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Taiwan raises COVID alert islandwide, but gets vaccine boost
May 19, 2021
Taiwan raises COVID alert islandwide, but gets vaccine boost
Taiwan raised its COVID-19 alert level for the whole island on Wednesday as domestic cases continued to rise, but will…
IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation
May 19, 2021
IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation
TOKYO (AP) — Confronted in Japan with some of the strongest medical-community opposition yet to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC President…
Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia
May 19, 2021
Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service…
‘City in transition’: New York vies to turn page on pandemic
May 19, 2021
‘City in transition’: New York vies to turn page on pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — More than a year after coronavirus shutdowns sent “the city that never sleeps” into a fitful…
Changed by pandemic, many workers won’t return to old jobs
May 19, 2021
Changed by pandemic, many workers won’t return to old jobs
There’s a wild card in the push to return to pre-pandemic life: Many workers don’t want to go back to…
California faces another month before unmasking begins
May 18, 2021
California faces another month before unmasking begins
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials say the state isn’t ready to follow the federal lead and unmask, at least…
Hong Kong police say top officer did nothing immoral
May 18, 2021
Hong Kong police say top officer did nothing immoral
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police said Tuesday there is no evidence the director of its National Security Department,…
EXPLAINER: How worrying is the variant first seen in India?
May 18, 2021
EXPLAINER: How worrying is the variant first seen in India?
LONDON (AP) — For the first time in months, people across England are meeting indoors at pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms…
Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities
May 18, 2021
Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities
DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to take executive action Tuesday to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have…
Myanmar activists say more than 800 killed by security forces since coup
May 18, 2021
Myanmar activists say more than 800 killed by security forces since coup
More than 800 people have been killed by Myanmar’s security forces since a wave of protests broke out across the…