Exactly 50 days before the opening ceremony, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto said the show would go on unless the pandemic stops a majority of teams from traveling.
The ILO's annual World Employment and Social Outlook report indicated that the planet would be 75 million jobs short at the end of this year compared to if the pandemic had not occurred
Luxury villas are the hottest segment in the market, with European buyers in particular seeking homes on Dubai's signature Palm Jumeirah man-made island, as well as golf course estates
"The number of new cases has been declining since the middle of the month but the situation continues to be uncertain," said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, announcing the decision.
Deadly outbreaks in India, Brazil and elsewhere have pushed the global death toll past 3.4 million
Bitcoin tumbled Wednesday from $45,600 to $38,570, its lowest since early February, and well off the record high of $64,870 seen last month
Lacking the means to manufacture their own vaccine in bulk, African countries have so far had to turn to the open market or the Covax scheme
"There are lots of organisational hazards like 14-day quarantine. It can't happen in India. This quarantine is tough to handle," he said
All flights from the UAE to India will be suspended from Sunday as coronavirus cases in the South Asian nation reach record levels and overwhelm hospitals
India is scheduled to hold the T20 World Cup in October and November but a new surge in coronavirus cases has prompted health concerns