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Upcoming decision on Japan virus measures derided as ‘too little, too late’

Upcoming decision on Japan virus measures derided as ‘too little, too late’

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will decide later this week whether to impose a state of emergency in the Tokyo area, a…
Asia Today: Virus cluster brings new measures for China city

Asia Today: Virus cluster brings new measures for China city

BEIJING (AP) — China has designated parts of Hebei province near Beijing as a coronavirus high danger zone after 14…
Trump says he’ll ‘fight like hell’ to hold on to presidency

Trump says he’ll ‘fight like hell’ to hold on to presidency

DALTON, Ga. (AP) — With mounting desperation, Donald Trump declared he would “fight like hell” to hold on to the…
UK prime minister orders new virus lockdown for England

UK prime minister orders new virus lockdown for England

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February…
Mexico approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use

Mexico approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Monday, hoping to spur a halting vaccination…
Lagging its neighbors, France tries to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations

Lagging its neighbors, France tries to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations

PARIS (Reuters) -French officials urged a faster rate of COVID-19 inoculations on Monday after an initial roll-out slowed by bureaucracy…
Nigerian scientist studies country’s coronavirus variant

Nigerian scientist studies country’s coronavirus variant

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian scientist has spent the holiday season in his laboratory doing genetic sequencing to learn…
Tick-Tock: The Tokyo Olympics hit the 200-days-to-go mark

Tick-Tock: The Tokyo Olympics hit the 200-days-to-go mark

TOKYO (AP) — Tick-Tock-Tick. The countdown clock for the postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 200 days to go on Monday. Tick-Tock-Tick.…
Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defense are cautioning…
UK rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine, touts first starter status

UK rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine, touts first starter status

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain begins vaccinating its population on Monday with the COVID-19 shot developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, touting…
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