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Japan confirm they WILL allow crowds of up to 10,000 into events at the Olympics - Daily Mail

Japan confirm they WILL allow crowds of up to 10,000 into events at the Olympics, just a month before the Games begin... but Prime Minister warns he will CLOSE venues if Tokyo's Covid cases rise

By Kate Mcgreavy For Mailonline and Reuters and Pa

Published: 07:43 BST, 21 June 2021 | Updated: 10:28 BST, 21 June 2021

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympic Games have fixed spectator limits for the event at 50 per cent of a venue's capacity, up to a maximum of 10,000.

The decision was taken following a meeting on Monday morning involving local organisers, the International Olympic and Paralympic Committees, the Tokyo metropolitan government and the national government.

Japan's top coronavirus advisor had told organisers on Friday that the best way to limit the risk of spread was to hold the events behind closed doors, but organisers have opted to follow the existing government limits for sports events in the country.

'In light of the government's restrictions on public events, the spectator limit for the Olympic Games will be set at 50 per cent of venue capacity, up to a maximum of 10,000 people at all venues,' a statement from Tokyo 2020 read.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would not rule out holding the Summer Olympics in Tokyo without spectators if the capital was under a state of emergency

Organisers said students in the schools' spectator programme would not be considered within these limits, and would be treated separately.

If a state of emergency or other priority measures are imposed after July 12, restrictions on spectator numbers will be based on the content of the state of emergency or other relevant measures in force at the time.

The competition schedule remains unchanged.

Spectators must refrain from shouting or speaking loudly, the statement said, and must travel direct to the venue and return immediately home afterwards.

Tokyo 2020 organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto said: 'We acknowledge that there is uncertainty around the pandemic so we need to be flexible.

'If there is any abrupt change in the situation, we will be holding a five-party meeting to make decisions.

'If there's an announcement of a state of emergency, all options will be examined by the stakeholders.'

Suga last week decided to lift a coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo and eight other prefectures that had seen a Covid-19 resurgence

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics unveiled the large athletes' village to the media on Sunday

A replica of a bedroom, including its furniture and cardboard beds, is pictured in display room

Tokyo 2020 chief executive Toshiro Muto said delegates and sponsors would be classed as organisers, and therefore not part of the spectator cap.

Muto was asked about media reports that the real attendance for the opening ceremony on July 23 could be closer to 20,000 due to VIPs and other stakeholders. He said he thought the total number would be lower than that.

Asked why they had gone against the advice of public health expert Dr Shigeru Omi, Hashimoto said: 'There are so many cases, domestically and internationally (of) sports events with spectators.

'By exercising thorough measures and based on the government criteria, we believe we can hold the Games with spectators.

'The entire world is facing the same issues and we have to work together to overcome them.'

Athletes still face the prospect of competing in front of no fans in Tokyo as Japan's Prime Minister refused to rule out the delayed Games going ahead behind closed doors if the capital is under a state of emergency due to coronavirus.

Japan is moving ahead with staging the multi-billion-dollar Games, which were delayed by a year due to pandemic, despite public opposition and the warnings from health officials.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said earlier on Monday that he would not rule out holding the Summer Olympics in Tokyo without spectators if the capital was under a state of emergency.

Health experts are warning that big crowds risk fuelling a resurgence in Covid-19 infections

'In the event a state of emergency was declared then we can't rule out not having spectators,' Suga told reporters during a tour of vaccination sites in Tokyo.

Monday's meeting comes after some of Japan's top health experts on Friday said that banning spectators was the least risky option for holding the Games, even as they seemed resigned to the possibility of fans in venues.

Japan's public remains opposed to holding the Games this summer, a June 19-20 poll from Asahi News Network (ANN) found, with 65 per cent of respondents saying they wanted the event postponed again or cancelled.

Unnamed member of Uganda's Olympics team tested positive for Covid after arriving in Japan

Uganda's group all had two doses of the vaccine and were negative 72 hours before travelling

Nearly 70 per cent of respondents said they thought the Games would not be held safely and securely, as advocated by the government and Olympic organisers, the poll showed.

