Tokyo recorded its fourth record number of daily COVID-19 infections on Saturday, breaking above 10,000, while Japan's exceeded 50,000 for the first time as the Omicron variant continues to spread ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto needs ‘to come crashing back to Earth’ : An early FanDuel investor explains why even the huge splurge on sports isn’t enough to draw him into ‘the hype’ — and shares 2 …
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Forget a bitcoin winter — a crypto ‘ice age’ might be coming as the Fed ends the easy-money era
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The 10 highest-paid female athletes: Naomi Osaka is No. 1 again with over $57 million in earnings
For the second year in a row, Naomi Osaka is the highest-earning female athlete in the world. Osaka also out-earned every male tennis player in the world outside of Switzerland’s Roger Federer ... ( read original story ...)
PREVIEW-Tennis-Barty, Osaka one win away from fourth-round showdown
World number one Ash Barty and defending champion Naomi Osaka could set up a tantalising fourth-round showdown at the Australian Open with victories at Melbourne Park on Friday. MELBOURNE ... ( read original story ...)
India tweaking rules to ensure success of its biggest IPO
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has the IPO – which could raise between 400bn rupees ($5.4bn) and 1tn rupees this quarter – as a key item in its economic agenda, with proceeds from ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka stays on track in title defence and potential Barty clash
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Defending champion Naomi Osaka was pleased that she found a way out of a second-set blip to beat American Madison Brengle 6-0 6-4 and reach the Australian Open third round ... ( read original story ...)
Parks, Ramos limited in Nagoya, Toyama wins
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Tokyo daily COVID-19 cases hit record for 4th straight day
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday as the Omicron variant continued to spread rapidly. The capital city had ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s daily case count tops 10,000
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported a record 11,227 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. It is the first time the daily count in the capital has exceeded 10,000 since the start of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports over 10,000 new COVID infections for 1st time on Jan. 22
Japan's capital topped 10,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time on Jan. 22 with 11,227 infections, the metropolitan go ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo daily COVID cases hit fresh record
Tokyo has recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections for the fourth consecutive day as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly. The capital city had 11,227 new coronavirus cases, ... ( read original story ...)
Gelt touches down in Downtown Long Beach with apartment buy
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Defending champion Osaka out but not down after Australian Open exit
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Quad summit to be held in Tokyo after Australian elections in May
ANI With US President Joe Biden accepting Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s invitation to visit the country in the first half of the year on Friday, the Quad summit is expected to be held in May ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Diet member Kawai Anri taken to hospital after sleeping drug overdose in Tokyo
Former House of Councillors member Anri Kawai, who was convicted in a vote-buying scandal in the 2019 upper house race, was rushed to a hospi ... ( read original story ...)