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Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games
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Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games

TOKYO (AP) — Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday…
Even in absence, North Korea’s presence felt at Tokyo Games
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Even in absence, North Korea’s presence felt at Tokyo Games

TOKYO (AP) — North Korea isn’t at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. And therein lies a tale — one of…
Olympics Latest: Canadian gymnast withdraws from all-around
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Olympics Latest: Canadian gymnast withdraws from all-around

TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay…
Risking China’s anger, Blinken meets representative of Dalai Lama in India
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Risking China’s anger, Blinken meets representative of Dalai Lama in India

NEW DELHI, July 28 (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with a representative of Tibet’s spiritual leader,…
EXCLUSIVE North, South Korea in talks over summit, reopening liaison office
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EXCLUSIVE North, South Korea in talks over summit, reopening liaison office

SEOUL, July 28 (Reuters) – North and South Korea are in talks to reopen a joint liaison office that Pyongyang…
Tokyo reports record virus cases days after Olympics begin
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Tokyo reports record virus cases days after Olympics begin

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s capital, Tokyo, reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics…
Without the crowd’s roar, Tokyo Olympians search for spirit
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Without the crowd’s roar, Tokyo Olympians search for spirit

TOKYO (AP) — The beloved American gymnast Sam Mikulak flipped off the parallel bars, stuck the landing and blew a…
South, North Korea have restored hotlines as leaders seek to rebuild ties
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South, North Korea have restored hotlines as leaders seek to rebuild ties

SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) – South and North Korea have restored hotlines that Pyongyang severed a year ago when ties…
Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon’s en route
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Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon’s en route

TOKYO (AP) — First, the sun. Now: the wind and the rain. The Tokyo Olympics, delayed by the pandemic and…
China accuses US of creating ‘imaginary enemy’ in high-level talks
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China accuses US of creating ‘imaginary enemy’ in high-level talks

BEIJING, July 26 (Reuters) – A top Chinese diplomat took a confrontational tone on Monday in rare high-level talks with…
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