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to ensure essential workers can avoid self isolation and keep working. president biden warns that the us is facing a pandemic of the unvaccinated, as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads. police make arrests in sydney as thousands of anti lockdown protesters breach covid 19 restrictions in australia s biggest city. a warm welcome to tokyo, where the first gold medals of the tokyo olympics have been awarded. 11 medals are up for grabs on the first full day of action, including in fencing, judo and weightlifting. but perhaps the most eagerly awaited event of the day was the men s road cycling race. let s cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to our sports reporter, mike bushell, who s been watching the action in tokyo. mike, the road race. gruelling at the best of times, but i have to tell you in this heat it must have been so challenging. and richard carapaz, it was a fantastic race for him, winning gold. figs carapaz, it was a fantastic race for him, winning g ....
hello, welcome to bbc news in the uk and around the world. it is good to have your company. the delayed 2020 tokyo olympics are finally under way. it follows months of uncertainty and a build up marred by protests and the resignations of seniorjapanese officials. the opening ceremony took place despite the japanese capital being under a state of emergency because of covid pandemic. the ceremony itself was watched by millions of people around the world on television. on saturday, 11 gold medals will be up for grabs in sports as diverse as archery and the prestigious men s road race in cycling, and the us women s football team face a crunch match after losing their first game. team gb are also in action. my colleague lucy hockings is in tokyo. there wasn t exactly a party like atmosphere in tokyo today. still a lot of fear and anxiety around the rising covid infection rates. and, of course, this is still a city in a state of emergency, with bars and restaurants shutting a ....
to ensure essential workers can avoid self isolation and keep working. a frantic search for survivors in india, as incessant rains trigger severe floods and landslides in the state of maharashtra. 135 are confirmed dead. president biden warns that the us is facing a pandemic of the unvaccinated , as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads. a warm welcome to tokyo, where the first gold medals of the tokyo olympics have been awarded. 11 medals are up for grabs on day one, including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. but it was in the judo where the host nation japan won its first medals. a gold and a silver. mariko oi has the details. well, japan winning its first gold medal and naohisa takato giving a very emotional interviewjust now, following funa tonaki, also ofjudo, winning silver and according to the japanese olympic committee her silver medal was the 500th medal for team japan olympic history, so quite an exciting moment for her as well. a bit of disappointment ....
disrupt essential services. wildfires continue to blaze in northern california, forcing thousands of residents into evacuation centres. hello and welcome to bbc world news. saturday saw the first full day of action in the tokyo olympics. 11 gold medals have been up for grabs on day one including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. but it was in thejudo competition, where the host nation, japan, won its first medals. earlier, japanese spectators defied coronavirus advice to watch the men s cycling road race, one of the few events where they could see the competitors in action. it was won by richard carapaz, who timed to perfection a tactical final descent after a tough 234 kilometre course to give ecuador only its second ever gold medal in an olympics. some of the leading tennis players are calling on the organisers to delay the start times of the matches, after a number of competitors struggled in the tokyo heat and humidity on the opening day of the tournament ....