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Cluster response team sent to virus-hit Kitakyushu: The health ministry has dispatched a cluster response team to a southwestern city due to a sudden rise in novel coronavirus cases, after a state of emergency was…

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Olympic chief Bach consults with IOC members over virus fallout: Olympic chief Thomas Bach on Wednesday held a series of talks with International Olympic Committee members on the potential consequences of the coronavirus pandemic that has seen the…

South Korea sees biggest jump in virus cases in seven weeks: South Korea reported its biggest jump in coronavirus infections in seven weeks on Wednesday, driven by a fresh cluster at an e-commerce warehouse on Seoul's outskirts, as millions…

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Koike to announce candidacy in June for Tokyo gubernatorial election: Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike will announce her candidacy around June 10 for this summer's gubernatorial election in the capital, a source familiar with the situation said Wednesday. Koike,…

Japan's new stimulus package to be worth ¥117.1 tril: Japan will compile a new 117.1 trillion yen ($1.1 trillion) stimulus package that includes significant direct spending, to stop the coronavirus pandemic pushing the world's third-largest economy…

Hong Kong police fire pepper pellets to disperse protests over security bill: Hong Kong riot police fired pepper pellets to disperse protesters in the heart of the global financial centre on Wednesday, as new national security laws proposed by Beijing…

Asia stocks mixed on uncertainty over Hong Kong security law: Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday as U.S.-Chinese tension over Hong Kong competed with optimism about recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Benchmarks in Shanghai and Hong Kong…

7-year-old boy survives fall from 5th-floor window in Tokyo: A seven-year-old boy survived a fall from the window of a fifth-floor office in a building in Tokyo on Tuesday. According to police, a passerby called 119 just…

New Zealand expects plan for safe travel with Australia in June: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday a draft blueprint on safely starting travel between New Zealand and Australia will be presented to both governments in…

Riot police shield Hong Kong legislature as protests gather against anthem bill: Hong Kong deployed riot police around the Legislative Council on Wednesday as activists called for protests against a bill to criminalise disrespect of the Chinese anthem,…

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