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AP PHOTOS: Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open in just 6 months

AP PHOTOS: Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open in just 6 months

  • By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer
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TOKYO (AP) — The postponed Tokyo Olympics are due to open in just six months. Local organizers and the International Olympic Committee say they will go ahead on July 23. But it’s still unclear how this will happen with virus cases surging in Tokyo and elsewhere around the globe.

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New Chinese film praises Wuhan ahead of lockdown anniversary

New Chinese film praises Wuhan ahead of lockdown anniversary

  • By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press
  • Updated 11 min ago
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WUHAN, China (AP) — China is rolling out a state-backed film praising Wuhan ahead of the anniversary of the 76-day lockdown in the central city where the coronavirus was first detected.

Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics `focused on hosting'

Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics `focused on hosting'

  • By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer
  • Updated 55 min ago
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TOKYO (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled.

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Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia

Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia

  • By NICK PERRY Associated Press
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for news content.

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The Latest: Shanghai locks down 2 major hospitals over cases

The Latest: Shanghai locks down 2 major hospitals over cases

  • By The Associated Press
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BEIJING — Shanghai has imposed lockdowns on two of China’s best-known hospitals after they were linked to new coronavirus cases.

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5 killed in blaze at Indian producer of COVID-19 vaccine

5 killed in blaze at Indian producer of COVID-19 vaccine

  • By RAFIQ MAQBOOL Associated Press
  • Updated 3 hrs ago
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PUNE, India (AP) — At least five people were killed in a fire that broke out Thursday at a building under construction at Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, officials said. The company said the blaze would not affect production of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Biden's US revives support for WHO, reversing Trump retreat

Biden's US revives support for WHO, reversing Trump retreat

  • By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press
  • Updated 4 hrs ago
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GENEVA (AP) — The United States will resume funding for the World Health Organization and join its consortium aimed at sharing coronavirus vaccines fairly around the globe, President Joe Biden’s top adviser on the pandemic said Thursday, renewing support for an agency that the Trump administ…

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World leaders cheer US return to climate fight under Biden

World leaders cheer US return to climate fight under Biden

  • By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press
  • Updated 5 hrs ago
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BERLIN (AP) — World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause that his predecessor had shunned over the past four years.

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EU leaders agree to keep borders open, want to limit travels

EU leaders agree to keep borders open, want to limit travels

  • By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT Associated Press
  • Updated 6 hrs ago
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BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed that borders should remain open and assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitaliz…

Albania expels Russian diplomat, citing lockdown breaches

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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania on Thursday expelled a Russian diplomat for allegedly not respecting the country’s virus lockdown rules.

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Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 32 dead

Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 32 dead

  • By SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press
  • Updated 1 hr ago
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, officials said in what was the first massive bombing in years, harkening back to darker days of rampant militant attacks.

Police detain aides of Russian opposition leader Navalny

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MOSCOW (AP) — Police on Thursday took into custody two top associates of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny ahead of planned protests against his detention.

Kerry laments 'wasted years' in climate fight under Trump

Kerry laments 'wasted years' in climate fight under Trump

  • ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press
  • Updated 10 hrs ago
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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Thursday lamented “wasted years” under the Trump administration to slow climate change and urged faster work to curb fossil fuel emissions.

Vatican convicts ex-bank chief in property embezzlement scam

Vatican convicts ex-bank chief in property embezzlement scam

  • By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press
  • Updated 11 hrs ago
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ROME (AP) — The Vatican’s criminal tribunal on Thursday convicted the former head of the Vatican bank and his lawyer of embezzling millions of euros in proceeds from the sales of Holy See-owned real estate, and sentenced them to nearly nine years in prison each.

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Dutch lawmakers back coronavirus curfew despite criticism

Dutch lawmakers back coronavirus curfew despite criticism

  • By MIKE CORDER Associated Press
  • Updated 11 hrs ago
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A majority of Dutch lawmakers backed the government’s planned curfew Thursday, despite fierce criticism from some opposition legislators.

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French victims of child abuse speak out in new #MeToo wave

French victims of child abuse speak out in new #MeToo wave

  • By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press
  • Updated 11 hrs ago
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PARIS (AP) — “I was 9. ... It was my father. He raped me until I was 17.”

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Europe's court condemns Russia over 2008 war with Georgia

Europe's court condemns Russia over 2008 war with Georgia

  • By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press
  • Updated 12 hrs ago
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TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Europe's top human rights court on Thursday found Russia responsible for a swath of violations in Georgia's breakaway regions after the 2008 Russia-Georgia war.

UK, EU in spat over diplomatic status of bloc's ambassador

UK, EU in spat over diplomatic status of bloc's ambassador

  • By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press
  • Updated 12 hrs ago
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LONDON (AP) — Britain has sparked a post-Brexit spat with the European Union by declining to grant the bloc’s first-ever ambassador to the country full diplomatic status.

