TOKYO – The postponed Tokyo Olympics are getting a kickstart.Local organizers on Friday announced a series of 18 test events set to begin in March and run into May.The Tokyo Olympics are set to open on July 23, 2021, after being postponed eight months ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic.The announcement in an online news conference came the same day that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported a one-day record of 570 new coronavirus infections in the capital.Although Japan has handled the pandemic better than most countries, cases have been surging recently with about 2,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in a country of 125 million.Officials said at least four of the test events will involve athletes from abroad, including tests in.

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Tokyo Olympics delay costs may reach $2.8 billion

TOKYO – The cost of the postponed Tokyo Olympics could reach about $2.8 billion, according to figures released Friday by the Tokyo organizing committee, the Tokyo city government and Japan’s national government.The numbers are in line with estimates that have been made in Japan since the Olympics were postponed eight months ago. They are now set to open on July 23, 2021.About two-thirds of the added costs are being picked up by the two government entities, with the other one-third going to the privately funded organizing committee.The operational cost for the delay is listed at 171 billion yen, or about $1.64 billion at the present exchange rate.

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coronavirus vaccine, which was approved by the UK's medicines regulator this week, will be rolled out from next Tuesday in NHS hospital hubs.

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First doses of coronavirus vaccine to be administered in UK on Tuesday, NHS boss says

The first doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine will be administered on Tuesday, according to an NHS boss.

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'It just became too much for him': Loving dad, 36, took his own life after 'traumatic life events' and mental health battle

direct to your inboxA young dad from Rochdale took his own life after a 'number of traumatic life events' and a battle with mental health problems, an inquest heard.Mark Topham, 36, was found dead in bed at the family home in Littleborough in November last year.

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Salesforce’s deal for Slack faces post-pandemic test

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Asia Today: S. Korea reports highest daily tally in 9 months

SEOUL – South Korea has recorded 629 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the highest daily tally in about nine months.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Friday that 600 of the newly confirmed cases were domestically transmitted — nearly 80 % of them in the densely populous Seoul area, which has been at the center of a viral resurgence.The cases took the country’s total to 36,332 with 536 deaths.After successfully suppressing two previous outbreaks this year, South Korea has been grappling with a fresh spike in infections since it relaxed stringent social distancing rules in October.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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