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Myanmar activists call for New Year defiance; Suu Kyi due for video hearing
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Myanmar activists call for New Year defiance; Suu Kyi due for video hearing

(Reuters) – Opponents of Myanmar’s coup called on Monday for people to show defiance of the military with costumes and…
Asia Today: India overtakes Brazil as 2nd-worst hit country
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Asia Today: India overtakes Brazil as 2nd-worst hit country

NEW DELHI (AP) — India reported another record daily surge in coronavirus infections Monday to overtake Brazil as the second-worst…
Official: Chinese vaccines’ effectiveness low
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Official: Chinese vaccines’ effectiveness low

BEIJING (AP) — In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official…
China’s COVID-19 vaccine output to hit 3 billion by year-end – official
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China’s COVID-19 vaccine output to hit 3 billion by year-end – official

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) – China’s will likely have produced three billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the…
Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries
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Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries

LONDON (AP) — As many as 60 countries, including some of the world’s poorest, might be stalled at the first…
Japan denies report of vaccine priority for Olympic athletes after outcry
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Japan denies report of vaccine priority for Olympic athletes after outcry

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s government moved to cool a social media furore on Thursday saying it was currently not looking to…
US military cites rising risk of Chinese move against Taiwan
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US military cites rising risk of Chinese move against Taiwan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American military is warning that China is probably accelerating its timetable for capturing control of Taiwan,…
China condemns 2 ex-Xinjiang officials in separatism cases
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China condemns 2 ex-Xinjiang officials in separatism cases

BEIJING (AP) — China has sentenced a former education official and a former legal official in the northwestern region of…
Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence
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Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence

(Reuters) – Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence…
North Korea says it won’t participate in Tokyo Olympics
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North Korea says it won’t participate in Tokyo Olympics

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea became the first country to drop out of the Tokyo Olympics because of…
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