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Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply

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TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine to speed up...

Germany promises help for local staff amid Afghan withdrawal

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<p>BERLIN &mdash; The German defense minister says she wants to help bring some Afghan employees of her country's military to Germany as it prepares...

Refugees win rare victory in Serbia landmark pushback ruling

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BELGRADE, Serbia — Hamid Ahmadi still can feel the cold of the February night when Serbian police left him and two dozen other refugees...

Germany promises help for local staff amid Afghan withdrawal

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BERLIN — The German defense minister says she wants to help bring some Afghan employees of her country's military to Germany as it prepares...

American, 2 Russians return to Earth from space station

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<p>MOSCOW &mdash; An American astronaut and two Russians have returned to Earth after six months aboard the International Space Station.</p> ...

American, 2 Russians return to Earth from space station

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MOSCOW — An American astronaut and two Russians have returned to Earth after six months aboard the International Space Station. ...

Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled

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<p>TOKYO &mdash; The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in...

7 Hong Kong democracy leaders to be sentenced amid crackdown

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HONG KONG — Seven of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates, including 82-year-old veteran activist Martin Lee and pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, are expected...

Pakistan blocks social media access amid anti-France rallies

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<p>LAHORE, Pakistan &mdash; Pakistan blocked access to all social media on Friday, after days of anti-French protests across the country by radical Islamists opposed...

Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled

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TOKYO — The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in...