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. Novak Djokovic’s hopes of winning a ‘Golden […]
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Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires in villages and resorts on Turkey’s Mediterranean and Aegean coasts. Four people have died and dozens have been taken to hospital. An investigation has been launched to determine if some of the fires were a result of arson. During a visit to Manavgat, Turkey’s […]
The Olympics host is facing record Covid case numbers, fuelled by the virulent Delta strain. Source link
Tong Ying-kit is the first to be convicted under Hong Kong’s controversial national security law. Source link
Almost 200 people have been infected since the virus was first detected at Nanjing airport on 20 July. Source link
Police are investigating an incident where hundreds jeered while watching an Olympics broadcast. Source link
Moscow officials recently warned about the more-than-20-year age of some of their on-orbit hardware and intimated the country could pull out of the station in 2025. And Russia has shown little interest in joining the US-led lunar platform, known as the Gateway, which will be assembled later this decade. Source […]
When a country holds the Olympic Games, there’s often a big effort to clean up and redevelop key parts of the host city. Tokyo’s homeless community have faced pressure to hide from sight during the Games. The authorities have taken a tougher approach to homelessness since Japan won their bid […]
More than 60 people were injured, and the $1bn USS Bonhomme Richard had to be scrapped. Source link
It will be the first country to offer such a Covid booster amid a recent surge in infections. Source link