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Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday ascended on a 19.2m-tall hot air balloon themed on Taipei’s mascot, Bravo — a Formosan black bear with a blue nose — on the first day of the Taiwan International Balloon Festival in Taitung County. The Taipei Department of Information and Tourism said that Taipei and Taitung County on Tuesday last week signed an agreement to promote and increase tourism between the two jurisdictions. Ko, Taipei Deputy Mayor Tsai Ping-kun (蔡炳坤) and department Commissioner Liu Yi-ting (劉奕霆) were part of a delegation who early yesterday morning visite...

The self-ruled island once went 200 days without a case in the community, but wasn't prepare for what came next.

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Pfizer Halts Severe Delta Cases; Olympics Ceremony: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine provided a strong shield against hospitalizations and more severe disease in cases caused by the delta variant in Israel, even though it was just 39% effective in preventing infections. The Olympics opening ceremony kicked off in a nearly empty stadium in Tokyo, amid a record number of new infections linked to the games. Britain’s economy showed signs of slowing, as euphoria following the easing of restrictions ...

The U.S. is “at another pivotal moment in this pandemic,” with Covid-19 cases once again climbing and beds at some hospitals filling up, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said. The recent rise in cases shows no signs of abating in the U.S. states that have fuelled the uptick as the delta variant proliferates. Indonesia has become a new epicenter for the pandemic after a recent streak of 50,000 infections a day, with more than 1,000 virus fatalities every day in the world’s fourth-most populous country. New Zealand suspended its quarantine-free travel ...