The highly contagious virus will be at various stages of spread and infection in different countries by next summer, making it hard to pull off a large-scale international event.
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach had earlier this month agreed to delay the 2020 Olympics amid the coronavirus pandemic.
There’s a reason it takes many years and billions of dollars to host the games: the two-week event is built on a Jenga-tower of thousands of independent economic interests.
A recently published estimate shows 422 billion yen in extra costs for a one-year postponement of the games, with another 218 billion-yen hit to Japan's economy on top of that.
The postponement will be first since modern games began in 19th century and make Tokyo 2020 Olympics the biggest sporting event called off due to COVID-19.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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