Lin Ping-yu, 38, a politician for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party who is competing for a seat in the local council, chats with a colleague after attending prayer at a temple in his constituency in New Taipei City, Taiwan, May 31, 2022. Lin said the Ukraine war had prompted him to prepare survival kits for his family, complete with emergency food supplies and batteries, in case of the worst. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "WANG TAIWAN AIRSOFT GUNS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Lin Ping-yu, 38, a politician for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party who is competing for a seat in the local council pay attends a temple prayer in his constituency in New Taipei City, Taiwan, May 31, 2022. Lin said the Ukraine war had prompted him to prepare survival kits for his family, complete with emergency food supplies and batteries, in case of the worst. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "WANG TAIWAN AIRSOFT GUNS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Lin Ping-yu, 38, a politician for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party who is competing for a seat in the local council, poses holding one of the posters for his campaign from the storage of his office in New Taipei City, Taiwan, May 31,2022. Lin said the Ukraine war had prompted him to prepare survival kits for his family, complete with emergency food supplies and batteries, in case of the worst. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "WANG TAIWAN AIRSOFT GUNS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Lin Ping-yu, 38, a politician for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party who is competing for a seat in the local council, displays of one of his 12 airsoft guns at his home in New Taipei City, Taiwan, May 31,2022. Lin said the Ukraine war had prompted him to prepare survival kits for his family, complete with emergency food supplies and batteries, in case of the worst. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "WANG TAIWAN AIRSOFT GUNS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Lin Ping-yu, 38, a politician for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, discusses airsoft guns with Max Chiang, chief executive of Polar Light, a combat skills training company, at the Polar Light shooting range in New Taipei City, Taiwan, May 29, 2022. Lin said the Ukraine war had prompted him to prepare survival kits for his family, complete with emergency food supplies and batteries, in case of the worst. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "WANG TAIWAN AIRSOFT GUNS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A general view shows the Peace Palace on the day of the World Court ruling on a request from Ukraine to issue an emergency measure to order Russia to cease military activities, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

Anton Korynevych, representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea, stands next to Oksana Zolotaryova, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, as she makes a statement inside the building of the World Court after judges ruled on a request from Ukraine to issue an emergency measure to order Russia to cease military activities, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

Anton Korynevych, representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea stands next to Oksana Zolotaryova, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, as she makes a statement inside the building of the World Court after judges ruled on a request from Ukraine to issue an emergency measure to order Russia to cease military activities, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

Anton Korynevych, representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea, and Oksana Zolotaryova, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, make a statement inside the building of the World Court after judges ruled on a request from Ukraine to issue an emergency measure to order Russia to cease military activities, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

Anton Korynevych, representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea, and Oksana Zolotaryova, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, make a statement inside the building of the World Court after judges ruled on a request from Ukraine to issue an emergency measure to order Russia to cease military activities, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

Anton Korynevych, representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea, and Oksana Zolotaryova, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, make a statement inside the building of the World Court after judges ruled on a request from Ukraine to issue an emergency measure to order Russia to cease military activities, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

Anton Korynevych, representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea, and Oksana Zolotaryova, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, make a statement inside the building of the World Court after judges ruled on a request from Ukraine to issue an emergency measure to order Russia to cease military activities, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

Presiding judge Joan Donoghue is seen on a screen as World Court rules on a request from Ukraine to issue an emergency measure to order Russia to cease military activities amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

Presiding judge Joan Donoghue is seen on a screen as World Court rules on a request from Ukraine to issue an emergency measure to order Russia to cease military activities amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

People holding banners protest outside the building of the World Court as judges rule on a request from Ukraine to issue an emergency measure to order Russia to cease military activities amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

People showing pictures of children affected by the war in Ukraine protest outside the building of the World Court as judges rule on a request from Ukraine to issue an emergency measure to order Russia to cease military activities amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

Demonstrators showing pictures of people affected by the war in Ukraine protest outside the building of the World Court as judges rule on a request from Ukraine to issue an emergency measure to order Russia to cease military activities amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

