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Tokyo organizers eye July 2021 for delayed Olympics: reports
World
March 29, 2020
Tokyo organizers eye July 2021 for delayed Olympics: reports
Tokyo Olympics organizers are eyeing next July as a start date for the postponed Games, Japanese media reported Sunday, following…
China virus epicentre eases travel restrictions after lockdown
World
March 28, 2020
China virus epicentre eases travel restrictions after lockdown
The Chinese city of 11 million people that was Ground Zero for what became the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened…
Tokyo governor asks residents to stay home to avoid sharp coronavirus rise
World
March 25, 2020
Tokyo governor asks residents to stay home to avoid sharp coronavirus rise
TOKYO (Reuters) – Warning of the risk of an explosive rise in coronavirus infections in Japan’s capital, Tokyo’s governor on…
Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganizing Games
World
March 25, 2020
Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganizing Games
Japan set about the unprecedented task of reorganizing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Wednesday after making the tough decision to postpone…
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?
World
March 25, 2020
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?
Deaths, economic meltdown and a planet on lockdown: the coronavirus pandemic has brought us waves of bad news, but squint…
One third of humanity under virus lockdown
World
March 25, 2020
One third of humanity under virus lockdown
India’s billion-plus population went into a three-week lockdown on Wednesday, with a third of the world now under orders to…
Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic
World
March 24, 2020
Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic…
China to lift lockdown in most of virus-hit Hubei province
World
March 24, 2020
China to lift lockdown in most of virus-hit Hubei province
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities said Tuesday they will end a two-month lockdown of most of coronavirus-hit Hubei province at…
US Olympic officials say Tokyo postponement ‘most promising path’
World
March 24, 2020
US Olympic officials say Tokyo postponement ‘most promising path’
The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee voiced support for delaying the Tokyo Games on Monday after a survey showed an…
Hunt for medical gear to fight virus becomes all-consuming
World
March 23, 2020
Hunt for medical gear to fight virus becomes all-consuming
PARIS (AP) — The hunt for ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the US and Europe on Monday, as new…