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Japan expands state of emergency to 4 prefectures
The Japanese government on Friday declared the expansion of the Covid-19 state of emergency to the Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama and Osaka prefectures,...
Bicycle riding volunteers deliver medicines in Indonesia's Semarang
Pedalling through the Indonesian city of Semarang, Arrahman Surya Atmaja stops at a pharmacy to pick up some vitamins before hitting the road again to...
U.S. voices concern over harassment of media covering China floods
The United States is "deeply concerned with the increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation of U.S. and other foreign journalists"...
Philippines' Duterte fully restores key troop pact with United States
President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a crucial pact governing the presence of U.S. troops in the Philippines, the two countries' defence ministers...
Japan to widen virus emergency after record spike amid Games
Japan is set to expand the coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo to neighboring areas and the western city of Osaka on Friday in the wake of a...
South Pacific island nation mandates COVID-19 vaccination
The small South Pacific island nation of The Federated States of Micronesia has mandated that its adult population be inoculated against COVID-19 in...
New Zealand introduces bill to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy
New Zealand introduced on Friday legislation that proposes up to five years in prison for practices intended to change a person's sexual orientation,...
Sydney COVID-19 cases ease amid tightening of lockdown rules
Australia's largest city, Sydney, on Friday reported a slight easing in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 amid a further tightening of restrictions...