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China aims to vaccinate 70-80% of population by mid-2022
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China aims to vaccinate 70-80% of population by mid-2022

BEIJING (AP) — China is aiming to vaccinate 70-80% of its population by the end of this year or mid-2022,…
Torch relay among final hurdles for postponed Tokyo Olympics
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Torch relay among final hurdles for postponed Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — The Olympic torch relay is yet another hurdle for the postponed Tokyo Games. It kicks off in…
Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics, Kyodo says
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Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics, Kyodo says

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has decided to stage this summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to concern…
Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers ‘man-made’ nuclear disaster
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Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers ‘man-made’ nuclear disaster

TOKYO (Reuters) – When a huge earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, devastating towns and triggering nuclear…
Xinjiang firms seek damages from foreign researcher over forced labour reports: media
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Xinjiang firms seek damages from foreign researcher over forced labour reports: media

BEIJING (Reuters) – The official news outlet of the Communist Party of China’s Xinjiang region said unidentified companies from the…
Hong Kong’s Lam says China’s planned electoral changes could prompt vote delay
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Hong Kong’s Lam says China’s planned electoral changes could prompt vote delay

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday that China’s planned changes to the electoral system…
US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops
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US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and South Korea have reached agreement in principle on a new arrangement for sharing…
S Korea, US scale back drills over virus, N Korea diplomacy
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S Korea, US scale back drills over virus, N Korea diplomacy

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean and US militaries are scaling back their annual exercises this month due…
Myanmar forces fire tear gas, stun grenades on protest as U.N. envoy calls for action
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Myanmar forces fire tear gas, stun grenades on protest as U.N. envoy calls for action

(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to break up a protest in Yangon on Saturday,…
Biden brings no relief to tensions between US and China
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Biden brings no relief to tensions between US and China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden took office promising to move quickly to restore and repair America’s relations with the…
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