Tokyo 2020 Olympics unveil final budget of $12.6 billion

Dec 20,2019
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are expected to cost some 1.35 trillion yen ($12.6 billion), organisers said Friday, unveiling a final budget showing increased revenue balancing out extra costs including countermeasures against heat.
Mexico City entices its police force to get in shape
Dec 20
It's a sunny morning in Mexico City, and police officers drip with sweat as they do push-ups and squats, part of a program for overweight cops in one of the world's most obese countries.
'Turning point' as number of male smokers drops: WHO
Dec 19
The number of male tobacco users is falling for the first time, the World Health Organization said Thursday, hailing a "major shift" in efforts to kick the world's deadly tobacco addiction.
49 journalists murdered in 2019
Dec 17
Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, the lowest death toll in 16 years.
China says Arsenal's Ozil 'deceived by fake news'
Dec 16
China accused Mesut Ozil Monday of being "deceived by fake news" and said he should visit Xinjiang to see for himself after the Arsenal footballer decried the treatment of the region's Uighur minority.
Families face painful wait as volcano rescue stalls
Dec 10
More than 24 hours after New Zealand's White Island volcano erupted, families around the world are still waiting for answers about their loved ones, with the island deemed too dangerous to search.
Arms sales worldwide up nearly 5%, says new report
Dec 10
Arms sales rose by nearly five percent worldwide in 2018 in a market dominated by the United States, ----------