Tag: Asia
Trash scavengers who help keep cities clean plea for vaccine
<p>NEW DELHI — The scavengers wait patiently for a dump truck to tip the trash on the summit of the landfill outside New Delhi....
Japan routs Mongolia 14-0 in World Cup qualifying
SEOUL — Japan stayed perfect in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday by routing Mongolia 14-0.
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Brazil leader names new top diplomat amid Cabinet shake-up
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Amid a slide in his popularity, President Jair Bolsonaro has shaken up the Cabinet, including replacing Brazil's foreign minister who...
Some medical experts unconvinced about holding Tokyo Games
<p>TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. Organizers say...
Afghan officials: 3 women working in polio drive killed
<p>KABUL, Afghanistan — Attackers on Tuesday gunned down three women working to administer the anti-polio vaccine in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, a day after...
Japan routs Mongolia 14-0 in World Cup qualifying
<p>SEOUL — Japan stayed perfect in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday by routing Mongolia 14-0.</p>
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N. Korea accuses UN of double standard over missile firings
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Monday accused the United Nations of a “double standard” over its reaction to the North’s recent missile...
Overseas Tokyo ticket holders may get only partial refunds
TOKYO — Many fans living outside Japan who bought Tokyo Olympic tickets from brokers — so-called Authorized Ticket Resellers — will not get full...
Hungary first in European Union for vaccinations, and deaths
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary has vaccinated more of its population than any other country in the European Union, according to figures from an EU...
US men lose to Honduras, miss 3rd straight Olympic soccer
<p>The United States missed its third straight Olympic men’s soccer tournament, losing to Honduras 2-1 on Sunday night in a qualification game as Juan...