Suga last week decided to lift a coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo and eight other prefectures that had seen a Covid-19 resurgence.

The government kept in place lesser, 'quasi-emergency' restrictions for seven of the nine prefectures, including Tokyo, that will run until July 11, less than two weeks before the Games are set to open on July 23.

The outside of the village has drawn on minimalistic designs and follows the Olympics' theme

A view of the National Stadium, main venue for Olympic and Paralympic Games, on Monday

One of Uganda's Tokyo 2020 Olympic squad tested positive for the new coronavirus on arrival in Japan on Saturday, the first time an infection has been confirmed in an overseas team, NHK reported.

Nine athletes and coaches arrived at Narita airport, near Tokyo, at around 6pm, with one of them testing positive during a screening at the airport, the national broadcaster said.

That individual is now staying at a government-designated facility, while the others travelled on to their host city in Osaka, where they will hold their training camp, NHK said.

All of Uganda's team members had received two shots of AstraZeneca's vaccine and had tested negative 72 hours before departing for Japan, according to the report.

The Uganda team was the second group of foreign athletes to arrive for the tournament, following the arrival of the Australian women's softball squad on June 1.

Organisers opened the athletes' village to the media on Sunday , showing off apartments and a timber-laced shopping plaza where 11,000 athletes would stay and mingle during the sporting extravaganza.

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France regional election: Macron and Le Pen fail to make ground - exit poll - BBC News

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Early results indicate both President Emmanuel Macron and his opponent Marine Le Pen will fail to make the gains they were hoping for in the first round of regional elections in France.

Mr Macron's centrist party is projected to gain more than 10% of the vote - just enough to take part in the second round next weekend.

Ms Le Pen's far-right National Rally has also fallen short of expectations.

Both are trailing the conservative party, Les Républicains.

One of Mr Macron's MPs, Aurore Bergé, described her party's poor performance as a "democratic slap in the face for all of us".

Ms Le Pen's National Rally party was expected to top Sunday's first round of polling, and win at least one region for the first time. Instead it is now predicted to come second.

Ms Le Pen is not running as a candidate but she has been leading the campaign.

She described the record-low voter turnout - a projected 66% abstention - as a "civic disaster".

She blamed the results on the government's inability to inspire faith in political institutions. "Let's face it, the results were marked by a torrential and also historic abstention of nearly 70% due to the mistrust of an electoral system, which leaves voters with the feeling that nothing can change, that everything has been confiscated," she said.

Voters are choosing new councils for France's 12 mainland regions, the island of Corsica, plus four overseas, as well as 96 departments. There are more than 15,700 candidates standing for 4,100 seats.

This election is being watched particularly closely, because the next presidential elections are less than a year away. It is being used to get a taste of voters' mood.

An Ipsos exit poll shows the conservative Les Républicains winning 27% of the vote, followed by National Rally with 19%. The Greens, the Socialist Party and Mr Macron's La République En Marche (LREM) are all on 11%.

This is the first time President Macron's party has taken part in regional elections - La République en Marche did not exist the last time they were held in 2015.

His party was not expected to do particularly well in this election. Last month a minister told AFP news agency: "These elections are never good for the party in power. You always get it in the neck."

Yet LREM has still fared worse than expected. It will not win any region outright, a sign the party has failed to build support at local level.

The regional election was delayed for three months because of the pandemic. There will be a second-round run-off on 27 June.

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Analysis box by Hugh Schofield, Paris correspondent

The editorialists are having a problem this morning deciding what was the story of the night. Was it disappointment for Marine? Was it Macron's failure? Was it centre-right poised for presidential challenge? Was it Socialists and Greens show left-wing vote still strong?

Or was it: crisis in French democracy. Only one in three bother to vote.

All of the above are plausible headlines. Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have little to smile about, while Les Républicains (the old Gaullists) see in the successes of Xavier Bertrand in the north and Valérie Pécresse in the Paris region signs that one or other will be a serious presidential challenger. The left can say (once again): if only we could unite we might actually count for something.

