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Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
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Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps

TOKYO (AP) — Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. Frustrated young people drinking in…
India’s surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns
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India’s surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,125 new cases, 65 deaths on Friday
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COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,125 new cases, 65 deaths on Friday

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Friday confirmed 1,125 new coronavirus cases, up from 1,110 on Thursday while also reporting 65 deaths…
Unsure vaccine waiver will help, some leaders urge exports
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Unsure vaccine waiver will help, some leaders urge exports

GENEVA (AP) — European leaders voiced increasing skepticism Friday that a US proposal to lift patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines…
Some immigrants, hard hit by economic fallout, lose homes
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Some immigrants, hard hit by economic fallout, lose homes

NEW YORK (AP) — Sotero Cirilo sleeps in a small blue tent under a train track bridge in Elmhurst, Queens.…
Ministry of Tourism committees continue to inspect Egypt’s hotel and food establishments: Official
Egypt

Ministry of Tourism committees continue to inspect Egypt’s hotel and food establishments: Official

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has dispatched several secret inspection committees across the country to ensure that all hotels,…
The Latest: NKorea bows out of soccer matches, citing virus
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The Latest: NKorea bows out of soccer matches, citing virus

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials say North Korea has told Asia’s soccer governing body it would not participate…
Is it over yet? Still no recession end date as US economy hums along
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Is it over yet? Still no recession end date as US economy hums along

The US economy is growing at its fastest rate since the early 1980s while household bank accounts are bulging with…
G7 foreign ministers meet face-to-face after pandemic pause
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G7 foreign ministers meet face-to-face after pandemic pause

LONDON (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy industrialized nations are gathering Tuesday in London – their…
Madrid election centers on virus response, rise of far right
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Madrid election centers on virus response, rise of far right

MADRID (AP) — Madrid residents are voting Tuesday for a new regional assembly in an election that tests the depths…
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