First lady to lead US delegation
The US First Lady will attend the opening ceremony next week at the Tokyo Olympics. Jill Biden will lead the US delegation at the Games.
Boris Johnson slams racial abuse against England's Euro 2020 team
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday slammed "appalling" racial abuse against England's Euro 2020 team after they lost the final to Italy on a penalty shoot-out.
Atami residents visit homes hit by mudslides
Evacuees are being allowed to make brief visits to their homes in Atami, central Japan, for the first time since the city was hit by mudslides earlier this month.
Philippine military plane crash death toll rises to 50
The Philippine military said Monday 47 people perished in an aircraft crash in the south of the nation a day earlier, according to Reuters, with three victims on the ground taking the total death toll to 50.
Britain's Princes unveil statue of Princess Diana
Britain's Princes William and Harry have attended a ceremony to unveil a statue of their mother, the late Princess Diana, at Kensington Palace in central London.
Vietnam's foreign investment down slightly in H1
Vietnam attracted an estimated foreign investment of 15.27 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of this year, down 2.6 percent year on year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Thursday.