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Drinking alcohol can curb increase in antibodies after boosters, study finds

Levels of antibodies after booster shots were 15% lower on average in people who drink alcohol than in those who do not, according to an ...
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Tension between opposition parties mounts over Upper House electoral cooperation

Tensions are running high between the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japanese Communist Party after a tie-up last year failed to yield results.
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Japan’s booster rollout is relying on Pfizer and Moderna. How do the shots compare?

Despite an apparent preference among some in the general public for Pfizer, experts have emphasized that getting a booster jab as soon as eligible, no ...
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Troubled Toshiba to split into two firms instead of three

The new plan scraps the earlier intention to separate out its infrastructure operations, which will instead continue to be under Toshiba Corp.
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Blinken aims to reaffirm U.S. focus on Asia with Pacific trip

The U.S. secretary of state is due to depart on Monday for Australia, Fiji and Hawaii for meetings with key allies and to reaffirm a ...
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Afghanistan’s health care system is collapsing under stress

The funding necessary for Afghanistan's health system to survive has dried up due to sanctions imposed on the Taliban, leading to overburdened hospitals in danger ...
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Kishida pushes for a million daily COVID shots in bid to speed up booster rollout

With daily infections hitting record highs in many parts of the nation, the government is also set to decide early this week on whether to ...
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Kim Jong Un keeps aiming his missiles at this ‘most hated rock’

At about 850 meters in length, the island small enough to show the U.S. and its allies that Kim can hit what he aims at.
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Tesla escapes niche position as Japan starts to embrace EVs

In 2021, new registrations of imported EVs nearly tripled to 8,610, a small but remarkable shift in a country where overall automobile sales have stalled.
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Fearing junta, hundreds of Myanmar parents disown dissident children

The notices started to appear in large numbers after the army announced it would take over properties of its opponents and arrest people giving shelter ...