15 die in Ukraine nursing home fire

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MOSCOW (AP) — A fire at a private nursing home in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed 15 people and injured five others Thursday, officials said.

Magnitude 5 earthquake shakes Cyprus; no injuries, damage

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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 shook Cyprus on Thursday, frightening some people who fled from their homes. No injuries or damage was reported.

NATO warns against nuclear pact expiry days before deadline

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BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called Thursday on the United States and Russia to extend a major nuclear arms agreement before it expires in less than two weeks, and to later broaden the pact to include more weapons and China.

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Portugal shuts schools, blames variant for COVID-19 surge

Portugal shuts schools, blames variant for COVID-19 surge

  • By BARRY HATTON Associated Press
  • Updated 14 hrs ago
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s government on Thursday ordered the closure of schools for two weeks amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that the prime minister blamed on the rise of a more contagious variant.

French doctor who made Down discovery closer to sainthood

French doctor who made Down discovery closer to sainthood

  • By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press
  • Updated 13 hrs ago
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ROME (AP) — The French doctor who discovered the genetic basis of Down syndrome but spent his career advocating against abortion as a result of prenatal diagnosis has taken his first major step to possible sainthood.

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Experts: 15 more days to reach trapped China mine workers

Experts: 15 more days to reach trapped China mine workers

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BEIJING (AP) — It will take at least 15 more days to get through a massive amount of debris and reach miners already trapped for 11 days since an explosion in a gold mine in eastern China, authorities said Thursday.

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Asia Today: Sri Lanka reopens to tourists after 10 months

Asia Today: Sri Lanka reopens to tourists after 10 months

  • Updated 15 hrs ago
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka reopened to foreign tourists on Thursday after a nearly 10-month pandemic closure that cut deeply into the Indian Ocean island nation's lucrative travel industry.

Virus scuttles Glastonbury Festival for second straight year

Virus scuttles Glastonbury Festival for second straight year

  • Updated 10 hrs ago
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Glastonbury music festival has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row.

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Turkey launches charm offensive to ease tensions with EU

Turkey launches charm offensive to ease tensions with EU

  • Updated 16 hrs ago
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Turkey on Thursday launched a new effort to get its strained relations with the European Union back on track, as the country’s foreign minister visited Brussels looking to talk about migration and plan a series of high-level talks with the 27-nation bloc.

EXPLAINER: What's next for WHO after US takes steps to stay

EXPLAINER: What's next for WHO after US takes steps to stay

  • By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press
  • Updated 16 hrs ago
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GENEVA (AP) — The Biden administration has taken quick steps to keep the United States in the World Health Organization and reinforce financial and staffing support for it — part of his ambition to launch a full-throttle effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in partnership with the world.

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Organists offer soundtrack to jabs at medieval UK cathedral

Organists offer soundtrack to jabs at medieval UK cathedral

  • By DANICA KIRKA and JO KEARNEY Associated Press
  • Updated 17 hrs ago
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SALISBURY, England (AP) — David Halls isn’t a doctor, nurse or ambulance driver, but he wanted to contribute in the fight against COVID-19. So he did what he does best: He sat down on the bench beside at Salisbury Cathedral’s historic organ and began to play.

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World hopes for renewed cooperation with US under Biden

World hopes for renewed cooperation with US under Biden

  • By LORNE COOK and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press
  • Updated 20 hrs ago
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new U.S. President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach his predecessor Donald Trump ridiculed.

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Romania activist urges people to do something good every day

Romania activist urges people to do something good every day

  • By VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press
  • Updated 20 hrs ago
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NUCSOARA, Romania (AP) — A gentle hero to many in Romania, Valeriu Nicolae says that, at heart, he is more like former NBA star Michael Jordan — highly competitive and eager to improve in what he does best. In Nicolae’s case that is helping others.

Amid crippling sanctions, Iran traders seek lifeline in Iraq

Amid crippling sanctions, Iran traders seek lifeline in Iraq

  • By RASHID YAHYA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press
  • Updated 21 hrs ago
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DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Piles of plush carpets line the floors of a northern Iraq shopping center hosting traders from neighboring Iran who hope the spangle of their ornate handicrafts might offer a lifeline out of poverty.

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The Latest: Sri Lanka reopens tourism after 10-month closing

The Latest: Sri Lanka reopens tourism after 10-month closing

  • By The Associated Press
  • Updated Jan 21, 2021
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka is welcoming tourists again after keeping the doors closed to visitors for nearly 10 months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Indian village cheers for Harris during swearing-in as US VP

Indian village cheers for Harris during swearing-in as US VP

  • By RISHI LEKHI and AIJAZ RAHI Associated Press
  • Updated Jan 21, 2021
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THULASENDRAPURAM, India (AP) — With chants of “Long live Kamala Harris,” fireworks and prayers, residents of a tiny Indian village celebrated her inauguration as U.S. vice president.

