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Japan’s Motegi to meet Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong, kicking off Asean tour
Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has started his tour of five Southeast Asian nations and Papua New Guinea in Singapore, and will meet the city state’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien…
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As more foreigners move to Tokyo, why are many Japanese wanting to leave?
The population of Tokyo and its three surrounding prefectures increased again in 2019, although the statistics indicate that Japanese moving into the city and its suburbs were for the first…
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Coronavirus live news: Russia says first batch of vaccine ready in two weeks; Spain cases jump by nearly 1,700
Brazil has registered 55,155 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 1,175 deaths, the health ministry said. The country now has 3,164,785 confirmed cases and 104,201 deaths. As Australia wakes up,…
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Biden and Harris make first campaign appearance as running mates – live
Earlier, Joe Biden, who introduced Harris has his vice president praised her “seriousness of purpose and of mind”. The November elections is “a life-changing election for this nation”, Biden said.…
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Coronavirus death toll in England revised down by more than 5,000
The coronavirus death toll in England is to be revised down by more than 5,000 following concerns that more than one in 10 fatalities should not have been included in…
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UK coronavirus live: death toll lowered by more than 5,000 after change in how Covid fatalities are counted- as it happened
We’re going to close down this live blog now. Thanks for reading and commenting. Here’s a summary of the day’s events: A last-minute government U-turn on English A-level results was…
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The Guardian view on chaotic government: no more excuses | Editorial
To learn from mistakes it is necessary first to admit them, which appears sadly to be beyond the capability of Boris Johnson’s government. Months have elapsed since the coronavirus crisis…
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Global report: Germany reports most cases since May as Brussels mandates face masks
Covid-19 infections hit a three-month high in Germany and face masks were made compulsory in public throughout the Brussels region as the accelerating spread of the virus continued to ring…
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UK folding bike maker Brompton to launch subscription service
The UK folding bike maker Brompton is to launch a subscription service next month, letting customers hire bikes on a monthly or annual basis, as demand for bikes has surged…
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When Covid closed the library: staff call every member of Victorian library to say hello
When Melbourne’s Yarra Plenty regional libraries first went into lockdown in March, shut the doors and left the remaining unborrowed books on their shelves, staff were sent home with a…