IOC member Malago predicts delayed Games will be held in July next year
The head of Italy’s Olympic Committee (CONI) believes that the Tokyo Games, postponed by a year because of a coronavirus pandemic, will start on July...
Tokyo ceremony must include coronavirus reference, says producer
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics must acknowledge the coronavirus crisis which forced their postponement and incorporate it into next year’s opening ceremony, executive producer Marco Balich...
Thailand reports 136 new coronavirus cases, two more deaths
Thailand reported 136 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths on Monday, raising the total number of infections to 1,524 and fatalities to nine....
Exclusive: American Airlines in talks to hire Millstein for aid advice – sources
American Airlines Group Inc is in advanced talks to hire Guggenheim Securities co-chairman James Millstein for advice on tapping a $50 billion industry relief package...
Oil plunges to 2002 lows, shares sink again
Oil took another eyewatering 8% tumble on Monday and world shares buckled again as fears mounted that the global coronavirus shutdown could last for months....
Barclays sets ‘net zero’ goal by 2050 in climate policy
Barclays bank has set a goal of becoming a ‘net zero bank’ in terms of its own carbon emissions and the activities it finances by...
Singapore, Japanese companies join to explore hydrogen as energy source
Five companies from Singapore and two from Japan have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore hydrogen as a low-carbon alternative to power...
Philippines reports seven coronavirus deaths, 128 more infections
The Philippines’ health ministry on Monday reported seven new coronavirus deaths and 128 more infections....
Tailings dam spill at Chinese molybdenum miner threatens local water supply
China’s northeastern province of Heilongjiang said a tailings dam leak at a molybdenum mine over the weekend threatened to contaminate the local water supply and...
Japan submits updated emissions plan, leaving carbon target unchanged
Japan has maintained its carbon emissions reduction target in its updated emissions plan submitted to the United Nations as part of an international process to...
