French President Emmanuel Macron faced pressure to apologise for the #devastating impact of decades of #nuclear testing as he kicked off his first official trip to #FrenchPolynesia. During his four-day…
Continue ReadingThis summer, people around the world will use our apps to experience the Games. We’re rolling out features across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to help people discover content and cheer…
Continue ReadingThe #Tokyo #Olympics were declared open in an eerily empty stadium on Friday after defying a year’s pandemic delay and lingering coronavirus threats that will make them perhaps the most…
Continue ReadingCrowds have gathered in huge numbers outside Tokyo’s Olympic stadium as the opening ceremony takes place. Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/3idrdLH "Thousands of people now pack the…
Continue ReadingThe #Tokyo #Olympics were declared open in an eerily empty stadium on Friday after defying a year’s #pandemic delay and lingering coronavirus threats that will make them perhaps the most…
Continue ReadingEmpty airports, quarantining, and the ‘Olympic bubble’ – Tokyo 2020 will be unlike any other Olympics in history. Here’s what happened when the BBC’s Mariko Oi travelled from Singapore back…
Continue ReadingThe Government’s list exempting critical workers from self-isolation when pinged by the NHS Covid app will not be extended to the hospitality industry before August 16, a Cabinet minister has…
Continue ReadingThe most troubled #Olympics in modern history finally open in #Tokyo on Friday, struggling to shake off lingering virus fears after a one-year postponement and a build-up marred by #scandal…
Continue ReadingThe #Tokyo #Olympics opens on Friday with a #ceremony reflecting a Games like no other, walking a fine line between celebrating the feats of the world’s best athletes while acknowledging…
Continue ReadingThe most troubled Olympics in recent history will formally open in a few hours time in Tokyo – as the Japanese capital records its highest number of new daily Covid…
Continue ReadingFrench president Macron is expected in #Tokyo on Friday for a 36-hour visit during which he will attend the opening of the Summer Olympics and meet Japanese leaders. He also…
Continue ReadingAthletes from around the globe are gathering to compete for their countries in the 2021 Olympic games after the Olympics was delayed due to the coronavirus in 2020. The Olympics…
Continue ReadingWith fears of a new wave of Covid hitting India, pressure is on to vaccinate more of the population. Despite being the world’s largest producer of Covid vaccines, there’s been…
Continue ReadingAerial images capture the scale of floods in China’s Henan province, showing stranded cars and roads still substantially under water. Twelve people were killed after record-breaking rainfall flooded underground railway…
Continue ReadingIn #Myanmar, the #coronavirus crisis had not gotten much attention in the aftermath of February’s seizure of power by the #military, which set off a wave of protests and violent…
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