Joe Biden to speak at UN General Assembly on September 21 – White House
Sept. 14, 2021 US President Joe Biden, whose international reputation has taken a hit after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, is upping the number of major diplomatic meetings this fall…
COVID-19: Tokyo Paralympics to hold without fansÂ
Aug. 16, 2021 The 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo later this month will follow the lead of the 2020 Olympics and exclude fans from the majority of venues due to…
Tokyo Games: Opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke on Games eve
July 22, 2021Â On the eve of the Tokyo Games, organisers fired the director of the opening ceremony over a joke he made about the Holocaust, while media reported former…
Nigerian delegate first Tokyo Games visitor hospitalised with COVID-19 – Report
July 16, 2021 A Nigerian Tokyo Olympics delegate became the first Olympics visitor admitted to hospital with COVID-19, Japan’s TV Asahi reported on Friday, as the country battles to stem…
Covax seeks additional $2b donations to reserve COVID-19 vaccines
April 16, 2021 The Covax scheme launched a push for an extra $2 billion in donations on Thursday, saying it needed the money in advance to reserve Covid-19 vaccine doses….
Japan to quarantine vessel on which coronavirus patient sailed
Japan’s government said on Monday it would quarantine a Yokohama-bound cruise ship, after a Hong Kong man who sailed on it last month tested positive for coronavirus. The 80-year-old man…