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Olympic flame for 2022 Winter Olympic Games lit in Greece

The Olympic flame for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games was lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on Monday.International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, Hellenic

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IOC approves adding "together" into Olympic motto

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved adding "together" into the Olympic motto.The decision to add "together" into the Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger" was unanimously app

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Bach says COVID-19 infection rate is low within Tokyo Olympics

A total of 15 people among 15,000 were tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Tokyo for the Olympics Games between July 1 to 16, which is a low rate, and all positive cases were immediately i

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IOC's Bach to visit Japan on July 12: Kyodo

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bachplans to visit Japan on July 12, 11 days before the opening ceremony of the delayed Tokyo Olympics, Kyodo reported citing IOC Vice President

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IOC head Bach's Japan visit set for May postponed

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attends a news conference after an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 4, 2020. /Reuters A visit by Inte

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Four-astronaut crew welcomed to International Space Station

Click arrows to view gallery A four-astronaut team was welcomed Saturday to the International Space Station. They arrived aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavo

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Four astronauts aboard SpaceX capsule dock at ISS

A recycled SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule with four astronauts aboardon Saturday docked at the International Space Station (ISS) after a flight of over 23 hours.NASA and SpaceX launched the astronauts ea

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A wall of hearts in memory of COVID-19 deaths

(Scroll right to see more)Volunteers painted hearts along a wall near St. Thomas' hospital in London as a memorial to all those who have died from COVID-19 in the country.C

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IOC president: Preps for Olympic Winter Games in Beijing excellent

The emblem (L) of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and emblem of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games are seen during the emblem launch ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winte

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Bach sends Chinese New Year greetings to President Xi Jinping

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Friday sent New Year greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the Chinese Lunar New Year.Bach also extended greeting

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Xi Jinping holds telephone conversation with IOC President Bach

A worker installs a countdown board for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province, May 8, 2019. /VCGChinese P

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Tokyo Olympics to be held as scheduled: IOC

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the Tokyo Olympics will be held as scheduled, adding that there is "no plan B" for Tokyo Olympics, according to Kyodo News.

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IOC bans Belarusian President Lukashenko from Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to provisionally ban Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko from attending the Olympic Games in his capacity as head of Belarus' National Olymp

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IOC bans Belarusian President Lukashenko from Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to provisionally ban Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko from attending the Olympic Games in his capacity as hea

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IOC bans Belarusian President Lukashenko from Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to provisionally ban Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko from attending the Olympic Games in his capacity as head of Belarus' National Olymp

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IOC President Thomas Bach arrives in Japan

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo on Sunday for a visit to review the Olympics preparations.It is Bach's first visit to Japan since the Olympic Games were postpon

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Kenya records highest single day COVID-19 deaths

Health workers help each other as they remove their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), after the cremation of the body of Prof. Charles Kariuki who died due to COVID-19, at a crematorium in Nai