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The 2020 Olympic Games begin
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Stadium have begun with a subdued opening ceremony.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics began in a virtually empty stadium while the atheletes, determined to enjoy themselves, processed into the stadium with their national flags to an audience of no more than a thousand spectators.
Also on the programme: Kenya has begun using drones to identify mosquito breeding sites in the country and kill them at the larval stage; and Tony Hawk talks about his excitement for skateboarding's debut at the Olympic Games.
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