Japan could be turning to the help of robots to help ramp up its COVID-19 testing capabilities, with less than 200 days to go until the Olympic Games are due to start in Tokyo.
Mississippi ended its mask mandate and lifted restrictions on Wednesday. At least 13 states now have no mask mandate. CNN’s Ryan Young is outside a vaccination center in Jackson, Mississippi with the latest.
Schools have begun Covid-19 testing on pupils ahead of their return on Monday. Students at secondary schools and colleges will receive two tests a week to help keep rates of coronavirus down.
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A passenger on board an IndiGo flight announced just before take-off from Delhi that he was COVID-19 positive prompting the pilot to return to the parking bay; The owner of the explosives laden Scorpio SUV which was parked outside Ambani's residence was found dead today; Now, certain services regarding the Driving License and Certificate of Registration can be availed completely online. All this and more news at 9 PM.
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A powerful set of undersea quakes striking north-east of New Zealand on Friday and a potential tsunami threat amid the coronavirus pandemic led to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern cursing the bad luck the country was facing.
Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones says she is hoping she will be in the best shape of her career as she aims to make history at the postponed Tokyo.. BBC Sport
Iranian female Olympic medal winner Kimia Alizadeh has been granted refugee status in Germany and aims to compete in the Olympic Refugee Team under a white flag in Tokyo this summer.
An overwhelming majority of Japanese said they were "interested in the Olympics", although 58 percent said they did not want them to be held because of fears over COVID-19, a Yomiuri daily poll showed on Wednesday. Bryan Wood reports.
Olympic champion Aly Raisman is calling for an independent investigation into USA Gymnastics after John Geddart killed himself after charges were announced against him. It follows the conviction of Dr. Larry Nassar for abusing hundreds of gymnasts, including Raisman.
A Paralympic hopeful has spoken of her plans to compete in this year’s Games in Tokyo after a year of adapting her training around coronavirus restrictions.Kerrie Leonard, an archer from Co Meath, hopes to qualify and represent Ireland in the Tokyo Paralympics later this year.The 30-year-old Paralympic athlete will travel to the qualifying round in the Czech Republic in July.
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Pope Francis landed in Baghdad on Friday, saying he felt duty-bound to make the "emblematic" visit because Iraq had suffered so much for so long. Adam Reed reports
The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi wants sanctions imposed on "murderer" Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, after a U.S. intelligence report implicated him in the killing. Adam Reed reports.
The latest teaser released ahead of Harry and Meghan’s much anticipated interview with Oprah shows the Duchess accused Buckingham Palace of "perpetuating falsehoods". Adam Reed reports.
A feud between Scottish leaders past and present is threatening the possibility of Scottish independence. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been defending how she has handled her predecessor's sexual assault case. Adam Reed reports.
Dutch police say a coronavirus testing center north of Amsterdam appears to have been intentionally targeted after an explosion went off at the facility. Adam Reed reports.
Glasses-Wearers Are Three
Times Less Likely to Catch
COVID-19, Study Says.
A study from India has found evidence
that people who wear glasses are less likely
to become infected with COVID-19...
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Kenya’s international airport is braving the fight against COVID with some major help from some state-of-the-art robots. Veuer’s Mercer Morrison has the story.
Residents in a part of Surrey are to be urgently tested for Covid-19 after it emerged the South African strain of the virus may have started spreading in the community.Two positive cases of the strain..
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