Renewed friction between the us and china. Beijing rejects a plan by the who for a second visit to the country to investigate the origins of covid 19. This the response from washington deeply disappointed, their position is irresponsible, and frankly, dangerous. Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. Its newsday. Welcome to viewers around The World and in the uk. Its seven in the morning in singapore and 8am in tokyo where the much troubled 2020 olympics will finally open in a few hours time. After a Years Delay due to covid 19, the wait is almost over for more than 11,300 athletes trying to get their hands on an olympic medal. Theres already been a total of 91 coronavirus cases in tokyo directly linked the games. Thats after a sixth member of the Czech Olympic Team tested positive in the last few hours. Beyond the athletes village, daily covid infections in tokyo are now higher than at any time since january. And with no fans allowed into stadiums, theres less income for
Vaccines for concertgoers. Hello and welcome to the programme. Tokyo has recorded its highest number of new Daily Covid cases for six months ahead of the Olympics Opening Ceremony in a matter of hours. Almost 2,000 infections have been reported as the Host City remains under a State Of Emergency. The official opening of the games later will be a subdued affair, with just 1,000 guests due to attend. Lets go live now to our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins, whos in tokyo. And sarah, theres only a matter of hours remaining until the Opening Ceremony . Good Afternoon And Welcome to tokyo. We all wondered, didnt we, if we would ever get here to the Opening Day of the olympic games with the Official Ceremonyjust hours away. The coronavirus pandemic, well, it has altered the shape of these games into something we have never quite seen before for an 0lympics. They were delayed by one year, they are now here but they are, as you say, a more subdued affair. Today we had got the latest numbers
And whats in a name . Clevelands Baseball Team changes their s to try and avoid offending native americans. Hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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 senior japanese officials. But for the athletes, the day is here. 11 Gold Medals are up for grabs on saturday and the first has been won in the last hour. Chinas Yang Qian won the womens ten Metre Air Rifle event with an olympic Record Score of 251. 8. It was a dramatic finish, as russian Anastasia Galashina was in the lead, until she scuppered her final shot, and Yang Qian was able to take advantage. Switzerlands Nina Christen won bronze. So the start of a busy day with plenty to keep an eye on in the coming hours including cycling the Mens Road Race is under way, starting at Mount Fuji and is expected to take around seven hours. Slovenias Tadej Pogacar goes in t
Beijing rejects a plan by the who for a second visit to the country to investigate the origins of Covid 19. This the response from washington. Were deeply disappointed, their position is irresponsible, and frankly, dangerous. Live from a studio in singapore, this is bbc news. Welcome to viewers around The World and in the uk. Its eight in the morning in singapore and nine oclock in tokyo where the much troubled 2020 olympics will finally open in a few hours time. After a Year Delay due to Covid 19, the wait is almost over for more than 11,300 athletes trying to get their hands on an olympic medal. Theres already been a total of 91 coronavirus cases in tokyo directly linked the games. Celebrations at the Opening Ceremony will be the most subdued of any olympics in history. Nevertheless, our Tokyo Correspondent Rupert wingfield hayes has managed to track down some excited fans. Finding olympic fans in tokyo these days isnt so easy. But on this Roof Top at least, its a different story. Sk
World. Secret subpoenas targeting democratic lawmakers involving Abuse Of Power by Donald Trumps Department Of Justice. Plus, covid vaccines and kids. U. S. Regulators are now considering new trials on children as young as six months. The G7 Summit is set to get under way here in Cornwall England in the coming hours. Its the first time in almost two years that the leaders of the worlds richest democracies have talked facetoface. This is Joe Bidens first overseas trip since taking also, also his first real chance to convince americas allies inperson that the Trump Era ask behind him. One of his first orders of business was meeting with G7 Host Boris johnson who formally welcomed President Biden and his wife to the sea side resort. The president and the Prime Minister sat down to talk about a number of issues important to both countries. The pandemic remains a top priority and mr. Biden says the u. S. Will provide half A Billion doses to the global Vaccination Effort. This is about our r