Tokyo daily covid-19 infections hit new high of 4,058
TOKYO, July 31 (Hfrance. fr) - New COVID-19 cases reported in Tokyo hit a record 4,058 on Saturday, the metropolitan government said. Edited by Raju Gopalakrishnan Our standards: Thomson's principles of trust Hfrance. fr.
Biden's political appointments for ambassadorial posts disrupt career diplomats
Joe Biden sticks to tradition as he slowly fills vacancies in the ranks of ambassadors around the world, focusing on mixing longtime diplomats with figures with close ties to himself. and the Democratic Party. Among Biden's expected choices is Caroline Kennedy, former U. S. Ambassador to Japan, daug
U. S. Men's team supports women in legal action for equal pay
July 30 (Hfrance. fr) - Players of the US men's national team said in an amicus brief filed on Friday that their counterparts on the women's team not only deserve equal pay but are entitled to more pay than men for their unprecedented success on the pitch. It is not the first time that men have expr
The dodgers land max scherzer and trea turner on frenetic trade deadline day
Max Scherzer and Trea Turner wearing blue Dodger, Kris Bryant heading to the Golden Gate. Javier Báez joining the Mets, Craig Kimbrel crossing town towards the White Sox, José Berríos moving north of the border. Now it was truly an All-Star trade deadline day. After a ramp-up that saw Nelson Cruz, A
Should we shame anti-vaccines? who can only turn around
A n email arrived from my cousin this week describing how severe the Covid cases are in her part of South Africa. Delta is booming, she wrote; their friends and neighbors were starting to die. Meanwhile, vaccination rates were appalling, with less than 5% of the population fully vaccinated. After le