UPDATE New figure The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held under unprecedented conditions and tight quarantine rules to prevent the spread of infections. Yet a number of cases have emerged involving athletes or other people involved with the Games. 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor arrives with North Rhine-Westphalia state Economy Minister Andreas Pinkwart to address a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor addresses a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor addresses a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor removes his face mask before addressing a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor removes his face mask before addressing a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor arrives to address a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor, arrives with North Rhine-Westphalia state Economy Minister Andreas Pinkwart to address a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor addresses a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor arrives to address a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor arrives for a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor addresses a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor addresses a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor addresses a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor addresses a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and emerging as frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor arrives to address a news conference in Berlin, Germany, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Ikuko, the "big sister" of Tokyo's Akasaka geisha district, came to the capital to seek her fortune in 1964, the year Tokyo first hosted the Olympics. But the novel coronavirus pandemic has made her fear for her centuries-old profession as never before. Though the number of geisha - famed for their witty conversation, beauty and skill at traditional arts - has been falling for years, Ikuko and her colleagues were without work for months due to Japan's state of emergency and now operate under awkward social distancing rules. "There were more than 400 geisha in Akasaka when I came, so many I couldn't remember their names. But times changed," Ikuko, now 80, said. Only 20 remain, and there aren't enough engagements to take on new apprentices - especially now. Coronavirus-induced austerity has slashed expense accounts, and many people remain wary of spending hours in the elegant but closed traditional rooms where geisha entertain. Engagements are down 95 percent, and come with new rules: no pouring drinks for customers or touching them even to shake hands, and sitting 2 metres apart. Masks are hard to wear with their elaborate wigs, so they mostly don't. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "GEISHA COVID-19" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Ikuko, the "big sister" of Tokyo's Akasaka geisha district, came to the capital to seek her fortune in 1964, the year Tokyo first hosted the Olympics. But the novel coronavirus pandemic has made her fear for her centuries-old profession as never before. Though the number of geisha - famed for their witty conversation, beauty and skill at traditional arts - has been falling for years, Ikuko and her colleagues were without work for months due to Japan's state of emergency and now operate under awkward social distancing rules. "There were more than 400 geisha in Akasaka when I came, so many I couldn't remember their names. But times changed," Ikuko, now 80, said. Only 20 remain, and there aren't enough engagements to take on new apprentices - especially now. Coronavirus-induced austerity has slashed expense accounts, and many people remain wary of spending hours in the elegant but closed traditional rooms where geisha entertain. Engagements are down 95 percent, and come with new rules: no pouring drinks for customers or touching them even to shake hands, and sitting 2 metres apart. Masks are hard to wear with their elaborate wigs, so they mostly don't. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "GEISHA COVID-19" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) testifies as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) and ranking member Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) practice social distancing as the committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

Ranking member Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) speaks as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) and ranking member Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) practice social distancing as the committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

Audience members practice social distancing as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) speaks as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

Social distancing guidelines show members of Congress where to sit as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

Members of congress practice social distancing as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

Members of congress wear face masks as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) testifies as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) listens as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) testifies as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) wears layered masks as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) testifies as the House Rules Committee meets to consider a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, and to formulate a rule on the newest coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott 

The House Rules Committee holds a markup session on a House resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a pandemic emergency on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) speaks while using her hands during a House Rules Committee markup session on a House resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a pandemic emergency on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Visitor's seats are marked for social distancing during a House Rules Committee markup session on a House resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a pandemic emergency on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Rules committee Chairman James McGovern (D-MA) displays a New England Patriots NFL team face mask, ahead of a House Rules Committee markup session on a House resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a pandemic emergency on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) reviews his notes ahead of a House Rules Committee markup session on a House resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a pandemic emergency on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Rules committee Chairman James McGovern (D-MA) displays a New England Patriots NFL team face mask, ahead of a House Rules Committee markup session on a House resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a pandemic emergency on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

House Chaplain Father Patrick J. Conroy leans against a chair ahead of a House Rules Committee markup session on a House resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a pandemic emergency on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) reviews his notes ahead of a House Rules Committee markup session on a House resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a pandemic emergency on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) wipes his hands with disinfectant wipes, ahead of a House Rules Committee markup session on a House resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a pandemic emergency on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Rules committee Chairman James McGovern (D-MA) displays a New England Patriots NFL team face mask, ahead of a House Rules Committee markup session on a House resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives during a pandemic emergency on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner