TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is taking an aggressive step to seize enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times, a pressure that the government hopes to instill confidence that it can host a delayed Olympic Games next year. FILE PHOTO: People in traditional costume kimonos, wearing protective masks as …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets struggled for direction on Friday as investors worried about a lack of detail in the US Federal Reserve’s policy change, while Japanese markets were awakened when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sacked for health reasons. FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian in the offices of the London Stock …
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Thieves stole the painting Two Laughing Boys by Dutch golden age artist Frans Hals from a museum in the Netherlands, police said. the third time it has been taken. The artwork, valued at $ 18 million by one expert and dating from 1626, was taken over from the Hofje van …
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