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Now or never for karate masters as they face off for Olympic glory

00:55 From Cobra Kai to Chuck Norris, karate is known around the world – but practitioners of the Japanese martial art are hoping the Tokyo Olympics can bring an even wider audience.Aft

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NYC Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women: Probe

FILE PIC: NYC Governor Andrew Cuomo. /Getty Images An investigation has established that Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women inside and outside state government and worked t

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Pop megastar Kris Wu detained over rape allegation

News of Beijing police arresting Canadian-Chinese pop idol Kris Wu on suspicion of rape charges quickly went viral on China's internet, as the star's once-lauded career is now all but doomed.L

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Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine sold to new media firm from former Disney execs

Hello Sunshine, Reese Witherspoon’s media company that has produced content for streaming services like Hulu, Apple and HBO, among others, has been sold to a yet-unnamed new media firm run by fo

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Chinese weightlifter Wang Zhouyu clinches 87kg gold at Tokyo Olympics

Wang Zhouyu celebrates during the women's 87kg weightlifting event at the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, August 2, 2021. /CFP Chinese weightlifter Wang Zhouyu pocketed a gold medal in the wom

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Team China win cycling track women's team sprint gold in Tokyo

Zhong Tianshi (R) and Bao Shanju of China celebrate after winning the cycling track women's team sprint final at the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, August 2, 2021. /CFP Fresh from setting a n

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Afghan president blames 'abrupt' U.S. pullout for worsening security

00:52 An Afghan National Army commando stands guard on top of a vehicle along a road in Enjil District of Herat Province, Afghanistan, August 1, 2021. /CFP Ghani said the milita

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Chen Yufei wins badminton women's singles gold at Tokyo Olympics

Chen Yufei of China celebrates after winning the badminton women's singles final in the Tokyo Olympics at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo, August 1, 2021. /CFP China's Chen Yufei cl

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U.S. gymnast Simone Biles quits two more Olympics finals

Simone Biles withdrew from the vault and uneven bar apparatus finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as the U.S. gymnast continued to wrestle with mental health issues."Today, after further consult

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McKeon, Dressel shine at Tokyo Olympics swimming events

Emma Mckeon of Australia celebrates after winning the women's 50m freestyle final at Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo Aquatics Center in Tokyo, Japan, August 1, 2021. /CFP Emma Mckeon of Australia

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Elaine Thompson-Herah sets new Olympic record to win women's 100m

Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica poses after setting a new Olympic record for women's 100m sprinting in the final at the Tokyo Olympics in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 2021. /CFP

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Staff at games giant Activision Blizzard to stage walkout over 'insulting' response to discrimination lawsuit

Activision Blizzard - the company behind Call Of Duty, World Of Warcraft and other popular games - allegedly fosters a "frat boy" culture, according to the lawsuit, saying that men working there have harassed women with jokes about rape.

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Zhu and Liu reinstate China to top of women's trampoline podium

02:04 Gold medals symbolize dominance in Olympic competitions, and this is especially true when two athletes from a same country clean sweet the top two places. China's Zhu Xueying and

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First man to win a women's medal, Djokovic defeated, China tops table

TOP HEADLINES· It was the first day of Athletics in Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, with the opening rounds of many track and field events. The Women's 100m began with dominant performances from Jamaican

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Team China bag gold and silver in table tennis women's singles

Team China's Chen Meng (L) and Sun Yingsha celebrate after women's table tennis singles final at the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2021. /CFP Chen Meng won the gold medal for Team C

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Wang Shun takes up Michael Phelps' mantle, bags 200m medley gold

Chinese swimmer Wang Shun shows off his gold medal after winning the men's 200m individual medley final at the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, July 30, 2021. /CFP Chinese swimmer Wang Shun bro

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Tokyo 2020: China bags gold and silver in table tennis women's singles

Chen Meng won the gold medal for Team China in the table tennis women's singles final at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, defeating Sun Yingsha 4-2."My time has finally