1. In a televised speech, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhitin announced that some movement restrictions for those who have completed vaccination will be relaxed in areas entering the second and third phases of the National recovery Plan, including allowing meals, non-contact physical exercise, intra-state travel, and so on. Those who have completed vaccination are also allowed to be quarantined at home after entering Malaysia.

2.There was another anti-vaccine protest in Britain on the 9th, with some protesters trying to storm the BBC television center in West London to protest against vaccine passports and children’s vaccination, the Independent reported. Videos on social media showed a group of demonstrators trying to break through police restrictions on access to the building and fierce clashes with police, during which protesters shouted “shameful” and complained about BBC’s report on the vaccine passport, saying it “did not provide correct information”.

3. WSJ: due to the postponement, the construction of venues and the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Tokyo Olympic Games may be the “most expensive” Olympic Games in history. The Games cost US$15.4 billion, but several Japanese government audits showed that the original planned budget for the Tokyo Games was only US$7.4 billion, while actual spending could be twice that.

4.Spanish football club Barcelona issued a statement on its official website confirming that Argentine star Lionel Messi will leave the team and will no longer play for the club. Although both the club and Messi have reached an agreement to sign a new contract, due to the financial situation and La Liga policies, such as club wage restrictions and other reasons, the two sides are unable to formally implement the agreement and complete player registration. Lionel Messi’s last contract with Barcelona, worth 550 million euros, expired on June 30th and failed to renew his contract with the club.

 5.Us: non-farm payrolls increased by 943000 in July, the largest increase since April last year, with an estimated increase of 858000, compared with a previous increase of 850000; the unemployment rate was 5.4 per cent, with an estimated 5.7 per cent and a previous value of 5.9 per cent. 

6.The Guardian: the delivery speed of electric freight bicycles in the city center is 40% faster than that of trucks. Electric freight bicycles can carry 10 parcels per hour, while trucks can only deliver 6. The researchers suggest that governments should reduce the value-added tax on electric freight bicycles. 

7.[Wall Street News] the White House signed an executive order setting zero-emission car sales as a target of 50% of new car sales by 2030 and proposing new vehicle emission regulations to reduce pollution by 2026. Us carmakers have warned that this will require billions of dollars in government funding.

8.According to CNN, the United States has reported the first case of Ramda virus infection reported by Peru last year. According to the Global Initiative for Influenza data sharing, the world’s largest influenza and novel coronavirus data platform, there have been 1060 cases of COVID-19 caused by the “Ramda” strain in the United States. 

9.Yonhap: following May, a case of African classical swine fever was detected again in a pig farm in Gaocheng County, Gangwon do, South Korea a few days ago. A total of more than 2400 pigs were raised in the pig farm, and no infection was found in other pig farms within a radius of 3 kilometers. Relevant departments have carried out culling, disinfection and other operations on the pig farm. 

10.The outbreak of the mutant novel coronavirus delta strain in Southeast Asia has troubled the region’s manufacturing sector, disrupted the global supply of goods such as rubber gloves, semiconductors and sports utility vehicles, and threatened the region’s economic recovery. Business activity in most Southeast Asian economies fell sharply in July. Industry insiders warn that low vaccination rates in some Southeast Asian countries and uncertain restrictions are likely to continue, putting pressure on near-term growth prospects.