#US President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Thursday that all civilian federal #workers will need to be vaccinated against the #coronavirus or face regular testing, social distancing, mask…
Continue ReadingLife has been tentatively returning to normal in #India as #coronavirus cases have fallen. But millions are embroiled in a nightmare of huge piles of medical bills. Most Indians don’t…
Continue ReadingFrench 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 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 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 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 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 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 ReadingThe 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…
Continue ReadingGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed shock at what she described as surreal destruction caused by last week’s flooding. At least 188 people in Germany and Belgium are now known…
Continue ReadingAs #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…
Continue ReadingRecent #elections in France have seen very low turnout, especially among young people. But what if #blockchain, decentralised voting and #online ballots could bring people back to the polls? We…
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