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8 Jul, 5 tweets, 3 min read

#BREAKING Tokyo to be under virus emergency throughout Olympics: Japan PM

#UPDATE Japan's government on Thursday announced a new virus state of emergency stretching throughout the Tokyo Olympics, as reports said organisers could bar fans from almost all events at the Games

With just two weeks until the July 23 opening ceremony, coronavirus infections are rising in Tokyo, and the spread of the more infectious Delta variant has spooked officials
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#BREAKING Fans banned from Games venues in Tokyo: Olympic minister

#UPDATE Spectators will be banned from Olympic venues in Tokyo because of a virus state of emergency, Japan's Olympic minister announced Thursday, meaning the Games will happen mostly behind closed doors
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#BREAKING Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated: interim PM

#UPDATE Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated Wednesday at his home by a commando, interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph announced.

Joseph said he was now in charge of the country.

#UPDATE The wife of assassinated Haiti President Jovenel Moise was in hospital, according to interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who urged the public to remain calm, and insisted the police and army would ensure the population's safety
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