Down Under leaders minimize China spilt, urge virus probe
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The leaders of New Zealand and Australia downplayed their differences over China and urged more investigation into the origins of...
Australian softball squad flies to Japan for Olympic camp
SYDNEY — Australia’s Olympic softball squad left Sydney bound for Japan on Monday and will be among the earliest arrivals for the Tokyo Games.
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UK to resettle more Afghan interpreters as NATO troops leave
LONDON — Britain said Monday it will make it easier for Afghans who worked with British troops to settle in the U.K., amid rising...
Oldest American, fastest woman on Everest return safely
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is...
Virus fails to deter hundreds of climbers on Mount Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A year after Mount Everest was closed to climbers as the pandemic swept across the globe, hundreds are making the final...
In time for summer, Europe sees dramatic fall in virus cases
ROME — When Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest with an over-the-top glam-rock performance, the victory signaled more than just a psychological boost for...
China launches cargo rocket with supplies for space station
BEIJING — An automated cargo rocket carrying supplies for China’s new space station blasted off Saturday from an island in the South China Sea.
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Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, UK strains
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese...
US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in China
GENEVA — The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organization to take a deeper look into the possible...
Japan to extend virus emergency with safe Olympics at stake
TOKYO — Japan is set to extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas with infections not yet slowing to levels...
