a sprinter from belarus who refused her team s order to fly home early from the olympics has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland. it s believed krystsina tsimanouskaya plans to go to warsaw tomorrow. and the head of an organisation helping belarussians who have fled abroad has been found dead in kiev. vitaly shiskov ran the belarusian house in ukraine. fighting is raging in helmand province as taliban militants and afghan government forces battle for control of the southern city of lashka ga. criticism from uk s opposition labour party, but praise from within the travel industry, as the uk government abandons plans for an amber watchlist of countries for international travel. and firefighters in helicopters are battling wildfires raging for a seventh day near southern coastal resorts in turkey. a warm welcome to tokyo and what a momentous day it s been. one of the greatest races in olympics history took place this morning. norway s karston warholm won the gold in the
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