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we start in tokyo, at the olympics, where it s been another great start for team gb. they ve added two more gold medals to their tally in new events involving both men and women. the first came in the triathlon mixed relay. alex yee and georgia taylor brown added to their individual silvers from the opening week at the games; they were joined byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another gold. this time in the mixed four by 100 metres medley. so where does that leave the medal table? well, team gb remain sixth they have picked up eight gold medals and 28 in total. at the top is china with 21 golds and 45 overall. meanwhile the american gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of two more olympic events as she deals with mental health issues. on the track, the leading nigerian sprinter, blessing okagbare, has failed a drugs test and is out of the games. she won her heat in the 100 metres on friday and had been due to run
for ethiopia s famine hit tigray region are finally on their way north a week after an attack on a world food programme convoy blocked the route. humanitarian agencies have been warning that many there are facing catastrophic levels of hunger, following nine months of war between regional armed groups and government forces. the internet retail giant amazon has been fined almost $900 million for breaking the european union s data protection laws. it s the biggest fine ever imposed under the eu s privacy regulations. amazon says the decision is baseless and that it will appeal. turning to the olympics now, and we ve reached the middle weekend of the games. here s the medal table as it stands at the moment china is on top with 19 gold medals followed by host nation japan with 17. with me is our reporter, tanya dendrinos tanya it s super saturday and we ve got some events making their debut including the triathlon mixed relay, which has just been won by team gb.
tele communications industry. we start in tokyo, at the olympics, where after a great start to the day for team gb, things have taken a turn. dina asher smith s games appear to be over after she indicated she would withdraw from the 200 metres. that follows her being unable to qualify for the 100 metres final. earlier, team gb added two more gold medals to their tally, in new mixed events. the first came in the triathlon mixed relay. then, in the pool, taking the total gold haul so far to eight. for a full round up of the action at the olympics this morning let s cross to austin halewood at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. yes, she was one of team gb s great medal hopes for these games. but there s been huge disappointment for dina asher smith.
this is bbc news. super saturday comes round again for team gb in the olympics with a gold medal and a world record in the four by 100 metres mixed medley final. and in the triathlon mixed relay, finally, a first olympic gold medalforjonny brownlee at his third and final games. victory for the fastest woman in the world elaine thompson herah, ofjamaica, in the women s 100m. we ll discuss how team gb s success in tokyo is reflected in the papers tonight at10.30 and 11:30. afghan security forces have been battling to defend three key cities from advances by the taliban. medical experts are warning that an oxygen monitoring device, called a pulse oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones.