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Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
World
June 13, 2020
Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
Next year’s Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said, pledging a “120-percent effort”…
Europe demands better pandemic plan, as Moscow exits lockdown
World
June 10, 2020
Europe demands better pandemic plan, as Moscow exits lockdown
Europe’s most powerful countries urged the European Union to better prepare for the next pandemic after chaotic responses to the…
China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
World
June 9, 2020
China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
LONDON (Reuters) – Beijing dismissed as “ridiculous” a Harvard Medical School study of hospital traffic and search engine data that…
Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank
World
June 9, 2020
Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank
The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a “swift and massive shock” that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy since…
Moscow emerges from lockdown as WHO warns of ‘worsening’ global crisis
World
June 9, 2020
Moscow emerges from lockdown as WHO warns of ‘worsening’ global crisis
Moscow emerged from a strict coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday despite Russia seeing thousands of new cases every day, as the…
Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease
World
June 9, 2020
Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease
When Julie Sergent’s father died, she faced an agonising decision: if she travelled from her home in Japan to attend…
North Korea cuts communication lines to South
World
June 9, 2020
North Korea cuts communication lines to South
North Korea is severing all official communication links with the South, it announced Tuesday in a move analysts said was…
Hong Kong seethes one year on, but protesters on the back foot
World
June 9, 2020
Hong Kong seethes one year on, but protesters on the back foot
Hong Kong on Tuesday marked a year since pro-democracy protests erupted, as mass arrests, coronavirus bans on gatherings and a…
China imports plunge, exports fall on virus hit to global growth
World
June 7, 2020
China imports plunge, exports fall on virus hit to global growth
China’s exports and imports fell in May as the economic slowdown abroad started to take its toll, and after a…
It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official
World
June 6, 2020
It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official
High-ranking Olympic official Pierre-Olivier Beckers on Saturday made plain that the delayed Tokyo Olympics “will be held in 2021 or…