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Under the circumstances. the event was already taking place under strict and infection rules. but as the japanese capital sees an increasing number of the highly infectious delta variant, the authorities have made the decision, which they say are necessary to achieve a safe and secure tokyo olympic games. mariko oi, bbc news, tokyo. cuba is reporting record numbers of covid infections. the latest figures show over 28—thousand active cases —— the highest since the pandemic began. the worst ...

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Announcement, bookings were up 400%. its not plain sailing yet. there will be extra costs because travellers have to pay for covid tests before and after their return. also, theyll still have to quarantine if theyve been jabbed outside the uk, and rules may be different in northern ireland, scotland and wales. some have questioned why travel restrictions are easing now, just as the number of coronavirus cases in the uk is soaring. its the highest in europe. but cases are starting to rise there t...

Time since january. here is vicki young on wednesday. when cases go up, countries have locked down. not this time. ministers are taking the opposite approach in england, competent vaccines will protect more of us from the worst of this third wave. �* g ., , of us from the worst of this third wave. ~ g . , ., , wave. andrew james thought very surrisin: wave. andrew james thought very surprising infections _ wave. andrew james thought very surprising infections were - wave. andrew james thought ...

Hes also been talking about the triple lock on pensions. 0ur economics editor faisal islam is here. talk us through what rishi sunak has been saying this morning? it’s talk us through what rishi sunak has been saying this morning?— been saying this morning? its clear that businesses _ been saying this morning? its clear that businesses have _ been saying this morning? its clear that businesses have expressed - that businesses have expressed frustration over the increased number of staff who ...

Government. we want to know why they did this. this tragic attack on the president. and then, who will be the next president? who is going to be the leader of haiti until their elections? >> yes. certainly, those who have been arrested should be able to answer some of those questions. and of course, we cant speculate, at this juncture. but what will the assassination of the president mean for the country, going forward? and, of course, the transition of power? >> well, its worse than the constit...

Having to stay at home after being pinged by the tracing app. hes also been talking about the triple lock on pensions. our economics editor faisal islam has been giving us more details. its clear that businesses have expressed frustration over the increased number of staff who have had to isolate because of the contact from the app. this comes on top of existing severe staff shortages for other reasons and the chancellor has recognised that. he has talked to the health secretary about a change t...

Which given that we have now over 32 and a half thousand cases a day, it is escalating rapidly every single day which given that hospitalisations and deaths are going up, its notjust negligent, it is mass infection. this is herd immunity through the back door, again. to immunity through the back door, aaain. ., , immunity through the back door, a.ain_ .,, , immunity through the back door, aaain. .,, ,~ ., ., again. to be absolutely clear, none ofthe again. to be absolutely clear, none of the fin...

Of course, the fall-out in afghanistan is another matter. victor and alisyn. >> jeff zeleny, barbara starr, anna coren, thank you for guiding us through the interesting press conference that the president just held. now to the devastating new figures tied to the extreme heat across this country. according to a new report out today, drought has nearly doubled in size from this time last year. lets go to the pacific northwest where conditions are the worst theyve been since 1895. in fact, 93% of...