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Even in retirement Eaton looks to push performance boundaries
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two-time Olympic decathlon gold medallist Ashton Eaton has turned to science and engineering for his post-athletic career but the American former world record holder told Reuters he has found a way to straddle both worlds.
Brazil coronavirus cases rise past 1.9 million, deaths total 74,133
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 41,857 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours and 1,300 additional deaths, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Win-win as indies check in
PETALING JAYA: The independent shuttlers have checked in for what Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) director of coaching Wong Choong Hann calls a win-win training session at the Akademy Badminton Malaysia (ABM).
Brazil's Bolsonaro says will return to work if new test shows he is COVID-19 free
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he is feeling "very good" and will return to work if he tests negative for the new coronavirus on Tuesday, but that he will continue to isolate himself until he is free of the virus.
IMF urges fiscal caution as global debt surges to record
RIO DE JANEIRO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged governments to exercise fiscal caution as they borrow more to support economies hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, saying debt levels could soar to a record this year.
Wife of Brazil's Bolsonaro, and her two daughters, test negative for coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Michelle Bolsonaro, the wife of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who is sick with the new coronavirus, said on Saturday that she and her two daughters had tested negative for the virus.
Brazil registers another 1,214 coronavirus deaths on Friday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 45,048 additional cases of the novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours and 1,214 new deaths, the health ministry said on Friday.
Brazilian environmentalist Sirkis killed in car crash
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Environmentalist Alfredo Sirkis, a founder of Brazil's Green Party and a tireless campaigner for policies to curb climate change, died on Friday in a car crash, television network TV Globo said.
Brazil's Bolsonaro appoints evangelical pastor as new education minister
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - President Jair Bolsonaro has appoint Milton Ribeiro, an evangelical pastor and former army lieutenant, as the nation's new education minister, he said on a Facebook post on Friday.
Russian anti-doping chief rejects social media corruption allegation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA on Friday rejected allegations made on social media that he had misappropriated the agency's funds, calling the claims an attempt at undermining the fight against doping in the country.