Friday’s Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony was like no other. The video above shows the firework celebration, as well as, the protests taking place outside of the arena during the ceremony. The photographs below show some of the highlights of the event. The ceremony of the pandemic-delayed Games was held without spectators to help stop the…

Speaking at an International Olympic Committee Meeting in Tokyo Wednesday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared his criteria for “the mark of success” when it comes to managing COVID-19 at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games. “The mark of success in the coming fortnight is not zero cases and I know that some cases…

Team USA gymnastics alternate Kara Eaker tested positive for COVID-19 just days before the delayed Olympic Games are set to get underway. Eaker’s coach said she was vaccinated against COVID-19 two months ago. The video above shows White House Press Secretary giving an update regarding the U.S. delegation’s plans for the Games. The positive test…

Toyota, a top sponsor of the delayed  2021 Olympic Games, has taken multiple steps to distance itself from the Games amid polarization in Tokyo over whether or not they should even go on. The country’s top carmaker announced it would not air any Olympic-themed advertisements on Japanese television during the Games. In addition, Toyota Chief Executive…

Fresh off a meeting with German Chancellor Angele Merkel Thursday, President Joe Biden is set to meet virtually with other world leaders to discuss how to recover the world economy after the pandemic. The meeting will focus on the Pacific Rim, with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Russian President Vladimir…

Olympic organizers, including the International Olympic Committee, announced Thursday there will be no fans allowed at the delayed 2021 Olympic Games later this month. The decision comes after Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the Olympics will happen with Tokyo under a state of emergency. The state of emergency begins next Monday and will last…

Gwen’s picks from Monday, June 21 include: An Olympic coach tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Japan SCOTUS hands collegiate athletes a W, NCAA an L A look at how the Postal Service handles more than your holiday cards More airline cancellations pile up as post-pandemic travel demand spikes

A member of the Ugandan Olympic team tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. This is the first infection to be detected as an Olympic team was arriving to Japan. The team member, who has not been named, was barred entry into the country. The rest of the team took a charter bus from the…

TOKYO (AP) — The safest way to hold the Tokyo Olympics is without any fans, the top medical adviser to the Japanese government said in a report on Friday. Dr. Shigeru Omi’s recommendation seems to put him at odds with organizers and the International Olympic Committee with the Olympics opening in just five weeks on…

The National Institutes of Health released a study Tuesday, showing new evidence the Coronavirus was in the U.S. as early as December 2019. The study looked at 24,000 stored blood samples donated between Jan. 2 and Mar. 18, 2020. It found samples from people in Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies…