There is no relaxation on mask wearing rules, International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams told reporters covering the Tokyo Olympics at a news conference on Sunday.

Olympics

Asia

Tokyo Olympics

Vaccines

Coronavirus

Face Masks

Sports

Pandemic

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo

Times of India

Yahoo News

USA Today

Sydney Morning Herald

South China Morning Post

Masks at medal ceremonies 'a must to have': IOC spokesman

"We spent a lot of time training" Afghan forces, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said. "Now is their moment."

Airstrike

US & Canada

Taliban

International

New York Times

The Washington Post

Portland Press Herald

U.S. prepared to continue airstrikes against Taliban, top commander says

Australia's New South Wales logged its second-highest daily increase of the year in locally acquired Covid-19 cases amid fears of a wave of new infections after thousands of people joined an anti-lockdown protest.

Protestors

Oceania

Politics

Lockdown

Canberra

Reuters

CNBC

RTÉ

Australians may face longer lockdown after "reckless" mass protests

A tropical storm could threaten the duration of the Tokyo Olympics, AccuWeather reported on Sunday.

Environment

Stuff

Today

Tokyo Olympics threatened by tropical storm

TOKYO, July 25 (Reuters) - Australia won the gold medal in the women's 4x100 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday in a world record time of 3:29.69.

Swimming

Videos

BBC News

News18 India

The Hindu 

Swimming-Australia win gold, set world record in women's 4x100 freestyle relay

Ireland's Leona Maguire equalled the lowest round in major history with a stunning 61 on the final day of the Amundi Evian Championship, a performance that saw her finish five shots off Australia's Minjee Lee who claimed her first major.

Golf

The Guardian

Independent.ie

Maguire equals lowest round in major history

The health secretary has apologised for saying people should no longer "cower from" coronavirus.



Europe

Health

Sajid Javid

London, England

London

NDTV

UK minister apologises for urging people not to 'cower from' COVID

After much lobbying, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef will not appear on a list of “in danger” World Heritage Sites. Environmentalists call this a “terrible” decision fueled by political pressure. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports.

Americas

VOA News

SBS News

The Conversation

7NEWS Australia

UNESCO Leaves Australia's Great Barrier Reef Off Endangered List

A Southern California man who mocked COVID-19 vaccinations on social media for several months died this week at a Los Angeles-area hospital after contracting the virus. He was 34.

Vaccinations

North America

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles

Washington Times

CBS Local

Man behind viral tweet 'I got 99 problems but a vax ain't one' dies of COVID-19 in SoCal hospital

Media Bias/Fact Check

Sydney

New South Wales

Australia

Sydney Morning Herald

Stay current with all the latest news from Sydney Morning Herald here and with perspectives from other news sources

TRENDING NOW

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD BLINDSPOTS

FOR THE RIGHT

LATEST STORIES

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD MEDIA BIAS RATINGS

HEADQUARTERS

LATEST TWEET

TRENDING TOPICS

Get the weekly blindspot report right in your inbox and stay up to date with your bias blindspot.

EXPLORE MORE CURRENT TOPICS

Subscribe and get full access to Ground News

EXPERIENCE