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IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation
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IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation

TOKYO (AP) — Confronted in Japan with some of the strongest medical-community opposition yet to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC President…
The Latest: Employee sickness rates below average in Germany
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The Latest: Employee sickness rates below average in Germany

BERLIN — A large German health insurance provider says the number of days working-age people called in sick during the…
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…
Anti-Olympics campaign gains traction online in Japan
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Anti-Olympics campaign gains traction online in Japan

An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has garnered almost 200,000 signatures in the past few…
Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
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Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere

TOKYO (AP) — Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of…
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…
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…
Japanese PM Suga expects to invite Biden to Tokyo Olympics
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Japanese PM Suga expects to invite Biden to Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he expects to invite President Joe Biden to the Tokyo…
Tokyo Olympics ready to announce ban on fans from abroad
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Tokyo Olympics ready to announce ban on fans from abroad

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo organizers and the International Olympic Committee are poised to finally make it official that most fans…
Japan PM Suga considering 2-week extension of COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo region
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Japan PM Suga considering 2-week extension of COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo region

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday the government is considering a two-week extension of a…
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