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Biden repudiates white supremacy, calls for racial justice

Biden repudiates white supremacy, calls for racial justice

  • By KAT STAFFORD and AARON MORRISON Associated Press
  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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Rare for an inaugural address, President Joe Biden issued a strong repudiation of white supremacy and domestic terrorism seen on the rise under Donald Trump.

Report: Witness implicates Mexico's army in abduction of 43

Report: Witness implicates Mexico's army in abduction of 43

  • Jan 20, 2021
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — New testimony by a cooperating witness directly implicates Mexico's army in the disappearance of 43 college students in a 2014 incident that continues to haunt the country, according to a newspaper report Wednesday.

Albanian soldier dies in Afghanistan peacekeeping mission

  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday reported the death of a soldier in Afghanistan, the second from the tiny Western Balkan country to die during the international peacekeeping mission.

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Delay in Pfizer vaccine shipments frustrate Europe, Canada

Delay in Pfizer vaccine shipments frustrate Europe, Canada

  • By RAF CASERT Associated Press
  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Frustration is mounting from Europe to North America over reduced shipments of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine while the U.S. pharmaceutical company increases production capacity at its Belgian plant. Governments say it is costing critical time during the early stages of the rollou…

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Gas explosion rips through Madrid building, killing 4

Gas explosion rips through Madrid building, killing 4

  • By ARITZ PARRA and MANU FERNÁNDEZ Associated Press
  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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MADRID (AP) — A powerful gas explosion tore through a residential building in central Madrid on Wednesday, killing four people and ripping the facade off the structure.

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Portugal sets records in one of world's worst virus surges

Portugal sets records in one of world's worst virus surges

  • By BARRY HATTON Associated Press
  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s new daily COVID-19 cases jumped to more than 14,600 to set a new national record Wednesday, as the country weathers one of the worst pandemic surges in the world.

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Lawyer says ex-royal staff will shed light on Meghan  letter

Lawyer says ex-royal staff will shed light on Meghan letter

  • By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press
  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper said Wednesday that the Duchess of Sussex had no reasonable expectation of privacy for a letter she sent to her estranged father after her marriage to Prince Harry.

UN: 43 Europe-bound migrants drown in shipwreck off Libya

  • By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press
  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, drowning at least 43 people, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday.

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Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies of COVID-19 amid resurgence

Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies of COVID-19 amid resurgence

  • By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press
  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo, who gained prominence in 2017 as the military general who announced the coup against then-president Robert Mugabe on television, has died from COVID-19, the government announced Wednesday. He was 61.

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Dutch propose curfew to rein in virus; will ban more flights

Dutch propose curfew to rein in virus; will ban more flights

  • By MIKE CORDER Associated Press
  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government wants to impose a curfew as part of beefed-up restrictions to rein in the spread of a new more contagious virus variant that already accounts for at least one in 10 Dutch infections.

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Italian police find stolen copy of Leonardo 'Salvator Mundi'

Italian police find stolen copy of Leonardo 'Salvator Mundi'

  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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ROME (AP) — Italian police have recovered a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century “Salvator Mundi” painting of Jesus Christ that was stolen from a Naples church during the pandemic without the priests even realizing it was gone.

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EU sighs with relief as Biden readies to enter White House

EU sighs with relief as Biden readies to enter White House

  • By LORNE COOK Associated Press
  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top officials breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday that Joe Biden will be taking over as president of the United States, but they warned that the world has changed after four years of Donald Trump and that trans-Atlantic ties will be different in the future.

Belgium religious faiths want more worshippers at services

Belgium religious faiths want more worshippers at services

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Representatives of the religious faiths recognized in Belgium have joined forces to urge federal authorities to increase the number of people admitted inside places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Germany to ban practice of killing newly hatched male chicks

Germany to ban practice of killing newly hatched male chicks

  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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BERLIN (AP) — The German government plans to ban the practice of killing male chicks after they hatch, which results in the death of around 45 million birds per year in the country.

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Asia Today: China records new cases, defends response

Asia Today: China records new cases, defends response

  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital, Beijing, recorded seven more coronavirus cases on Wednesday amid a lingering outbreak in the country’s north.

Theresa May rebukes Boris Johnson as UK welcomes Biden era

Theresa May rebukes Boris Johnson as UK welcomes Biden era

  • Updated Jan 20, 2021
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LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed the start of a new U.K.-U.S. chapter on Wednesday under incoming U.S. President Joe Biden, even as his predecessor Theresa May accused Johnson of “abandoning” the U.K.’s moral leadership in the world during the tumultuous Trump era.

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