The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch-lighting ceremony will be held this week in the city of Olympia without spectators.
That's the word from Greece's Olympic Committee, who explained that the decision was taken due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Olympic torch will be lit on March 12 before a seven-day relay that will culminate with a handover ceremony in Greece on March 19.
Taiwan rattled by dozens of quakes, but no major damage
Taiwan's quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by dozens of aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and major chipmaker TSMC said it saw no impact on operations.
Prosecutors say Trump corrupted 2016 election
New York prosecutors said on the first day of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial that the former president broke the law and corrupted the 2016 election by trying to cover up encounters with an adult film star and a model, while his defense lawyer said he committed no crime.
Israeli military intelligence head resigns over October 7 failures
The head of Israeli military intelligence has resigned after accepting responsibility for the failures that allowed the devastating Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, the military said on Monday.
Israeli PM Netanyahu says he will fight any sanctions on army battalions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would fight against sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations, after media reports said Washington was planning such a step.
Rescuers race to reach those trapped in China's Guangdong floods
Rescuers on boats in China's flood-ravaged Guangdong province raced to evacuate trapped residents, carrying some elderly people by piggyback from their homes and deploying helicopters to save villagers caught in rural landslides.
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