Chinese nationalists interpreted saw for Taiwan’s athletes as support for the island’s independence. Source link

Authorities in China are scrambling to control the spread of the virus by ramping up testing and vaccinations. Source link

Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. USA’s Sydney McLaughlin smashed her own world […]

“The traditional model is what it’s always been – you have the key events, the opening ceremony, the heats, the finals – none of that changes. But what we’re seeing now is this behind-the-scenes experience, produced by the athletes themselves,” Dr Hutchinson told the BBC. Source link

Krystina Timanovskaya took refuge in the Polish embassy after refusing to board a flight to Belarus. Source link

Former Nissan lawyer Ravinder Passi had a ringside seat of the downfall of chairman Carlos Ghosn. Source link

Many commentators have drawn parallels with what happened in Egypt in 2013, when Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, then minister of defence and now president, intervened to remove the elected Muslim Brotherhood president, to the jubilation of huge crowds on the streets, in scenes similar to Tunisia after Mr Saied’s announcement. Source […]

“There are corpses on the roads. We do not know if they are civilians or the Taliban,” one resident, who is not being named for security reasons, told the BBC Afghan service in an interview on Whatsapp. “Dozens of families have fled their homes and settled near the Helmand river.” […]

A watchdog says the FBI put office staff in danger by using their photos to lure sexual predators. Source link