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[ad_1] TOKYO: The government of Japan has privately concluded that the Tokyo Olympics will need to be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Times reported, citing an anonymous high-ranking member of the ruling coalition. The government’s focus is now on securing the Tokyo Games in the next available year, …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden acted swiftly to coordinate a federal effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday (January 21), his first full day in office, with steps to expand testing and vaccines and increase the use of masks. At an event at the White House, Biden …

[ad_1] South China morning post Coronavirus: Is China Ready for the mRNA Vaccine Revolution? When the search for a coronavirus vaccine began, China invested heavily in what it considered the safest bet: inactivated vaccines. State-owned Sinopharm and the private company Sinovac worked with government-affiliated laboratories to work around the clock …

[ad_1] MUMBAI: Five people were killed when a fire tore through a building in the world’s largest vaccine production center in western India on Thursday (January 21), authorities said. “Five people have died,” Pune City Mayor Murlidhar Mohol told reporters after the fire at the Serum Institute of India. Ad …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after taking office on Wednesday (January 20), undoing policies implemented by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and taking his first steps on the pandemic. of COVID-19 and climate change. Signing several actions in front of reporters in the …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday (January 20) with a call for unity, vowing to bridge deep divisions and defeat internal extremism two weeks after a mob attack tried to undo his electoral victory. On a cold but sunny day in the …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, DC: Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in on Wednesday (January 20) as the 46th President of the United States. Biden, 78, was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts shortly before noon (1 a.m. Thursday Singapore time) in front of the Capitol, which was the target of a …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden plans to start his new administration on Wednesday (January 20) with orders to restore the United States to the Paris climate accord and the World Health Organization, attendees said. Biden will sign 17 orders and actions just hours after taking office as the leader …

[ad_1] Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it is going next. Jack Ma has resurfaced after months out of the public eye, fueling intense speculation about the plight of the billionaire facing increasing scrutiny of his internet empire. China’s most …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday (January 19) explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot on the United States Capitol, saying the mob was “fueled with lies” and that the president and others “provoked” those who tried to overthrow Democrat Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Before …