New Olympic and Paralympic venue unveiled

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Sunday to inaugurate a new Olympic and Paralympic venue, the Ariake Arena, in Tokyo's Koto Ward.
Knife attacker shot dead in London
A knife-wielding man has been shot dead by police in South London after stabbing two people on a street filled with weekend shoppers. London's Metropolitan Police have declared the attack as a terrorist-related incident inspired by Islamic extremism.
Thailand sees apparent success treating virus with drug cocktail
A Chinese woman infected with the new coronavirus showed a dramatic improvement after she was treated with a cocktail of anti-virals used to treat flu and HIV, Thailand's health ministry said Sunday.
Volcano erupts on Kuchinoerabu Island
A volcano on an island in the southern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima erupted on early Monday morning, sending a pyroclastic flow down its slope.
Locust upsurge poses humanitarian crisis
Top officials of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization say pasture and croplands in eastern Africa have been damaged by the swarms of desert locust and that it could lead to a humanitarian crisis.
Police helicopter makes emergency landing
A helicopter operated by the Fukushima Prefectural police made an emergency landing into a rice field Saturday morning, seriously injuring one person.
WHO declares global virus emergency as death toll hits 213
The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the new coronavirus, as China reported Friday the death toll had climbed to 213 with nearly 10,000 infections.