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Japanese PM Abe visits hospital again as health rumors swirl: report

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, May 25, 2020. /Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday returned to a hospital in Tokyo a week after he p

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M6.8 earthquake strikes Banda Sea off Indonesia: CENC

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck the Banda Sea off Indonesia at 11:09 p.m. Jakarta time on Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The quake at a depth of 640 km was mon

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M7.0 earthquake hits Sumatra, Indonesia

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck southern Sumatra in Indonesia at 6:29 a.m. on Wednesday local time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, wa

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The Samaranch Cup International Snow-Themed Contest online launch ceremony countdown starts

The online launch ceremony of the Samaranch Cup International Snow-Themed Contest(SCISC), jointly hosted by the Samaranch Sports Development Foundation, the Xinhua News App, and the Celebrity Academy

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Tokyo Paralympics competition schedule announced

The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee on Monday announced the schedule of the delayed Paralympic Games, which will be held from August 24 to September 5, 2021. The schedule will "in principle" be as

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Japan's July factory activity extends declines into third quarter

Japan's factory activity contracted for a 15th straight month in July, indicating the economic pain from the coronavirus crisis extended into the third quarter of the year as hopes for a quick glo

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Shenzhen airport resumes international passenger flights amid enhanced anti-virus measures

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport resumed its regular international passenger flights on Friday after an over three-month suspension of its international flights d

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IOC, FIFA presidents highlight importance of sports during pandemic

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) president Gianni Infantino agreed that sports i

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Tokyo 2020 CEO says 80% of venues secured for postponed Games

Eighty-percent of all competition venues for next year's Tokyo Olympic Games have already been secured, announced the Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto during a news conference after an executive board

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Tokyo 2020 CEO says 80% of venues secured for postponed Games

Eighty-percent of all competition venues for next year's Tokyo Olympic Games have already been secured, announced the Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto during a news conference after an executive board

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Japan lifts COVID-19 state of emergency completely

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday lifted a state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Hokkaido as the spread of the COVID-19 in these areas is no

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COVID-19: Japan set to completely lift state of emergency on Monday

The Japanese government has decided to lift the state of emergency in the last few prefectures still under the measure and will consult with a panel of experts on Monda

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IOC and WHO sign new Memorandum of Understanding to deepen cooperation

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General TedrosAdhanom Ghebreyesus signed a new Memorandum of Understanding at the WHO headq

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Japan to decide whether to partially end state of emergency on May 14

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wears a protective mask after a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, April 17, 2020. /Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said the government wil

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Japan's stimulus to boost real GDP by 4.4 percent: Economy minister

Japan's new economic stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic is estimated to boost real gross domestic product by about 4.4 percent, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on F

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Japan, IOC agree to postpone Tokyo Olympics by 1 year: Abe

TOKYO, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Tuesday agreed to postpone th

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Tokyo Olympic organizers cancel culture festival

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympic Games announced here on Monday that all four cultural events of the Nippon Festival due to take place this year have been canceled. "Re