IOC VP: Tokyo Olympics go ahead even if state of emergency

The IOC vice president in charge of the Tokyo Olympics says the games will open in just over two months even if the city and other parts of Japan are under a state of emergency because of rising COVID-19 cases

Japan approves 2 new vaccines ahead of emergency expansion

Japan has approved the use of two new vaccines _ Moderna and AstraZeneca _ hours ahead of an expansion of a state of coronavirus emergency that will cover roughly 40% of the population

China says providing vaccines to almost 40 African states

China says it is providing COVID-19 vaccines to nearly 40 African countries and described its actions as purely altruistic

Virus Outbreak Britain Pub Local Roots

Asian shares drop, tracking Wall Street decline led by tech

Asian shares are falling, tracking a decline on Wall Street led by big technology stocks

Irish health system struggling to recover from cyberattack

Ireland’s health system is struggling to restore computers and treat patients four days after it shut down its entire information technology system in response to a ransomware attack

London Beyond the Pandemic-Long COVID

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Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant

Pubs and restaurants across much of the U.K. are opening for indoor service for the first time since early January even as the prime minister urged people to be cautious amid the spread of a more contagious COVID-19 variant

Asian stocks mixed after Taiwan, Singapore anti-virus curbs

Asian stock markets are mixed after Taiwan and Singapore tightened anti-coronavirus restrictions and Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly decline in three months