A leading doctor in Japan has warned this summer’s Tokyo games could lead to the emergence of an “Olympic” strain of the coronavirus. Dr Naoto Ueyama, head of the Japan Doctors Union, said with people from more than 200 nations
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Colorado’s courts could take years to dig out from pandemic jury trial backlog
At the pace felony jury trials are currently happening in Adams and Broomfield counties, it would take seven years for the courts to get through just the trials scheduled in the next six months. The 17th Judicial District has more
COVID-19: Fans could be back in ‘significant numbers’ this summer with help of COVID certificates, says culture secretary
Football fans could be allowed to pack into stadiums in “significant numbers” this summer with the help of COVID certificates, the culture secretary has told Sky News. Oliver Dowden set out the government’s aim to “get as many people back
Myanmar: ‘You could face the same fate as Saddam or Gaddafi’, military chiefs warned
Myanmar’s military chiefs have been warned they could face the same fate as Saddam Hussein or Muammar Gaddafi amid fears the country might be plunged into “the greatest civil war” it has seen. The United Nations says 138 protestors have
COVID-19: Restrictions could be in place until all adults are vaccinated, expert warns
Coronavirus restrictions could last until at least all adults have had a coronavirus vaccine, a senior Public Health England official has warned. Dr Susan Hopkins told Sky News some measures may have to stay in place beyond that, until more
The suitor who could head-off Vocus IPO
“Vocus NZ looks like a perfect candidate for the New Zealand Stock Exchange,” says Castle Point Funds partner Richard Stubbs. Read More Broadband wars: Vocus relaunches Flip with $15 broadband plan Return to the office after lockdown? Vocus survey shocks
Top Auckland dog breeder could face jail in landmark SPCA prosecution
A celebrated Auckland puppy breeder and her daughter could be jailed for up three years if convicted in a landmark SPCA prosecution involving dozens of rescued animals and nearly 80 charges. The Herald understands the case is one of the
Israel’s second lockdown could last a while, Netanyahu says.
Israel’s second national lockdown is likely to last at least a month and perhaps much longer, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, as the country’s soaring infection rate of around 8,000 confirmed new cases a day remained among the
Shoppers could pay more after no-deal Brexit
Shoppers will feel the impact of a no-deal Brexit at supermarket tills, the British Retail Consortium has warned. The BRC said tariffs would add £3.1bn a year to the cost of importing food and drink unless the UK and EU
Pandemic ‘could be over within two years’
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be over in under two years. Speaking in Geneva on Friday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Spanish flu of 1918 took two years to overcome.