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[ad_1] We are tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response. Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know. South Korea reported a record number of coronavirus cases for the second day in a row. Japan may halt its travel subsidy program …

[ad_1] Anthony Joshua defends his IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev at the SSE Arena in London on December 12, 2020 (Group via REUTERS / Andrew Couldridge) LONDON – World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua produced a devastating finish to knock out Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev near the end …

[ad_1] Pope Francis performs a mass on the day of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Peter’s Basilica, in the Vatican, on December 12, 2020. REUTERS / Remo Casilli / Pool / File Photo VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Saturday urged countries to work toward zero …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: United States President Donald Trump and United States Attorney General William Barr attend the 38th National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Capitol Hill in Washington, United States, on April 15. May 2019. REUTERS / Carlos Barria / Archives WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump lashed out at the …

[ad_1] BANGKOK – Suspicions that Huawei Technologies’ telecommunications equipment could serve as a back door for Chinese espionage have helped breathe new life into a Japanese tech ecosystem long believed to be dying. Several companies that prospered under the wing of Japan’s former national telecommunications monopoly, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone …

[ad_1] British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca unveiled plans to collaborate with Russia’s Sputnik V developer, Moscow-based Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, and explore whether its two coronavirus vaccines could be successfully combined. “Today we announce a program of clinical trials to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the AZD1222 …

[ad_1] When Japan invented the world’s first camera-equipped mobile phone two decades ago, it marked an early but crucial step in transforming the phone into a sophisticated high-speed wireless information terminal. Two decades later, as the world develops 5G networks that are tens of thousands of times faster, the nation …

[ad_1] BEACH AND SURF Locals enjoy a sunny day on the Kawhagan sandbar on Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte province as residents begin exploring tourist destinations in their backyard after quarantine restrictions are eased. Siargao is a world-class surf spot that attracts both professional and amateur surfers. —ERWIN MASCARIÑAS …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) – The United States reported 244,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day on Friday, setting a new grim record as the country prepares to distribute the first COVID-19 vaccine to states. A total of 244,011 new cases and 3,013 deaths were reported nationwide …

[ad_1] MORE than the sheer scale of logistical needs it may entail, the federal government’s vaccination campaign for the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) the next 12 months may be faced with a more overwhelming activity: convincing people of protection and vaccine efficacy. . The main executor of the federal government’s …