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WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China
World
February 2, 2021
WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China
WUHAN, China (AP) — World Health Organization experts visited an animal disease center in the Chinese city of Wuhan on…
Suu Kyi’s party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip on power
World
February 2, 2021
Suu Kyi’s party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip on power
Reuters) – The party of Myanmar’s detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Tuesday for her immediate release…
WHO team in Wuhan visits disease control centers
World
February 1, 2021
WHO team in Wuhan visits disease control centers
WUHAN, China (AP) — A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited two disease control…
Military takes control of Myanmar; Suu Kyi reported detained
World
February 1, 2021
Military takes control of Myanmar; Suu Kyi reported detained
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one…
Japan mulls four-day working week amid COVID pandemic
World
January 31, 2021
Japan mulls four-day working week amid COVID pandemic
Japanese employees are famous for putting in agonizingly long hours at their desks and declining to take all their annual…
Column: Athletes can get in line for vaccines like everyone
World
January 28, 2021
Column: Athletes can get in line for vaccines like everyone
The world may yet gather in Tokyo this summer for an Olympics already postponed once because of the pandemic. Listen…
WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study
World
January 28, 2021
WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study
WUHAN, China (AP) — A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday…
Tokyo Olympic Q&A: Officials try to explain how games happen
World
January 26, 2021
Tokyo Olympic Q&A: Officials try to explain how games happen
TOKYO (AP) — With calls for a cancellation mounting, pressure is building on Japanese organizers and the IOC to explain…
Asia Today: Taiwan quarantines 5,000 after hospital cluster
World
January 26, 2021
Asia Today: Taiwan quarantines 5,000 after hospital cluster
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Health authorities in Taiwan are quarantining 5,000 people while looking for the source of two new…
Japan likely to hit COVID-19 herd immunity in October, months after Olympics: researcher
World
January 25, 2021
Japan likely to hit COVID-19 herd immunity in October, months after Olympics: researcher
(Reuters) – Japan is likely to achieve herd immunity to COVID-19 through mass inoculations only months after the planned Tokyo…