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Global coronavirus cases top 20 million, doubling in 45 days
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Global coronavirus cases top 20 million, doubling in 45 days

MITO, Japan (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases topped 20 million on Tuesday, more than half of them from…
Hong Kong newspaper raided, tycoon detained under new law
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Hong Kong newspaper raided, tycoon detained under new law

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities broadened their enforcement of a new national security law on Monday, arresting media…
China sends fighter jets as US offers Taiwan ‘strong’ support
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China sends fighter jets as US offers Taiwan ‘strong’ support

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese air force jets briefly crossed over the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were…
North Korea brings aid supplies to border town under lockdown: state media
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North Korea brings aid supplies to border town under lockdown: state media

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s ruling party has delivered special aid packages of food and medical equipment to residents of…
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
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Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with…
South Korea floods, landslides kill 26 as heavy rains continue
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South Korea floods, landslides kill 26 as heavy rains continue

SEOUL (Reuters) – At least 26 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the…
US sanctions branded ‘clowning actions’ as Hong Kong vows it won’t be intimidated
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US sanctions branded ‘clowning actions’ as Hong Kong vows it won’t be intimidated

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Beijing’s top representative office in Hong Kong said on Saturday that sanctions imposed by Washington on…
Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
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Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — For nearly 70 years, until he turned 85, Lee Jong-keun hid his past as an atomic…
China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin
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China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin

BEIJING (AP) — China and the World Health Organization are discussing plans to trace the origin of the coronavirus outbreak…
Mexico 3rd in global pandemic deaths, Vietnam struggles anew
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Mexico 3rd in global pandemic deaths, Vietnam struggles anew

PARIS (AP) — Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind the United States and Brazil,…
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