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The Latest: Italy starts distributing J&J for those over 60
World
April 21, 2021
The Latest: Italy starts distributing J&J for those over 60
ROME — Italy is distributing 184,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus shots to regional vaccination centers and recommending it…
China’s Xi calls for fairer world order as rivalry with US deepens
World
April 20, 2021
China’s Xi calls for fairer world order as rivalry with US deepens
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for a rejection of hegemonic power structures in global governance, amid growing tensions…
Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only
World
April 19, 2021
Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing…
Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply
World
April 18, 2021
Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the…
Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown
World
April 16, 2021
Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced five leading pro-democracy advocates, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai,…
Are the Olympics cancelled? Japan official’s comments sow doubts
World
April 15, 2021
Are the Olympics cancelled? Japan official’s comments sow doubts
TOKYO (Reuters) – A senior Japanese ruling party official said on Thursday that cancelling this year’s Olympics in Tokyo remains…
As Biden’s emissaries go to Taiwan, China terms exercises ‘combat drills’
World
April 14, 2021
As Biden’s emissaries go to Taiwan, China terms exercises ‘combat drills’
BEIJING (Reuters) -China described its military exercises near Taiwan as “combat drills” on Wednesday, upping the ante as senior former…
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
World
April 14, 2021
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo pitched itself as “a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2…
India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply
World
April 13, 2021
India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian city of Pune is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd its…
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water into sea in 2 years
World
April 13, 2021
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water into sea in 2 years
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government decided Tuesday to start releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into…