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Japan’s COVID minister Kono popular with voters for PM, may get heavyweight backing – media
World
September 6, 2021
Japan’s COVID minister Kono popular with voters for PM, may get heavyweight backing – media
TOKYO, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Taro Kono, Japan’s minister in charge of fighting COVID-19 and a top choice of voters…
Group behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil denies foreign ties
World
September 5, 2021
Group behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil denies foreign ties
HONG KONG (AP) — The group behind the annual Tiananmen Square memorial vigil in Hong Kong said Sunday it will…
Taiwan says China can ‘paralyze’ its defenses, threat worsening
World
September 1, 2021
Taiwan says China can ‘paralyze’ its defenses, threat worsening
TAIPEI, Sept 1 (Reuters) – China’s armed forces can “paralyses” Taiwan’s defenses and are able to fully monitor its deployments,…
Explainer: What we know about Japan’s contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
World
August 31, 2021
Explainer: What we know about Japan’s contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s COVID-19 vaccination push suffered a blow from widening reports of contamination in supplies of…
China limits children to 3 hours of online gaming a week
World
August 31, 2021
China limits children to 3 hours of online gaming a week
BEIJING (AP) — China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest…
Global shares mostly higher despite continuing virus worries
World
August 31, 2021
Global shares mostly higher despite continuing virus worries
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday, despite continuing concerns about rising COVID-19 cases in Asia and parts…
US climate envoy Kerry visits Japan, China for talks on emissions
World
August 31, 2021
US climate envoy Kerry visits Japan, China for talks on emissions
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – US climate envoy John Kerry arrived in Tokyo for talks on Tuesday with Japanese Prime…
China’s economy under pressure as factory activity slows in Aug, services contract
World
August 31, 2021
China’s economy under pressure as factory activity slows in Aug, services contract
BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) – China’s businesses and the broader economy came under increasing pressure in August as factory activity…
IAEA: N Korea appears to have resumed nuke reactor operation
World
August 30, 2021
IAEA: N Korea appears to have resumed nuke reactor operation
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to…
UN team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051
World
August 28, 2021
UN team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051
TOKYO (AP) — Too little is known about melted fuel inside damaged reactors at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant,…