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Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open July 23 next year
March 30, 2020
Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open July 23 next year
The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 next year, organizers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the historic…
Trump says US won’t pay Harry and Meghan security
March 30, 2020
Trump says US won’t pay Harry and Meghan security
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would not pay security costs for Prince Harry and his wife…
Moscow under lockdown as global virus cases top 700,000
March 30, 2020
Moscow under lockdown as global virus cases top 700,000
Russia’s capital became the latest world city to impose a coronavirus lockdown on Monday as declared cases globally topped 700,000…
Trump ditches hopes of quick virus bounce-back for US
March 30, 2020
Trump ditches hopes of quick virus bounce-back for US
President Donald Trump has extended emergency coronavirus restrictions for the United States, where his top scientist warned up to 200,000…
Asian markets mostly down as virus fears grow
March 30, 2020
Asian markets mostly down as virus fears grow
Asian markets fell Monday following a steep drop on Wall Street as the jubilation from last week’s enormous US stimulus…
North Korea says tested ‘super-large’ rocket launchers
March 30, 2020
North Korea says tested ‘super-large’ rocket launchers
Nuclear-armed North Korea successfully tested “super-large multiple rocket launchers”, state media said on Monday, but leader Kim Jong Un was…
Italy’s ‘very long’ lockdown to only end gradually
March 30, 2020
Italy’s ‘very long’ lockdown to only end gradually
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s government prepared Italians for a “very long” lockdown Sunday that would only be lifted gradually despite…
Record virus deaths in Spain as world hunkers down for long haul
March 29, 2020
Record virus deaths in Spain as world hunkers down for long haul
Spain reported a national daily record of 838 coronavirus deaths on Sunday in a fresh warning to the world that…
North Korea fires two short-range ‘ballistic missiles’ into sea
March 29, 2020
North Korea fires two short-range ‘ballistic missiles’ into sea
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, the fourth such…
China’s virus epicentre pivots to stem imported cases
March 29, 2020
China’s virus epicentre pivots to stem imported cases
The ground-zero city of Wuhan is cautiously reopening after a two-month quarantine, but the birthplace of the global coronavirus pandemic…