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Thu, March 4, 2021 | 09:48
Strong 7.3-quake rattles east Japan, no tsunami risk
Strong 7.3-quake rattles east Japan, no tsunami risk
A strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's east coast late Saturday, rattling the region hit by the powerful 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown just weeks before the disaster's 10th anniversary. The quake produced powerful shaking along parts of Japan's eastern coast, and was felt strongly in Tokyo, but triggered no tsunami alert. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga...
2021-02-14 09:27
2 white tiger cubs in Pakistan likely died of COVID-19: zoo officials
2 white tiger cubs in Pakistan likely died of COVID-19: zoo officials
Two 11-week-old white tiger cubs that died in a Pakistani zoo last month appear to have died of COVID-19, officials said. The cubs died in the Lahore Zoo on Jan. 30, four days after beginning treatment for what officials thought was feline panleukopenia virus, a disease that zoo officials said is common in Pakistan and targets cats' immune system.
2021-02-13 18:46
BBC World News barred in mainland China, radio dropped by Hong Kong public broadcaster
BBC World News barred in mainland China, radio dropped by Hong Kong public broadcaster
China barred Britain's BBC World News from its television networks Friday and Hong Kong's public broadcaster said it would stop relaying BBC World Service radio, a week after Britain revoked Chinese state television's broadcast license.
2021-02-13 12:23
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Myanmar under pressure at UN as anti-coup protests rage nationwide
Myanmar under pressure at UN as anti-coup protests rage nationwide
The UN's top rights body demanded Friday that Myanmar's military restore civilian rule and release Aung San Suu Kyi, echoing the calls of hundreds of thousands thronging cities nationwide in a seventh straight day of protests.
2021-02-13 10:34
Japan will begin giving COVID vaccine next week
Japan will begin giving COVID vaccine next week
TOKYO - Japan will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine next week, with medical experts at the pandemic's frontlines the first recipients.
2021-02-10 20:01
Toyota president disappointed by Tokyo 2020 chief Mori's comments
Toyota president disappointed by Tokyo 2020 chief Mori's comments
The head of the world's largest automaker joined other high-profile Tokyo Olympics sponsors on Wednesday in publicly criticizing the head of the country's Games committee for making sexist remarks.
2021-02-10 20:01
New Zealand approves use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
New Zealand approves use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
New Zealand announced Wednesday it has approved use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Chris Hipkins, the COVID-19 response minister, told reporters during a press conference that the New Zealand Cabinet has confirmed formal approval for the administration of the vaccine developed jointing between U.S. pharmaceutical Pfizer and German biotech BioNTech.
2021-02-10 18:38
Cambodia launches COVID-19 vaccinations with China's Sinopharm jab
Cambodia launches COVID-19 vaccinations with China's Sinopharm jab
Cambodia launched its coronavirus inoculation drive on Wednesday, using 600,000 vaccine doses donated by China, with the sons of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen and government ministers among the first recipients. The Southeast Asian nation of about 16 million has managed to limit the spread of the disease, reporting just 478 infections and no deaths, although a rare clus...
2021-02-10 13:51
Myanmar junta cracks down on crowds defying protest ban
Myanmar junta cracks down on crowds defying protest ban
Police cracked down on demonstrators opposing Myanmar's military coup, firing warning shots and shooting water cannons to disperse crowds that took to the streets again Tuesday in defiance of rules making protests illegal. Reports of many injured demonstrators drew strong concern from the U.N.'s office in Myanmar.
2021-02-10 10:45
US Senators vote to proceed with Trump's impeachment trial
US Senators vote to proceed with Trump's impeachment trial
A divided U.S. Senate voted largely along party lines on Tuesday to move ahead with Donald Trump's impeachment trial on a charge of inciting the deadly assault on the Capitol, but conviction appears unlikely barring a major shift among Republicans. The Senate voted 56-44 to proceed to the first-ever trial of a former president, rejecting his defense lawyers' argument that Tru...
2021-02-10 10:41
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