The organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics plans to cancel a large-scale one-year countdown event as part of efforts to cut costs related to the postponement of the Games.
A fresh Ebola outbreak has hit the central African country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where a power struggle is under way between the government and militia.
Brazil's total COVID-19 deaths have surged to 34,021 after its health ministry on Thursday reported 1,437 new deaths in the last 24 hours, making its overall toll the third highest in the world, according to local media.
Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that the number of confirmed coronavirus infections has topped 6.5 million worldwide.
Snapchat on Wednesday became the latest social network moving to curb the reach of US President Donald Trump, claiming the president has been inciting "racial violence."
