Japan’s prime minister announced another $800 million to the U.N.-backed program to deploy COVID-19 vaccines for poor countries, a four-fold increase of Japanese funding to the COVAX program ... ( read original story ...)
G7 leaders to support Japan’s 2020 Olympics
Watch "G7 leaders to support Japan's 2020 Olympics efforts despite increase in COVID-19 cases", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring original ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: German third Covid wave broken, expert says; EU confirms it will add Japan to safe travel list
German medical institute says infections lower than any time since autumn 2020; EU ambassadors agree to add Japan to safe list ... ( read original story ...)
Essential California: A killing at Agua Dulce fire station
On Tuesday morning at Fire Station 81 in Agua Dulce, Calif., an ongoing dispute between two firefighters escalated, a source told The Times. ( read original story ...)
How to Save Billions in Taxes
Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni Our Times colleague Ed Lee, who wrote about a study finding that ViacomCBS used overseas tax shelters to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes, goes deeper into ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase rival Kraken launches mobile app in U.S. to capitalize on crypto surge
Kraken, one of the oldest crypto exchanges, is bringing its mobile app to the U.S., following its European debut earlier this year. ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin Soars As Elon Musk Declares The Crypto’s ‘Inevitable’ Financial Takeover Following Coinbase Pro Listing
The 20% surge saw doge become the sixth most valuable cryptocurrency and overtake Covid vaccine maker BioNTech in value. ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin surges more than 30% and the crypto army cheers as Coinbase Pro network opens to transfers
Dogecoin soars Wednesday after crypto platform Coinbase lays the groundwork for the meme asset to soon trade on the U.S.'s largest digital-asset site. ( read original story ...)
Cybersecurity firm NortonLifeLock will let customers mine crypto
Mining for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is typically done by companies that own massive server farms operating outside of the United States. But cybersecurity firm NortonLifeLock is hoping to ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama confirms only two operators remain in IR race
The Yokohama municipal government announced this week that only two overseas operator groups have been accepted in the final stage of its Integrated Resort (IR) casino race. Although the officials ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Uneasy Rush Into the Spotlight
Since emerging as an elite tennis player and Grand Slam tournament champion in 2018, Osaka has experienced success and anguish, both of which played out in public. It is “a lot to put on anyone’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Volunteers Quit in Their Thousands As Future of Games Under Threat
With just over a month to go until the Games are due to start, public opinion in Japan remains overwhelmingly against holding the Olympics. ( read original story ...)
10,000 volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics quit as the Japanese public’s opposition to the games grows
Around 10,000 of the 80,000 volunteers who have signed up to help at the Tokyo Olympics have left their posts, the national broadcaster NHK said. ( read original story ...)
EU agrees to add Japan to safe travel list, holds off on Britain
European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to add Japan to their small list of countries from which they will allow non-essential travel, while holding off until at least mid-June for British ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top regional bank Resona to deploy $92 billion for sustainable finance by 2030
Japan's top regional bank Resona Holdings will deploy 10 trillion yen ($92 billion) for sustainable finance by 2030, its president said, as it seeks alternative revenue sources in a country facing low ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Is The Highest-Paid Female Athlete Ever, And Her French Open Exit May Actually Help Her
The 23-year-old’s $60 million 12-month payday crushes her own record for a female athlete. Dropping out of the French Open could open the door for more sponsors. ( read original story ...)