Truth be told, though, the astronomic level of abstention means you can argue everything and its opposite about the vote. Because to every apparent lesson comes the rejoinder: yes, but what about the views of the majority? The ones who didn't turn out.

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Minggu, 20 Juni 2021

France regional election: Macron and Le Pen fail to make ground - exit poll - BBC News

Early results indicate both President Emmanuel Macron and his opponent Marine Le Pen will fail to make the gains they were hoping for in the first round of regional elections in France.

Mr Macron's centrist party is projected to gain more than 10% of the vote - just enough to take part in the second round next weekend.

Ms Le Pen's far-right National Rally has also fallen short of expectations.

Both are trailing the conservative party, Les Républicains.

One of Mr Macron's MPs, Aurore Bergé, described her party's poor performance as a "democratic slap in the face for all of us".

Ms Le Pen's National Rally party was expected to top Sunday's first round of polling, and win at least one region for the first time. Instead it is now predicted to come second.

Mrs Le Pen is not running as a candidate but she has been leading the campaign.

She described the record-low voter turnout - a projected 66% abstention - as a "civic disaster".

Voters are choosing new councils for France's 13 mainland regions, plus one overseas, as well as 96 departments. There are more than 15,700 candidates standing for 4,100 seats.

This election is being watched particularly closely, because the next presidential elections are less than a year away. It is being used to get a taste of voters' mood.

This is the first time President Macron's party has taken part in regional election - La République en Marche did not exist the last time they were held in 2015.

Yet LREM has still fared worse than expected. It will not win any region outright, having failed to gain enough support in local regions.

Mr Macron will now undoubtedly face a challenge ahead of the presidential vote in April 2022.

The regional election was delayed for three months because of the pandemic. There will be a second-round run-off on 27 June.

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Alabama: Nine children killed in pile-up, including six from a home for abused and neglected young people - Sky News

Nine children are among 10 people who have been killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Alabama.

The pile-up happened on a road that had been soaked with rain because of a tropical depression.

Eight of the children who died were travelling in a van that was heading to a home for abused and neglected young people.

Candice Gulley, the ranch director, was the van's only survivor. She is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

Two of the children killed in the van were Ms Gulley's own children, aged four and 16.

They were returning to the ranch from a nearby beach, and the van caught fire after the crash.

Michael Smith, the ranch's chief executive, visited the scene of the crash on Saturday and said: "This is the worst tragedy I've been a part of in my life.

"Words cannot explain what I saw. We love these girls like they're our own children."

Cody Fox, 29, and his nine-month-old daughter, were in another vehicle and were also killed.

Mr Fox worked at his county's emergency management agency and also ran a hot tub business with his father.

Colleague Aaron Sanders said: "He was a great guy and we're really going to miss him. He just loved (his daughter) to death and that was his life."

The crash happened on Saturday about 35 miles south of Montgomery on the Interstate 65, with authorities saying the vehicles most likely hydroplaned on the wet roads.

A number of people were also injured and photos showed at least four burned vehicles, including two large trucks.

Sheriff Danny Bond wrote on Facebook: "Butler County has had one of the most terrible traffic accidents. I believe it is the worst ever in our county."

The National Transportation Safety Board said it had sent 10 investigators to the area and the local school, which was attended by most of the ranch residents, will have counsellors available to students.

A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the ranch cover the cost of funerals, medical bills, and counselling for those affected.

Also, in Tuscaloosa, about 60 miles southwest of Birmingham, a 24-year-old man and three-year-old boy were killed on Saturday when a tree fell on their house.

Tropical Depression Claudette had been categorised as a storm when it arrived over the southeastern part of the US in the early hours of Saturday.

It was downgraded to a tropical depression a few hours later but still had enough power to prompt flood and storm warnings for parts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

Heavy rain also lashed Mississippi and Louisiana on Saturday.

Forecasters have said it will strengthen back to tropical storm status on Monday over eastern North Carolina before moving into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Israel eyes strike on Iran's nuclear sites after hardliner Ebrahim Raisi wins presidential poll - The Times

Israel is dusting off plans to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities in response to a hardline judge known as the “Butcher of Tehran” being elected as the next president of its bitterest enemy.

