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Tokyo confirmed 436 cases of new COVID-19 on Saturday, while Okinawa Prefecture tallied 261 new cases.Hyogo Prefecture, meanwhile, logged 81 new cases and three deaths, well down from peak daily tallies of over 600 cases at the end of…

The government is preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines to Japanese citizens living abroad starting as early as August, officials said.The government plans to vaccinate such individuals free of charge at Tokyo's Haneda Airport and…

The fight against Covid will only end in the UK when it ends everywhere. But as we bid for freedom on June 21 many countries face devastating new waves. Professor Martin McKee, of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: “We…

Washington – The Air Self-Defense Force and the South Korean Air Force will take part in the U.S. Air Force’s Red Flag exercise in Alaska, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Friday.This will be the first large-scale military…

Albuquerque, June 5: A flight from Los Angeles to Nashville was diverted to New Mexico on Friday afternoon after a passenger tried to break into the cockpit, Delta Air Lines said. The “unruly” man made the…

The Japanese government is planning to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam in response to a request from the Southeast Asian nation, public broadcaster NHK reported Saturday, without attribution. The government aims to dispatch the…

CHOTA, Peru – Set among green hills in Peru’s rural north, the town of Chota is close to collapse under the weight of COVID-19 as the Andean nation battles the world’s deadliest outbreak of the virus.Chota is grappling with raging…

Kalwa, India – When health worker Neelam Kumari knocks on doors in Indian villages the occupants sometimes run out the back, terrified that she wants to vaccinate them against COVID-19.With India’s devastating recent virus surge…

London, June 4: The Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B1.617.2 highly transmissible variant of concern (VOC) first identified in India, has now become the dominant VOC in the UK and may also come with an increased…

Home runs by Justin Upton and Jose Rojas, and six strong innings by Shohei Ohtani led the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday in Anaheim, California.But it was the performance by reliever Raisel…

Paris – Kei Nishikori said Friday it would be “a shame and no fun” if his home Olympics takes place without spectators.“I will be really happy to play on the court, but I’m really guessing right now it’s going to be really tough with…

Stunned Melburnians have expressed their shock after a rogue deer was spotted bolting through the empty streets of inner-city suburbs amid lockdown.Video and photos shared on social media showed the animal running through traffic, with…

Honda Motor Co. said Friday it will permanently shut down an engine parts plant in Mooka, Tochigi Prefecture, in 2025 to improve efficiency through factory consolidation.The closure is part of an effort by the automaker to restructure…

Business sentiment in Japan fell for the first time in four months in May, a private-sector survey showed Thursday.The business sentiment diffusion index dropped 0.8 point from April to 37.5, partly reflecting the extension and…

Washington, June 5: The United States on Friday announced a USD 57 million aid for efforts against tuberculosis in seven high-burden countries, including India. Other countries for which the aid is being given are…

Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to rule out using fighter jets to hijack a plane out of London and flying it to Moscow. The Kremlin leader was asked about Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko bringing down a Ryanair flight from…

Los Angeles – Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s exhibition match against YouTube star-turned-amateur boxer Logan Paul on Sunday could amount to little more than an easy paycheck for the undefeated former world champion, who gave a withering…

Rescue teams are searching for at least seven workers who are trapped in a Mexican mine that collapsed due to flooding. Family members are waiting anxiously at the mine in Coahuila, in the north east of Mexico, for news from the authorities…

The hunt is on to find the source of a “disturbing” variant of Covid-19 in Victoria. Health authorities have confirmed the Delta strain has been found in nine people in Melbourne — including four children.Victoria recorded five new locally…

Washington – The conclusion of a classified U.S. intelligence report on the existence of alien UFOs is … inconclusive, U.S. media reported Friday.U.S. military and intelligence found no evidence that seemingly highly advanced…

Some researchers have recently said they believe there is a link between mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and a small number of people developing myocarditis — an inflammation of the heart muscle.  Here are the answers to some of the questions people…

The 2021 Juno Awards kicked off on Friday night in a virtual ceremony — their first since the show was cancelled early last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On their opening night, they gave awards to JJ Wilde for rock album of the year,…

Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that his country is ready to continue talks with Japan toward a postwar peace treaty despite speculation in Moscow that last year’s constitutional amendment would prohibit the…

Sometimes all it takes is listening to an old song to bring all the fond memories flooding back. It also helps if there’s a devilishly good-looking young man, with foppish hair and a cheeky wink, mouthing the lyrics. This is why middle-aged…

Health authorities are scrambling to find the source of a second highly infectious strain of COVID-19 found in a Victorian family who travelled to Jervis Bay in NSW.The new variant, Delta B1617.2, has not been seen in Australia apart from a…

Manitoba has sent two cardiac patients out of the province so they can get surgery next week, a Shared Health spokesperson says. Both patients were staying at home prior to being cleared travelling via medevac. One was sent to a facility…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s legal team has asked for his rape case to be thrown out of court, claiming his accuser’s lawyers secretly gave stolen papers to police investigators. The footballer, 36, set to star at this month’s Euros, is accused by…

A mum has had 20 babies by surrogates in just one year - and is not ruling out having even more kids. Kristina Öztürk, 23, met her millionaire husband Galip Öztürk, 57, during a trip to Georgia, where the businessman moved after being…

Fisher-Price says it is recalling a model of its baby soothers after the deaths of four infants who were placed on their backs unrestrained in the devices and later found on their stomachs. In a joint statement with the Consumer Product…

A husband returned home after his wife's funeral and was shocked when he found her alive and upset. Mutyala Girijamma, 75, was admitted to the Government General Hospital in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, southern India, after testing…