TOKYO ((DailyNews)) — Japan’s government says more than 50% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Japan’s vaccine rollouts began in mid-February, months behind many wealthy countries due to its …
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SEOUL, South Korea ((DailyNews)) — North Korea said Monday that it successfully tested newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, the first known testing activity in months, underscoring how …
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BANGKOK ((DailyNews)) — For two months, carpenter Tun Nye hasn’t been able to send any money home to his parents in Myanmar to help them care for his 11-year-old son, …
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WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, Americans increasingly balk at intrusive government surveillance in the name of national security, and only …
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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases, approaching a daily record set last month just a day after officials cautiously expressed hope that …
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NEW DELHI ((DailyNews)) — India has dramatically increased COVID-19 vaccination rates in its vast rural hinterland, where around 65% of the country’s nearly 1.4 billion people live. But supply constraints …
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KABUL, Afghanistan ((DailyNews)) — The United Nations’ stockpiles of food in Afghanistan could run out this month, a senior official warned Wednesday, threatening to add a hunger crisis to the …
Afghans face hunger crisis, adding to Taliban’s challenges Read More »
WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite the day’s deadly suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport. …
Biden vows to finish Kabul evacuation, avenge US deaths Read More »
WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — Educated young women, former U.S. military translators and other Afghans most at-risk from the Taliban appealed to the Biden administration to get them on evacuation flights as …
Afghans plead for faster US evacuation from Taliban rule Read More »
TOKYO ((DailyNews)) — Nearly three years later, former Nissan executive Greg Kelly is still wondering why the questions that led to his arrest and trial in Japan weren’t simply taken …
Ex-Nissan exec Kelly wants boardroom, not criminal, trial Read More »
