Sunday, May 30, 2021

Malaysia to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations as new infections surge

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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia is planning to set up more mega vaccination centers and get private doctors to join immunization efforts, after five...
Friday, May 28, 2021

US intelligence community acknowledges 2 theories of COVID-19 origin

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WASHINGTON—The US intelligence community on Thursday acknowledged its agencies had two theories on where COVID-19 originated, with two agenc...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Supermoon shines bright over Christ the Redeemer

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The Super Flower Blood Moon shines over the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday. Astronomy enthusiasts on Wedn...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Vietnam expands lockdown measures as COVID-19 infections hit record

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HANOI - Vietnam widened lockdown measures in its industrialized north on Tuesday to combat its biggest COVID-19 outbreak so far, as authorit...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

Simone Biles returns to competition with historic vault

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LOS ANGELES -- US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles returned to competition with a bang Saturday, completing an historic vault to launch her...
Friday, May 21, 2021

US Treasury seeks reporting of cryptocurrency transfers

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WASHINGTON - The Biden administration's tax enforcement proposal would require that cryptocurrency transfers over $10,000 be reported to...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Japan Q1 GDP shrinks 1.3 percent, hit by virus restrictions

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TOKYO - Japan's economy contracted 1.3 percent in the three months to March after the government reimposed virus restrictions in major c...
Monday, May 17, 2021

Sex workers back in business as Dutch COVID-19 curbs ease

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AMSTERDAM - Sex workers will go back to work in the Netherlands this week under an easing of COVID-19 curbs, health minister Hugo de Jonge s...
Friday, May 14, 2021

Bars in Taiwan's capital to close as COVID-19 infections spread

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TAIPEI - Taiwan reported a record rise in domestic COVID-19 cases on Friday with 29 new cases and will close bars and nightclubs in the capi...
Thursday, May 13, 2021

Israeli troops mass at Gaza border amid rocket fire

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GAZA/JERUSALEM - Israeli troops massed at Gaza's border on Thursday and Palestinian militants pounded Israel with rockets in intense hos...