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Barbados removes Queen as head of state to become Republic – BBC News
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Barbados is holding a ceremony to mark the island’s transition to a Republic, with the Queen removed as head of state. The Barbadian government said the time had come to fully leave the Caribbean island’s colonial past behind. Barbados gained…
Athletes in Tokyo test Covid+ just days before Olympic Games begin – BBC News
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Just days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics a growing number of athletes and officials have tested Covid-positive, or been forced to self-isolate. In the Olympic village, two players and a coach for the South Africa men’s football team…