Tokyo reported 3,865 new cases in the past 24 hours, up from 3,177 on Wednesday and double the numbers a week ago.Japanese officials are sounding the alarm as Tokyo reports record-breaking coronavirus cases for the third straight day with the Olympics well underway. Tokyo reported 3,865 new cases in the past 24 hours, up from 3,177 on Wednesday and double the numbers a week ago.

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended creating a negotiating table between Cuba and the United States to lift the blockade and prevent attempts of interference by one country over the other.