Previously plagued by concerns over the pandemic and a list of scandals, positive remarks about the Olympics have risen significantly in Japan since the opening ceremony.
Tokyo recorded an all-time high of 3,865 positive cases prompting the organisers to defend the Olympics stating they were not responsible for the city's Covid surge.
The debut of skateboarding at the Tokyo Games has put a focus on the legitimacy of adding newer, unconventional sports. It is a sign that the Olympics are growing up.
Japan's star athlete Osaka, who lit the Olympic cauldron in the opening ceremony, won her opening two matches following a 2-month mental health break but lost in the third round.
The Tokyo Olympics 2020 is a tale of loss – for many infected players, for Japan’s economy that really needed a boost, and the fight against a hovering virus.
As Kennedy found to be true in the US-Soviet Cold War over Berlin, America’s enemy will look for signs of its half-heartedness, to divide the US from its allies.
The setback puts pressure on hotel industry that bet big on the Games serving as a springboard for Japan’s economic goal of attracting 40 mn overseas visitors a year.
One Olympics concerned personnel, a contractor and a journalist were among the three cases which were revealed by the organising committee in its daily update of Covid-19 list.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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