beginning to change.
Sweltering heat wave linked to sudden deaths in Vancouver
AP
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A sweltering heatwave that has settled over western Canada for several days is believed to be a contributing factor in dozens of sudden-death calls received by police in the Vancouver area, authorities said Tuesday.
US experts to review heart problems among teens after COVID shots
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A panel of experts convened by the top US health agency will hold a meeting Wednesday to review data surrounding more than 300 confirmed cases of heart muscle inflammation among adolescents and young adults after receiving mRNA COVID vaccines.
Wall Street giant to bar unvaccinated staff
BBC
LOWER MANHATTAN, New York, USA - Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley's staff and clients will be barred from entering its New York offices if they are not fully vaccinated against Covid.
US seizes three dozen websites used for ‘Iranian disinformation’
ALJAZEERA
WASHINGTON, USA - The US Justice Department and Commerce Department have seized about three dozen websites, many of them linked to Iranian disinformation activities, US government sources told Reuters and The Associated Press news agencies on Tuesday. An official US government announcement is expected later.
UK extends COVID-19 restrictions as Delta variant spreads
FOX NEWS
The U.K. will face another four weeks of COVID-19-related restrictions, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday amid concerns of rapid spread of a highly transmissible Delta variant.
Biden & Putin to face off at meeting in Geneva
CNN
GENEVA, Switzerland - US President Joe Biden convenes the highest-stakes talks of his long career Wednesday when he joins Russia's Vladimir Putin for a summit, an encounter set to test his decades of experience on the world stage and lay down an early marker of his diplomatic skills.
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