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Some Japan investors worry over Tokyo Olympics due to coronavirus

Hideyuki Sano and Tomo Uetake, Reuters
Posted at Feb 21 11:25 AM

The epidemic has killed about 2,100 people and appears to be slowing in China this week after authorities took tough measures, but Japan is seeing an increase in the number of new infections, alarming some investors. Read more »

Russia backs Trump's reelection, and he fears Democrats will exploit its support

Adam Goldman, Julian E. Barnes, Maggie Haberman and Nicholas Fandos, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 21 08:51 AM

WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Donald Trump reelected, five people familiar with the matter said, in a disclosure that angered Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him. Read more »

Basketball: What one NBA draft analyst thought about Kai Sotto

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Posted at Feb 20 08:48 PM

Sotto has a "versatile skill set" but the Filipino center is "inconsistent," wrote long-time NBA draft analyst Jonathan Givony. Read more »

Tennis: Federer has knee surgery, will miss French Open

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 20 08:16 PM

The 20-time Grand Slam winner explained that he had intended to avoid surgery if possible but the knee problem refused to go away. Read more »

Swimming: Ernie Gawilan first Pinoy to qualify for 2020 Paralympics

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Posted at Feb 20 08:11 PM

Gawilan was superb at the 2018 Asian Para Games, where he won 3 gold medals. Read more »

Pinay karateka Junna Tsukii catching up in race for 2020 Olympic spot

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Updated as of Feb 20 08:05 PM

From being ranked outside the top 200 in women’s minus-50-kg kumite in September 2018, the SEA Games champion is now No. 9 in the world. Read more »

Golf: Abby Arevalo cruises to Philippine Ladies Open title

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Posted at Feb 20 05:46 PM

SEA Games gold medalist Arevalo beat Rianne Malixi by nine strokes to win the 2020 Philippine Ladies Open title at Manila Golf Club on Thursday.   Read more »

'We’re running against a billionaire' Democrats attack Bloomberg in US presidential debate

Simon Lewis and Tim Reid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 20 12:24 PM

Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York mayor making his first debate appearance in the race, faced criticism from all his rivals on the stage in Las Vegas. Read more »

PBA: Ginebra players nirerespeto ang pasya ni Slaughter na magpahinga

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Updated as of Feb 19 10:10 PM

Kapuna-puna na hindi kasama sa ensayo ng Ginebra nitong Miyerkoles si Slaughter, na inanunsiyo ang kagustuhang magpahinga muna sa basketball. Read more »

For Art Fair, Julie Lluch will recreate and reinterpret the Spoliarium—in life-size sculptures

Barbara Mae Naredo Dacanay
Updated as of Feb 20 02:53 PM

The sculptor makes a statement by repurposing previous works into “witnesses” to a bloody scene. Read more »

The artist Jellyfish Kisses has created a panic room for our times

Devi de Veyra
Updated as of Feb 20 04:59 PM

Anton Belardo AKA Jellyfish Kisses has always sought the refuge of a safe space ever since his father passed away at age 11.   Read more »

Bloomberg to sell his company if elected US president: campaign

Jason Lange, Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 09:59 AM

Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg will sell Bloomberg LP, the financial information company that made him a billionaire, if he is elected to the White House in November, his campaign confirmed on Tuesday.   Read more »

'Binibini' contestant naaksidente sa pagsayaw ng flamenco

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Posted at Feb 18 07:55 PM

Kaniya-kaniyang pasabog ang mga kandidata ng Binibining Pilipinas 2020 sa makulay nilang talent competition. Read more »

America dominates Olympic basketball, but what about 3x3?

Victor Mather, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 18 06:09 PM

The puzzle for USA Basketball is how to put the best team together for what is in many ways a new sport. Read more »

Trump's 2020 Democratic rivals see common enemy: Bloomberg

Trip Gabriel, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 17 04:21 PM

The fixation on Michael Bloomberg, the free-spending multibillionaire, reflected his rising prominence in the Democratic race, even though he is skipping the first 4 nominating contests and focusing on the 14 Super Tuesday states that will vote March 3. Read more »

Trump takes warmup lap in Daytona 500

Saul Loeb, Pool via Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 04:04 PM

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump ride in the Presidential limousine nicknamed “the Beast” as they take a pace lap ahead of the start of the Daytona 500 Nascar race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on Sunday. Read more »

'United by Emotion': Tokyo 2020 unveils Games motto

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 03:43 PM

Tokyo 2020 organizers on Monday rolled out the motto for this year's Olympics, "United by Emotion", which they said reflected the "universal values" and "unifying power of sport". Read more »

Indonesia gets third straight Asian badminton crown

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Posted at Feb 17 11:17 AM

Mohammad Ahsan and Fajar Alfian powered Indonesia to a third consecutive continental crown after ruling the 2020 SMART Badminton Asia Manila Team Championships. Read more »

Missed call? Counting the cost of no-show Mobile World Congress

Douglas Busvine, Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 08:15 AM

The decision to call off the telecoms industry's biggest annual gathering over fears of coronavirus, which has yet to reach mainland Spain, has left a hole in marketing budgets and dealt a $500 million blow to the local economy.   Read more »

Bloomberg faces increasing fire from fellow US Democrats

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 07:21 AM

Democratic presidential candidates sharpened their attacks on billionaire rival Michael Bloomberg on Sunday as moderates battled to elbow their way to the top of a crowded pack.   Read more »