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    '''What is the reason the 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be postponed for in Japan?'''
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      '''How does JK Rowling think her new webpage will help children?'''
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<br>'''<h5>Olympics Postponed -March 24, 2020</h5>'''
 
  
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'''<h4>Expelliarmus boredom! JK Rowling launches 'Harry Potter at Home' hub for kids in lockdown'''<h4>
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<br>The 2020 Summer Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, will be postponed for about a year. This is because of the coronavirus pandemic.
 
  
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<br>That announcement was made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday, March 24. The IOC said the games will be held “not later than summer 2021” but will still be called the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The IOC and Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, made the decision “to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games, and the international community,” an IOC statement said.
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<br>"Harry Potter" author JK Rowling has launched an online Potter hub to keep children educated and entertained during the coronavirus pandemic.
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<br><br>The Summer Olympics were set to run from July 24 through August 9. They join a long list of major sporting events put off or canceled due to the risks from COVID-19. For months, athletes and health officials have pressed the IOC to delay the games.
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<br><br>The IOC said that keeping the Olympic flame burning until 2021 could help the world heal from the pandemic. “The leaders agreed that the Olympic Games in Tokyo could stand as a beacon of hope . . . during these troubled times,” it said.
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<br>"Harry Potter at Home" brings together a number of resources related to the international franchise, including free access to the audiobook version of the first installment in the series.
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<br><br>Never before have the Olympic Games been postponed. But they have been canceled, in 1916, 1940, and 1944—during World War I and World War II.
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<br>"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has been added to Audible's library of free books as part of its partnership with the platform, making it immediately available in several different languages for free, and without requiring a subscription to the Amazon-owned audiobook service.  
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<br>Other features of the hub include articles, puzzles and videos, made available by publishers Bloomsbury and Scholastic.
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<br>"Parents, teachers, and carers working to keep children amused and interested while we're on lockdown might need a bit of magic," Rowling said as she announced the launch.  
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<br>"For over twenty years now, Hogwarts has been an escape for all -- for readers and fans, young and old," the website organizers added in a post introducing the platform.  
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<br>"During the strange times we now find ourselves in, we want to welcome you back to Hogwarts, where you will find a friendly retreat for you, your family and those you are caring for."
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<br>The coronavirus pandemic has closed schools and workplaces and confined hundreds of millions of people around the world to their homes, leading to a surge in internet use and increased interest in a number of online tools.  
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<br>Rowling previously announced she was relaxing copyright permissions around the "Harry Potter" series, allowing teachers to post videos of themselves reading aloud from the books for their students.

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      How does JK Rowling think her new webpage will help children?
      Use two details from the passage to support your response.


Expelliarmus boredom! JK Rowling launches 'Harry Potter at Home' hub for kids in lockdown<h4> By Rob Picheta, CNN
"Harry Potter" author JK Rowling has launched an online Potter hub to keep children educated and entertained during the coronavirus pandemic.
"Harry Potter at Home" brings together a number of resources related to the international franchise, including free access to the audiobook version of the first installment in the series.
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has been added to Audible's library of free books as part of its partnership with the platform, making it immediately available in several different languages for free, and without requiring a subscription to the Amazon-owned audiobook service.
Other features of the hub include articles, puzzles and videos, made available by publishers Bloomsbury and Scholastic.
"Parents, teachers, and carers working to keep children amused and interested while we're on lockdown might need a bit of magic," Rowling said as she announced the launch.
"For over twenty years now, Hogwarts has been an escape for all -- for readers and fans, young and old," the website organizers added in a post introducing the platform.
"During the strange times we now find ourselves in, we want to welcome you back to Hogwarts, where you will find a friendly retreat for you, your family and those you are caring for."
The coronavirus pandemic has closed schools and workplaces and confined hundreds of millions of people around the world to their homes, leading to a surge in internet use and increased interest in a number of online tools.
Rowling previously announced she was relaxing copyright permissions around the "Harry Potter" series, allowing teachers to post videos of themselves reading aloud from the books for their students.