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Got a COVID booster? You probably won’t need another for a long time.

New studies suggest that several parts of the immune system can mount a sustained, potent response to any coronavirus variant.
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Japan’s top business lobby calls for further easing of border controls

Masakazu Tokura, head of Keidanren, has suggested that the country's border controls are not based on solid epidemiological grounds.
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Japan says it’s ready to join U.S.-led sanctions on Russia

Japan's prime minister said Tuesday that Tokyo would coordinate with G7 nations on U.S.-led sanctions. Those could include a ban on chip and other key ...
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Putin orders troops to Ukraine’s east as Russia recognizes separatists

The Russian leader's announcement drew international condemnation and immediate targeted U.S. sanctions, as well as the promise of tougher measures soon.
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Japan’s top business lobby calls for further easing of border controls

Masakazu Tokura, head of Keidanren, has suggested that the country's border controls are not based on solid epidemiological grounds.
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Japan aims to block sex offenders from jobs in schools and child care

Under the system being considered, those who want a job in child care or education would need to submit proof that they are not a ...
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Reindeer herders push to reclaim land from Norway’s wind farms

The case could inspire limits on exploiting Indigenous lands in the name of combating climate change, a practice derided by activists as green colonialism.
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The shadowy messengers delivering threats to Hong Kong civil society

The shuttering of many civil society groups has come after staffers were subjected to shadowy campaigns of threats and intimidation by so-called middlemen.
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Tokyo’s new daily COVID case count falls below 10,000 for first time since Jan. 24

By prefecture, Tokyo had the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the past week, followed by Osaka, Kanagawa, Aichi and Saitama.
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Blitzkrieg or minor incursion? Putin’s choice could determine world reaction.

If he strikes to take the whole country in a single blow, it could provoke the largest, most violent battle for European territory since the ...