Japan is playing host to the Tokyo Olympics.

Coronavirus infection cases have reached daily records in Tokyo, now playing host to the Olympic Games.

Tuesday morning, the Miami Beach Interim City Manager updated the City’s State of Emergency relating to the High Impact Period during spring break and officially canceled the 8 p.m. curfew. The curfew had been imposed each Thursday through Sunday evening in the declared “High Impact Zone” of South Beach, where chaos had ensued throughout March.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A State of Emergency was declared in Miami Beach as Spring Break crowds continue to overwhelm and defy law enforcement. Crime and sporadic violence has broken out night after night and leaders have now imposed an early evening curfew and closed the causeways to clear people from South Beach. Miami Beach Police Chief Richard Clements and Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg to discuss, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

The crackdown comes as the military has escalated violence against mass protests and as independent media continue to cover the arrests and shootings by troops in cities across Myanmar. In some instances, journalists are using social media to get the information out. How has the media landscape in Myanmar changed since the coup? HOW ARE INDEPENDENT MEDIA OUTLETS RESPONDING? Other state media include the Myanmar News Agency and army-controlled Myawaddy TV.