Tokyo registered more than 1,300 new cases of Covid-19, the second highest daily increase in infections since January 21.
China called the coordinated statements by the US and its allies accusing the Xi Jinping government of hacking and cyberattacks "unfounded" and "malicious".
In the United States, the Bootleg fire in Oregon is so big and generates so much energy that authorities say it is creating its own climate.
Bitcoin again fell below $ 30,000.