TOKYO (AP) — Japan is publicly adamant that it will stage its postponed Olympics this summer. But to pull it off, many believe the vaccination of its 127 million citizens for the coronavirus is …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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1/22/21
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MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin on Friday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposal to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, which is set to expire in less …
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
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1/22/21
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Pressure is growing on Somalia’s government amid allegations that Somali soldiers have been sent to fight in neighboring Ethiopia’s deadly Tigray conflict.
Mothers …
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By HASSAN BARISE
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1/22/21
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TORONTO (AP) — The leader of Canada’s most populous province said Thursday he isn’t buying the explanation given by Pfizer about why the company has deferred next week's coronavirus vaccine …
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By ROB GILLIES
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1/22/21
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons entered into force on Friday, hailed as a historic step to rid the world of its deadliest weapons but strongly opposed by the …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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1/22/21
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MOSCOW (AP) — The return to Russia from Germany by opposition leader Alexei Navalny was marked by chaos and popular outrage, and it ended, almost predictably, with his arrest.
The Jan. 17 flight …
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By DARIA LITVINOVA
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1/22/21
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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.
The …
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By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA
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1/21/21
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a Tucson killing.
Tucson TV station KOLD reported that 23-year-old Eric Anthony Wildman entered his plea Thursday.
Wildman is …
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1/21/21
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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 …
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By NICK PERRY
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1/21/21
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BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai has imposed lockdowns on two of China's best-known hospitals after they were linked to new coronavirus cases.
Outpatient services have been suspended and Fudan University …
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1/21/21
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 166 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths.
The latest figures bring the total reported coronavirus cases on the …
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1/21/21
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Arizona Department of Health Services reported 9,398 new coronavirus cases and 244 new deaths Thursday, for a total of 699,942 cases and 11,772 deaths.
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Thirty-six Mesa Community College veterinary technology students are participating in online basic life support and advanced life support certification courses through the Reassessment Campaign on …
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1/21/21
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PHOENIX (AP) — Pam Johnson, a former executive editor of Arizona’s largest newspaper, has died. She was 74.
The Arizona Republic reported Thursday that Johnson died Jan. 20 in Overland Park, …
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — On the first day of Joe Biden's presidency, Native Americans had reason to celebrate. Biden halted construction of the border wall that threatened to physically separate …
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By FELICIA FONSECA
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1/21/21
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U.S. regulators have approved the first long-acting drug combo for HIV, monthly shots that can replace the daily pills now used to control infection with the AIDS virus.
Thursday’s approval of …
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By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
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1/21/21
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TOPOCK, Ariz. (AP) — A Buckeye man has been accused of fatally running over a friend with his vehicle in Topock, Mohave County Sheriff's officials said Thursday.
They said 50-year-old James …
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1/21/21
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PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — The manager of a gas station near downtown Prescott was fired for posting signs this week outside the business that made a baseless sexual derogatory claim about President …
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1/21/21
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After more than 30 mayors issued a joint letter to short-term vacation rental platforms — Expedia and Airbnb — one CEO has responded.
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PHOENIX (AP) — The chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus has been castigated by his two brothers over his efforts to cast doubt about President Joe Biden’s victory.
The siblings of …
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1/21/21
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