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TOKYO / SEOUL (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking on the 75th anniversary of the surrender of World War II in Japan, vowed never to repeat the tragedy of the war and Emperor Naruhito expressed “deep remorse” “about the war that is still going on in East East …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is ready to mass-produce COVID-19 vaccines as scientists advance it, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech on Independence Day on Saturday, and also launched a nationwide health identity project for every citizen the role. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets officers as he …
Read More »Google stops responding immediately to data requests from the Hong Kong government
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