At a meeting of the Games’ executive board, Hashimoto said he would “fulfill a heavy responsibility as chairman of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics” and was “fully committed” to holding a successful event between July 23 and August 8. Hash Hashimoto, 56, told reporters early Thursday that he had handed …
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The epicenter was reported at 11.07 a.m. local time (0.07am ET), according to the United States Geological Survey, located 45.9 miles (73.9 kilometers) east of Namini, according to the United States Geological Survey. The depth of the earthquake was about 36 miles. Injuries were reported in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, …
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BEIJING (AP) – Dancers were involved in the role of Africans on Blackface during a national broadcast on Chinese state TV as Asia greeted the Lunar New Year with a holy feast on Friday, including a renewed coronavirus outbreak. One of the world’s most-watched TV programs, “African Song and Dance,” …
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Some 23,314 prisoners will be pardoned and released on Union Day as a national public holiday of the country’s unification, General Min Aung Hlaing said in a statement. It is not clear what crimes the prisoners have been convicted of. While the release of mass prisoners on national holidays is …
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In a statement on the government-run MRTV channel, the military warned that without discipline “democracy could be destroyed”, and that those who “harm the stability of the state, public safety and the rule of law” could face legal action. On Tuesday, the government imposed new restrictions on public rallies and …
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