TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021 after being postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, cost 1.42 trillion yen ($10.4 billion), nearly double the figure quoted in the city's bid for the Games, according to a final budget report. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee held its last meeting late Tuesday and is due to disband at the end of the … [Read more...] about Final bill for Tokyo 2020 Olympics comes in at $10.4 billion
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Balkans losing hope of progress on EU membership
BELGRADE/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -In Kosovo, which has been waiting for visa-free travel to the European Union since 2010, a restaurant owner has erected a large replica of France's famed Eiffel Tower for its diners. "We have built it as a form of consolation for the people who cannot go to Paris," said Blerim Bislimi, owner of Te Anija (At The Boat) restaurant on the edge of the … [Read more...] about Balkans losing hope of progress on EU membership
Russia says West is spreading lies about causes of world’s food crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday said the West was spreading lies about the causes of the global food crisis which Moscow said was being stoked by the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and European Union due to the invasion of Ukraine. Besides the death and devastation sown by Russia's invasion, the war and the West's attempt to cripple Russia's … [Read more...] about Russia says West is spreading lies about causes of world’s food crisis
Stocks and oil tumble as recession fears mount
LONDON: World stock markets and oil prices hit the skids on Wednesday as the persistent palpitations about rising interest rates and recessions struck again, while the Japanese yen hit a fresh 24-year low against a seemingly unstoppable U.S. dollar. Enthusiasm that had given Wall Street its best day in a month on Tuesday was suddenly gone as Europe suffered a 1.5% morning … [Read more...] about Stocks and oil tumble as recession fears mount
Singapore confirms one imported case of monkeypox
SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed an imported case of monkeypox, the health ministry said late on Tuesday (June 21), the first monkeypox case detected in the city-state in three years. The patient, who tested positive on June 20, is a 42-year-old British man who works as a flight attendant and had flew in and out of Singapore around mid-June, the health ministry said in a … [Read more...] about Singapore confirms one imported case of monkeypox