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The athletes' village for the Paris Olympics and Paralympics officially opened and welcomed its first inhabitants on Thursday. The village to the north of Paris will house nearly 14,500 people, including 9,000 athletes, at its peak. Eight days before the opening ceremony, the first team members to arrive were from Australia and Brazil. IMAGES
Members of Japan's elderly community receive their Covid-19 shots as a new mass vaccination center opens in Tokyo in an effort to accelerate the country's vaccination rollout amid a fourth wave of infections. The centers, run by the Self-Defense Forces, will operate for three months from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time, including weekends and national holidays. They will use the Moderna vaccine developed by the United States, which was approved by the government on Friday. Japan hopes the mass venues, aiming to inoculate up to 10,000 people a day in Tokyo. IMAGES
Covid-19: nouvel état d’urgence au Japon, à trois mois des JO de Tokyo
At the Yaba Mainland Hospital in Nigeria's economic hub of Lagos, oxygen needs have increased to 350 cylinders a day from 70 per day during the country's first wave, according to authorities, as Covid-19 cases have surged and demand for oxygen has rapidly risen. IMAGES
The first groups of athletes arrive at the Athletes' Village, which officially opens its doors a week before the start of the Paralympic Games. A total of 4,400 athletes will be taking part in the competitions scheduled from August 28 to September 8. IMAGES
Olympic chiefs announce that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer's Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. SOUNDBITE
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