Pandemic puts tulips, bluebells, cherry blossoms in hiding
HALLE, Belgium — There is no stopping flowers when they bloom, blossoms when they burst. Unfortunately, people have been stopped from enjoying them these...
Toshiba brushes off renewed push from CVC on acquisition bid
TOKYO — Toshiba Corp. on Tuesday brushed off a fresh missive from CVC Partners about the global fund’s proposal to acquire the Japanese manufacturer,...
Japanese businessmen brighten makeup industry amid pandemic
TOKYO — The coronavirus pandemic has pushed many businesses in Japan to the edge of financial ruin, but Takumi Tezuka, who owns a makeup...
Will Japanese Olympians be vaccinated ahead of the public?
TOKYO — The vaccine rollout in Japan has been very slow with less than 1% vaccinated, causing concern about the postponed Tokyo Olympics that...
UK’s Johnson cancels India trip as its virus cases surge
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called off a trip to India amid surging coronavirus cases in the country.
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Radical Islamist party frees 11 Pakistani police hostages
LAHORE, Pakistan — An outlawed Pakistani Islamist political group freed 11 policemen almost a day after taking them hostage in the eastern city of...
India’s capital to lock down as nation’s virus cases top 15M
NEW DELHI — New Delhi was being put under a weeklong lockdown Monday night as an explosive surge in coronavirus cases pushed the India's...
Will Japanese Olympians be vaccinated ahead of the public?
TOKYO — The vaccine rollout in Japan has been very slow with less than 1% vaccinated, causing concern about the postponed Tokyo Olympics that...
India’s electric vehicles face practical, technical hurdles
NEW DELHI — H.S. Panno, an independent contractor living in a spacious two-story penthouse in New Delhi, had his doubts when he bought his...
UK’s Johnson cancels India trip as its virus cases surge
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called off a trip to India amid surging coronavirus cases in the country.
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