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China steps up COVID-19 vaccination, considers differentiated visa policies
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China steps up COVID-19 vaccination, considers differentiated visa policies

BEIJING (Reuters) – China had administered 74.96 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Saturday, health commission spokesman Mi Feng…
Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
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Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — At last it’s official after countless unsourced news reports and rumors: spectators from abroad will be barred…
UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers
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UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The people of Myanmar have huge expectations from the United Nations and the international community following…
UN says no international staff left in North Korea
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UN says no international staff left in North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A UN spokesman said the world body in North Korea has been left with no…
Top US officials weigh North Korea options in talks in Seoul
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Top US officials weigh North Korea options in talks in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Fresh off a stop in Tokyo, President Joe Biden’s top diplomat and defense chief traveled…
N Korea warns US not to ‘cause a stink’ before Seoul meeting
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N Korea warns US not to ‘cause a stink’ before Seoul meeting

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In North Korea’s first comments directed at the Biden administration, Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister…
Funerals for slain Myanmar activists as violence escalates
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Funerals for slain Myanmar activists as violence escalates

(Reuters) – The families of dozens of people killed in clashes between Myanmar security forces and anti-coup protesters prepared to…
Thailand PM gets AstraZeneca jab, 1 Asian country suspends
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Thailand PM gets AstraZeneca jab, 1 Asian country suspends

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister received a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca on Tuesday, as much…
Japan, US to share China worry as ministers meet in Tokyo
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Japan, US to share China worry as ministers meet in Tokyo

TOKYO (AP) — Defense and foreign ministers from the United States and Japan met Tuesday to discuss their shared worry…
Indonesia becomes 7th country to suspend AstraZeneca vaccine due to blood clots
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Indonesia becomes 7th country to suspend AstraZeneca vaccine due to blood clots

Indonesia became the seventh country globally to officially suspend the AstraZeneca vaccine, following reports indicating dangerous complications such as thrombosis…
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