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Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months in jail for unauthorized assembly

A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 14 months in jail for organizing and participating in an illegal assembly on October 1, 2019.

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Seiko Hashimoto accepts offer to become Tokyo 2020 president

Seiko Hashimoto, the current Olympic minister and a former Olympian, has accepted an offer to become the new president of Tokyo 2020 organizing committee after Yoshiro Mori resigned, NHK reported.

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Seiko Hashimoto accepts offer to become Tokyo 2020 president

Seiko Hashimoto, the current Olympic minister and a former Olympian, has accepted an offer to become the new president of Tokyo 2020 organizing committee after Yoshiro Mori resigned, NHK reported.

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Heavy rains threaten Hong Kong marathon

​Organizers and runners planning to take part in Sunday's 20th Standard Chartered Marathon are bracing for the worst as Hong Kong may be deluged by heavy rain over the weekend.

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DPRK cancels participation of S.Korea-hosted Summer Universiade

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has canceled its participation in the South Korea- hosted Summer Universiade, the organizing committee said Monday.