Japanese fans celebrate six gold Olympic medals • FRANCE 24 English

#Japanese fans are enjoying the #Tokyo #Olympic Games as Japan is now second in the ranking, behind China, with five gold medals. Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24…

Athletes’ excitement as Tokyo Olympic Games begin • FRANCE 24 English

The #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…

Tokyo Olympics: Protests take place during opening ceremony

Crowds 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…

Pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics open in low-key ceremony without fans • FRANCE 24 English

The #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…

Reporting on the Olympics in a pandemic – BBC News

Empty 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…

Troubled Tokyo Olympics set to open under Covid cloud • FRANCE 24 English

The 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…

‘Unusual atmosphere’ for Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony • FRANCE 24 English

The #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…

Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony to begin later – BBC News

The 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…

In Japan, a hunger strike to denounce the problem of shared custody for binational couples

French 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…

The jungle-trekking Covid vaccinators of India – BBC News

With 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…

Israel’s National Security Council ‘looking into’ NSO spyware allegations • FRANCE 24 English

#Israel has set up a senior inter-ministerial team to "look into" proliferating allegations that spyware sold by a Israeli cyber firm has been abused on a global scale, an Israeli…

Unvaccinated people account for 96% of new Covid-19 cases, says French PM • FRANCE 24 English

The Delta variant of the #coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is now the main variant circulating in France, Prime Minister Jean #Castex said on Wednesday, adding that 96% of cases reported the day…

Rockets land near Afghan presidential palace as country marks start of Eid al-Adha • FRANCE 24

At least three rockets landed near the #Afghan presidential palace on Tuesday as the country’s leader #AshrafGhani held outdoor prayers with top officials to mark the start of the Muslim…

Indonesian volunteers bring food to Covid-19 patients stuck at home • FRANCE 24 English

As #coronavirus surges in the #Indonesian capital, volunteers like Badie Uzzaman are pitching in to help, delivering food to people who have tested positive but are forced to #quarantine at…

Arab countries pledge aid as Tunisia struggles with COVID pandemic • FRANCE 24 English

Several countries promised to help Tunisia fight the coronavirus on Friday July 9th as the north African country recorded its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began, putting its…