U.S. First Lady to travel to Japan for Olympics – White House

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) – First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Tokyo for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Summer Games on July 23, the White House said on Tuesday, leading a delegation that will not include her husband, U.S. President Joe Biden. Amid flare-ups of the coronavirus pandemic, officials have banned spectators from […]

Olympics Tokyo governor vows city’s medical system is ready for Games

TOKYO, July 13 (Reuters) – Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday that a sufficient number of hospitals combined with a speed-up in the COVID-19 vaccination rollout among the elderly meant the city will be able to hold “safe and secure” Olympics in 10 days. But Koike, speaking to Reuters in an interview at the […]

World shares cling near record highs

World stocks clung close to record highs on Monday as worries about the Delta variant of COVID-19 offset positive sentiment from surging euro zone business activity and a welcome U.S. jobs report.