A record number of athletes will be participating in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games this year. More female athletes than ever before will line up at the postponed Games, which open Aug. 24. Host ... ( read original story ...)
sport news Paralympics: Dame Sarah Storey wins GB’s first gold medal in Tokyo
Storey was only heading for one kind of medal after a heat in which she became the first woman to smash through the ... ( read original story ...)
Greece Wins Two Bronze Medals at Tokyo’s Paralympic Games
Two athletes representing Greece won bronze medals on Tuesday, the first full day day of the Paralympic Games taking place in Tokyo. Panagiotis Triantafyllou and Demosthenes Michalentzakis won bronze ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shelves 1.6M doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine over contamination fears
Japan on Thursday halted the administration of some 1.6 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine after foreign materials were discovered in the vials, officials said. T ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto-Savvy U.S. Senator Sees the Future in Wyoming
Cynthia Lummis wants the federal government to follow her state’s regulation-lite approach to digital currencies. ( read original story ...)
Western Digital-Kioxia In Talks to Create Chipmaker Giant
Western Digital is in advanced talks for a possible $20 billion stock merger with Japanese chipmaker and partner Kioxia, a person familiar with the matter said, a move that would create a NAND memory ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Keeps Economic View Intact, Bleaker on Outlook Due to COVID
Japan's government maintained its economic assessment for a fourth straight month in August but offered a slightly bleaker view on the outlook than in July, as a resurgence in COVID-19 infections ... ( read original story ...)
Japan temporarily halted the use of 1.63 million Moderna vaccine doses over claims that tiny particles were found floating in unused vials
This setback in Japan's vaccination drive comes just as the country reported a record high number of over 23,000 daily COVID-19 infections. ( read original story ...)
Weyers embraces the racing opportunities in Tokyo
Anrune Weyers uses an analogy to describe what being at her third, and final Paralympic Games, is like. “You can’t expect a lucky packet to be overfull. It can only hold so much and give so much, but ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Bikaner veggie seller son, archer Sundar looks to make it count
It was a tough decision for the family as they had no savings and survived on fluctuating daily sales of supplies. ( read original story ...)
Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.0 quake hits 108 km northwest of Ishigaki, Japan around noon
An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred only 14 minutes ago 108 km northwest of Ishigaki, Japan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. The quake hit at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei eases as investors await Jackson Hole symposium
Japan's Nikkei slipped on Thursday as market participants stayed away from making big bets ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium this week, with investor sentiment also weighed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s fiscal 2022 budget requests expected to top ¥110 trillion for first time
Interest payments and other debt-servicing costs will surge 27.3% to a record ¥30.24 trillion under the new budget, the sources said, citing the ministry's estimate. ( read original story ...)
Cardano launches in Japan
By meeting Japan’s tight rules the project, Cardano has unlocked a special status – appearing for the time to being regulator-proof. Japan’s cryptocurrency and digital asset licencing regime comes as ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Naomi Osaka looks to defend US Open crown with Ashleigh Barty leading charge of rivals
Will New York see Osaka rediscover the dominant form that saw her win the past two Grand Slam events she played to the finish? ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Aileen McGlynn and Helen Scott win silver in 1,000m time trial
Watch Aileen McGlynn and pilot Helen Scott win silver for ParalympicsGB in the women's B 1,000m time trial at the Izu Velodrome on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. ( read original story ...)