Japan rolls out vaccine slowly, despite looming Olympics
by Katie Forster / Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Three months before it hosts the Olympics -- the biggest…
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Asia
Turkey to enter full lockdown April 29 to May 17
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday announced a full lockdown from April 29 to May…
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Saudi king invites Qatari emir to visit: emir’s office
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's King Salman invited Qatar's ruler Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to visit the…
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Kazakhstan rolls out national coronavirus vaccine
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Kazakhstan on Monday rolled out its homegrown coronavirus vaccine, with the Central Asian country's health minister…
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Hong Kong and Singapore aim to start travel bubble in May
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong and Singapore on Monday announced plans to resurrect their scrapped coronavirus travel bubble…
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New Delhi extends coronavirus lockdown as India cases hit new record
by Jalees Andrabi and Glenda Kwek with Bhuvan Bagga NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's capital New Delhi on Sunday…
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Fire kills 82 at Iraqi Covid hospital, health minister suspended
by Ammar Karim and Salam Faraj Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- More than 80 people died Sunday…
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Indonesia says missing submarine found, all 53 crew killed
by Sonny Tumbelaka / with Dessy Sagita in Jakarta Agence France Presse BALI, Indonesia (AFP) -- All 53 crew…
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Myanmar shadow govt welcomes ASEAN call to end violence
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's shadow government of ousted lawmakers has welcomed a call by Southeast Asian leaders for…
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India’s death toll hits new record as Covid ‘tsunami’ worsens
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's daily coronavirus death toll set a new record Saturday as the government battled…
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