Day: August 4, 2021

Advertisement Macau authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of entertainment venues and coronavirus tests for its 600,000 residents, after the gambling city confirmed four new infections. The closure covers gyms, bars, massage parlors, and karaoke places, but not the casinos for which Macau, a special administrative region of China, is famous. The city plans to test some 600,000 residents after a family of four tested positive for the more infectious Delta coronavirus variant. The mass testing is expected to last three days. The daughter had recently returned from an exchange…

Advertisement Taiwanese athletes have so far won 11 medals at the Tokyo Olympics, including gold medals in men’s doubles badminton and women’s 59 kg weightlifting. That places Taiwan in 18th place in the overall medal counts. It’s by far Taiwan’s best performance at the Olympics – it previous highest medal was five, a mark reached at both the 2004 Games in Athens and the 2000 Games in Sydney. But if you’re looking for the official results, you won’t find them under the name “Taiwan” or the formal name of the…