The Latest: Turkey reports increase in COVID-19 cases benningtonbanner.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from benningtonbanner.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advertisement
Washington: As President Joe Biden bunkers down in the US capital trying to strike a bipartisan infrastructure deal, his wife Jill is representing America on the global stage at the Tokyo Olympics.
Jill Biden’s visit to Japan is her first solo overseas trip as first lady and is intended to send a message to American athletes that, even in these COVID-constrained times, their country is still behind them.
But the long-time community college teacher, who is fully-vaccinated, decided to go ahead.
US first lady, Jill Biden waves during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Credit:Getty Images
Algerian Olympian withdraws from Games due to potential matchup with Israeli competitor
From CNN s David Close
Fethi Nourine International Judo Federation
An Algerian judo athlete, Fethi Nourine, says he chose to withdraw from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics rather than face an Israeli competitor.
Nourine told Echourouk TV, “I decided to withdraw out of conviction, because this is the very least we can offer the Palestinian cause. This is my duty. My goal in withdrawing is to send a message to the whole world that Israel is an occupation, a lawless country, a country without a flag.”
Nourine was scheduled to face Mohamed Abdalrasool from Sudan in Round 64 of the men s 73 kg class.
Corona-News: Ärztebund-Präsident Ulrich Montgomery warnt vor Infektions-Tsunami
Newsblog zu Covid-19 Ärztebund-Präsident warnt vor Infektions-Tsunami 24.07.2021, 04:22 Uhr |
t-online, dpa, rtr, AFP
Frank Ulrich Montgomery bei einer Talkshow (Archivbild). Der Präsident des Weltärztebundes warnt vor ungeimpften Reiserückkehrern. (Quelle: Thomas Trutschel/imago images) Redaktion
Der Präsident des Weltärztebundes schaut mit Sorge auf den Anstieg der Infektionszahlen. Frank Ulrich Montgomery sieht die Gefahr eines massiven Viren-Eintrags durch ungeimpfte Reiserückkehrer. Alle Infos im Newsblog.
In Deutschland haben sich seit Beginn der Pandemie rund 3,7 Millionen Menschen mit dem Coronavirus infiziert. Nach Angaben des Robert Koch-Instituts starben 91.492. Die aktuelle Übersicht lesen Sie hier. Im Zuge der Ende 2020 begonnenen Impfkampagne haben inzwischen 60,6 Prozent der Bundesbürger mindestens eine Impfdosis erhalten, 48,5 Prozent sind vollständig geimpft
Published on: Saturday, July 24, 2021
By: AFP
Fireworks light up the sky over the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony.
TOKYO: The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics took place on Friday in a nearly empty stadium after a year-long pandemic postponement and a build-up marred by scandal and controversy.
The stripped-back celebration began with a video showing athletes training at home during the pandemic, before fireworks burst into the air above the Olympic Stadium.
Just a few hundred officials and dignitaries were in the stands of the 68,000-seat venue, including French President Emmanuel Macron, US First Lady Jill Biden, and Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, who will declare the Games open.