At least 30 injured after 7.3-magnitude quake strikes off northeastern Japan

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At least 30 people were injured after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck off Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan late Saturday. The quake was preliminarily measured...

5.1-magnitude quake hits 44 km E of Namie, Japan

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 44 km E of Namie, Japan at 07:31:49 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a...

US acquires 200 mn new doses as vaccine drive begins in pharmacies

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US President Joe Biden announced plans to vaccinate most Americans by the end of July with the help of 200 million newly acquired doses, as the country's inoculation campaign...

Tokyo 2020 chief Mori resigns

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Tokyo 2020 organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori has announced his resignation on Friday due to protests over his sexist remarks about women last week.     The 83-year-old former...

Biden facing 'serious dilemmas' on Afghan troop withdrawal: US official

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US President Joe Biden faces "serious dilemmas" in Afghanistan as a deadline to withdraw troops nears and the Taliban show no sign of ending their bloodshed, a top US...

Former European bank boss Draghi set to be Italy's new PM

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With almost all the political parties behind him, Mario Draghi on Friday entered the final straight in his bid to form a new government to lead Italy through the...

15 militants killed in fresh army offensive in southern Afghanistan

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At least 15 Taliban militants were killed during the latest army's offensive in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, the country's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Friday.     "Fifteen...

Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. hold phone talks over Korean

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Top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held phone talks over issues on the Korean Peninsula and other issues of mutual concern, Seoul's foreign ministry said on...

Myanmar anti-coup protesters march again as US sanctions generals

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Anti-coup protesters on Thursday took to the streets of Myanmar for a sixth consecutive day, after US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation's generals and...

Germany extends COVID-19 lockdown to March 7

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Germany will extend lockdown efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic for three more weeks till March 7, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the 16 federal state leaders decided on Wednesday. ...

Air raids kill 27 militants in southern Afghan province

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At least 27 militants have been confirmed dead as warplanes struck Taliban hideouts and positions in parts of the restive Helmand, said an army statement released on Thursday. ...

Joe Biden challenged Chinese leader Xi Jinping on human rights,

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Joe Biden challenged Chinese leader Xi Jinping on human rights, trade and regional muscle-flexing, in their first call since the new US president took office. An increasingly assertive...

Nude undies, Tomic blast: five talking points at Australian Open

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Five talking points from the Australian Open on Thursday: - Revealing Serena - Serena Williams' flashy, one-legged catsuit -- inspired by controversial track legend 'Flo-Jo' -- has stolen...

Suspected bandits kill 23 in north Nigeria attacks

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A total of 23 people were confirmed killed in attacks by gunmen across five local government areas in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, an official said Tuesday. The...

UK records another 12,364 coronavirus cases, 1,052 deaths

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 Another 12,364 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,972,148, according to official figures released Tuesday. ...