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Japanese princess celebrates coming of age
World
December 5, 2021
Japanese princess celebrates coming of age
TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Japan’s Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, on Sunday celebrated…
With China and U.S. talks, South Korea tries to push forward on N.Korea
World
December 1, 2021
With China and U.S. talks, South Korea tries to push forward on N.Korea
SEOUL, Dec 1 (Reuters) – South Korea will broach North Korea separately with two different audiences on Thursday, holding talks…
Japan starts booster COVID vaccinations amid omicron scare
World
December 1, 2021
Japan starts booster COVID vaccinations amid omicron scare
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday started offering coronavirus vaccine booster shots to health care workers amid growing concerns over…
Despite variants, Singapore’s COVID-19 strategy on track
World
December 1, 2021
Despite variants, Singapore’s COVID-19 strategy on track
SINGAPORE (AP) — When Singapore embarked upon its strategy of living with COVID-19, backed by one of the world’s leading…
British MI6 spy chief warns: the race is on for mastery of AI
World
November 30, 2021
British MI6 spy chief warns: the race is on for mastery of AI
LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The chief of Britain’s foreign spy service warned on Tuesday that the West’s adversaries such…
Myanmar court postpones verdict for ousted leader Suu Kyi
World
November 30, 2021
Myanmar court postpones verdict for ousted leader Suu Kyi
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar postponed its verdict on Tuesday in the trial of ousted leader Aung San…
China’s Xi pledges another 1 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses for Africa
World
November 29, 2021
China’s Xi pledges another 1 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses for Africa
BEIJING, Nov 29 (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping on Monday said China would offer another 1 billion doses of COVID-19…
Japan bans entry of foreign visitors as omicron spreads
World
November 29, 2021
Japan bans entry of foreign visitors as omicron spreads
TOKYO (AP) — Japan announced Monday it will suspend entry of all foreign visitors from around the world as a…
China study warns of ‘colossal’ COVID outbreak if it opens up like U.S., France
World
November 28, 2021
China study warns of ‘colossal’ COVID outbreak if it opens up like U.S., France
BEIJING, Nov 28 (Reuters) – China could face more than 630,000 COVID-19 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance…
Myanmar troops arrest 18 medics for treating ‘terrorists’ in church
World
November 24, 2021
Myanmar troops arrest 18 medics for treating ‘terrorists’ in church
Nov 24 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military has arrested 18 medics for providing treatment to patients who were members of “terrorist…