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Japan to extend virus emergency with safe Olympics at stake

Japan is set to extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas with infections not yet slowing to levels it can safely host the Olympics opening in July

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Kim vows to build N. Korea socialism amid US nuclear impasse

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed an “uncompromising struggle” against anti-socialist elements at home as he tries to fortify his power amid pandemic-related difficulties and U.S.-led economic sanctions

Global shares advance as investors await US growth data

Global stock markets have risen as inflation fears eased and investors looked ahead to U.S. data that are expected to show economic growth accelerating

Asian shares advance as investors await US growth data

Asian stock markets have risen as inflation fears eased and investors looked ahead to U.S. data that are expected to show economic growth accelerating

Japan says US travel warning for virus won't hurt Olympians

Tokyo has denied that a U.S. warning for Americans to avoid traveling to Japan will have an impact on Olympians

China to try Australian writer on espionage charges

Australia says its citizen Yang Hengjun will be tried by a Chinese court on espionage charges on Thursday amid deteriorating relations between the countries

Biden's solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints

The Biden administration’s solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry depends on Chinese raw materials that might be produced by forced labor

China's Mars rover touches ground on red planet

China’s first Mars rover has driven down from its landing platform and is now roaming the surface of the red planet