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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…
At Tokyo Olympics, skateboarding teens blaze trail for women
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At Tokyo Olympics, skateboarding teens blaze trail for women

TOKYO (AP) — On the Olympic podium stood three teenage girls — 13, 13 and 16 — with weighty gold,…
Typhoon In-fa hits China’s east coast, canceling flights
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Typhoon In-fa hits China’s east coast, canceling flights

SHANGHAI (AP) — Typhoon In-fa hit China’s east coast south of Shanghai on Sunday, after airline flights and trains were…
At surreal Olympics, a careful dance to push Tokyo tourism
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At surreal Olympics, a careful dance to push Tokyo tourism

TOKYO (AP) — The tour bus arrived after nightfall at the closed museum’s back door. Its passengers climbed out with…
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