Naftali Bennett, the newly appointed prime minister, used his first cabinet meeting in Jerusalem to declare that the world must “wake up” to the election of the “mass murderer” Ebrahim Raisi, 60, and vowed never to allow “a regime of brutal hangmen” in Tehran to obtain a nuclear weapon.

His warning came as diplomats from Britain and other world powers yesterday resumed — and quickly adjourned — talks in Vienna on restoring a 2015 non-proliferation deal under which Iran previously agreed to limit its nuclear activities in return for the easing of crippling

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2021-06-20 23:00:00Z
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France regional election: Macron and Le Pen fail to make ground - exit poll - BBC News

Early results indicate both President Emmanuel Macron and his opponent Marine Le Pen will fail to make the gains they were hoping for in the first round of regional elections in France.

Exit polls show Mr Macron's centrist party is at risk of falling short of the 10% needed to take part in the second round next weekend.

One of his MPs, Aurore Bergé, said it was a "slap in the face".

Mrs Le Pen's far-right National Rally party looks set to come second.

Her party was expected to top Sunday's first round of polling, and win at least one region for the first time. Mrs Le Pen is not running as a candidate but she has been leading the campaign.

She described the record-low voter turnout - a projected 66% abstention - as a "civic disaster".

Voters are choosing new councils for France's 13 mainland regions, plus one overseas, as well as 96 departments. There are more than 15,700 candidates standing for 4,100 seats.

This election is being watched particularly closely, because the next presidential elections are less than a year away. It is being used to get a taste of voters' mood.

Early results by Ipsos show the main winners look set to be various centre-right parties, including the main opposition, Les Républicains, with 27.2% of the vote, ahead of the National Rally with 19.3%, followed by the Green party, the Socialist Party and Mr Macron's La République En Marche (LREM) with 11.2%.

This is the first time President Macron's party has taken part in regional election - La République en Marche did not exist the last time they were held in 2015.

However LREM has fared worse than expected. It will not win any region outright, having failed to gain enough support in local regions, but LREM has received just enough votes to go through to the next round.

Mr Macron will now undoubtedly face a challenge ahead of the presidential vote in April 2022.

The regional election was delayed for three months because of the pandemic. There will be a second-round run-off on 27 June.

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New Zealand earthquake: Massive 6.7 magnitude quake strikes - Tsunami update issued - Daily Express

The earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands and reached a magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter Scale, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC). The quake struck shortly after 5pm UTC and reached a depth of 32 miles (51km).

At this stage there is no immediate threat of a Tsunami being triggered.

The Kermadec Islands are mostly uninhabited and is located around 1,000km northeast of mainland New Zealand.

In a notice, the PTWC said: “An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 occurred in the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 1706 UTC on Sunday June 20, 2021.

“Based on all available data… there is no Tsunami threat from this earthquake.”

New Zealand is prone to earthquakes due to its proximity to the notorious Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean.

Tremors are usually triggered by tectonic movement on the boundary of the Australian and Pacific plates.

In April, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck the eastern coast of North Island in New Zealand.

At the time New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern insisted the country could not catch a break as the natural occurrences took place during the battle against coronavirus.

She said: “It's hard not to feel like our country is having a run of bad luck, when you have an earthquake, tsunami and pandemic to contend with all in one day.”

A decade ago, New Zealand experienced one of its deadliest earthquakes after a 6.3 quake was recorded in the South Island city of Christchurch – killing 185 people.

The Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped geological disaster zone, is located in the Pacific Ocean and witnesses around 90 percent of the planet’s earthquakes.

The Ring of Fire stretches 25,000 miles from New Zealand through Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan to Canada and the US West Coast through to South America.

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Senin, 21 Juni 2021

Japan confirm they WILL allow crowds of up to 10,000 into events at the Olympics, just a month before the Games begin... but Prime Minister warns he will CLOSE venues if Tokyo's Covid cases rise

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Minggu, 20 Juni 2021

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