Photo taken in October 2016 shows coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. /CFP Five climate and marine experts wrote to UNESCO on Thursday to thank it for threatening to put Au
The Tokyo Olympics banner at the Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo, Japan, January 22, 2021. /CFP The Japanese government and the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Committee have decided to
Tokyo organizers plan to prepare 300 hotel rooms for athletes who test positive for the coronavirus but show no or minor COVID-19 symptoms, at this summer's Olympic Games, Kyodo news agency said on S
The logo of Australian casino giant Crown Resorts adorns the hotel and casino complex in Melbourne, Australia, June 13, 2017. /Reuters Crown Resorts has received a takeover bid from U.S. inves
March 14, 2021 marked one year since the first reported COVID-19 fatality in New York. /VCG To commemorate this, the city held a virtual Day of Remembrance ceremony to honor the tens of
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A third of Japanese residents want the Tokyo Olympics to be scrapped as the country is going through a new surge of coronavirus cases in urban areas and locals fear that an influx of foreign arriv
00:41 A giant set of Olympic rings returned to Tokyo's waterfront after maintenance, with officials hoping the symbol will help build enthusiasm for the COVID-19-postponed Games. Promi
Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto speaks to reporters in Tokyo, March 24, 2020. /VCG The rearranged Tokyo Games must be held "at any cost" in 2021, Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashim
Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto speaks to reporters in Tokyo, March 24, 2020. /VCG The rearranged Tokyo Games must be held "at any cost" in 2021, Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashim
Olympic rings symbol at Tokyo Waterfront in the waters of Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2020. /VCG More than half of Japanese companies believe the Tokyo Olympics, originally
Illuminated waterfront promenade with restaurants and bars reflecting in the water of Port Louis, capital of Mauritius. Port Louis, Mauritius. /Getty Images Mauritius, considered one of Africa