State of emergency

New York State governor, Kathy Hochul has declared her first state of emergency as remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the region on Thursday. New York City and its surrounding areas were hit by heavy thunderstorms and flooding as Hurricane…

Olympics host city Tokyo entered a new state of emergency on Monday, less than two weeks before the Games begin amid worries about whether the measures can stem a rise in COVID-19 cases. Organisers last week announced that spectators would…