Tweets Of The Day

Virus Update:
• Europe on vacation, but vaccinations are not;
• Officials in Tokyo alarmed as cases hit record highs;
• Biden to launch vaccine push for millions of federal workers. https://t.co/WrYaDvBRWp

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 29, 2021

Japanese officials have expressed alarm after Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for two straight days with the Olympics well underway. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katunobu Kato told reporters the new cases are also soaring across the country. https://t.co/shYJov437l

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 29, 2021

Israel's health care system has been told to make arrangements to begin vaccinating people over 60 with a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, pending a final government decision. https://t.co/w3jxB9WL8h

— CNN (@CNN) July 29, 2021

Road to ruin.

Taliban's capture of a key Afghan-Pakistan border post has sent trucking costs soaring, with insurgents and government officials separately taxing traders, and bandits demanding bribes to allow safe passage of goodshttps://t.co/TnOGjHlFRk pic.twitter.com/lMoTbBLn6G

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 29, 2021

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fighting escalates despite ceasefire https://t.co/SZ0woWxTY4

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 29, 2021

Armenia wants Russian army outposts on Azerbaijan border amid tensions https://t.co/lKLzXdbrn4 pic.twitter.com/Q1hkOgAGjh

— Reuters (@Reuters) July 29, 2021

Russia’s long-delayed lab module successfully docked with the International Space Station, eight days after it was launched from the Russian space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. https://t.co/sk5ezZ6JNd

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 29, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: full medal table https://t.co/gaCyKS4LBC

— The Guardian (@guardian) July 29, 2021