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80 percent want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed: Japanese survey
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80 percent want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed: Japanese survey

TOKYO (Reuters) – About 80 percent of people in Japan say this year’s Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or delayed…
Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea
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Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian divers on Sunday located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth…
Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
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Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking…
Coronavirus: India’s approval of local vaccines draws criticism
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Coronavirus: India’s approval of local vaccines draws criticism

On Sunday, January 3, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Serum Institute of India’s Covishield…
China plays down WHO concern about delay in coronavirus team’s trip
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China plays down WHO concern about delay in coronavirus team’s trip

BEIJING (Reuters) – China played down on Wednesday World Health Organization (WHO) concern about a delay in authorization for a…
China criticizes US order against dealing with Chinese apps
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China criticizes US order against dealing with Chinese apps

BEIJING (AP) — China’s government on Wednesday accused Washington of misusing national security as an excuse to hurt commercial competitors…
About 50 Hong Kong activists arrested under new security law
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About 50 Hong Kong activists arrested under new security law

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested about 50 former lawmakers and pro-democracy activists Wednesday for allegedly violating the…
Kim opens North Korean congress by admitting policy failures
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Kim opens North Korean congress by admitting policy failures

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted that his economic development plans have failed as…
Upcoming decision on Japan virus measures derided as ‘too little, too late’
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Upcoming decision on Japan virus measures derided as ‘too little, too late’

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will decide later this week whether to impose a state of emergency in the Tokyo area, a…
Asia Today: Virus cluster brings new measures for China city
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Asia Today: Virus cluster brings new measures for China city

BEIJING (AP) — China has designated parts of Hebei province near Beijing as a coronavirus high danger zone after 14…
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