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Japan finds more than 90 cases of new COVID-19 virus strain
Japanese health authorities have found more than 90 cases of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus, the government's chief spokesman said on Friday. The… Read
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Corporate sponsors, volunteers and torchbearers for this summer's Tokyo Games have welcomed the selection of Japan's former Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto as the new head… Read
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