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Mar212021 by adminNo Comments

Japan PM vows no virus rebound as emergency measures end

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Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged to do his utmost to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus ahead of the Olympic torch relay and his upcoming visit to WashingtonBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated PressMarch 21, 2021, 9:37 AM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleTOKYO -- Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged Sunday to do his utmost to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus ahead of the Olympic torch relay and his upcoming visit to Washington.Suga was addressing his ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s annual convention, just hours ahead of the planned lifting of a virus state of emergency in the the Tokyo region. Suga said after the state of emergency is lifted is "an extremely important time” for virus prevention.“We must not put our guards down ....

Jan232021 by adminNo Comments

France vows Eurostar support to ‘maintain this strategic link’ with UK

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French authorities have said they are ready to give financial support to the struggling Eurostar.The country's junior transport minister, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, told a parliamentary hearing in Paris he was talking with the UK government about ensuring the cross-Channel train operator survives the coronavirus pandemic. He said the French state would be "at Eurostar's side in order to maintain this strategic link between our two countries". Image: Passenger numbers have plummeted since the pandemic began Support will be given "based on our involvement in Eurostar, so that we can financially sustain its business model", he added.Eurostar is 55% owned by French state rail company SNCF and the UK government sold its 40% stake to private c...

Dec82020 by adminNo Comments

Covid: Biden vows 100m vaccinations for US in first 100 days

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Nov132020 by adminNo Comments

UN chief vows to do utmost to keep Western Sahara cease-fire

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UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ramped up efforts Friday to try to get Morocco and pro-independence supporters in disputed Western Sahara to step back from a renewed flare up of fighting, warning that the clashes could rupture a nearly 30-year cease-fire and have “grave consequences.”In recent days, Guterres and other U.N. officials have been working the phones and been involved in “multiple initiatives to avoid an escalation” -- so far unsuccessfully, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.But “the secretary-general remains committed to doing his utmost to avoid the collapse of the cease-fire that has been in place since Sept. 6, 1991 and he is determined to do everything possible to remove all obstacles to the resumption of the peace process,” Dujarric said.The M...

Sep192020 by adminNo Comments

Iran vows ‘hit’ on all involved in US killing of top general

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The chief of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has threatened to go after everyone who had a role in a top general’s January killing during a U.S. drone strike in IraqByThe Associated PressSeptember 19, 2020, 10:14 AM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleTEHRAN, Iran -- The chief of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened Saturday to go after everyone who had a role in a top general's January killing during a U.S. drone strike in Iraq.The guard's website quoted Gen. Hossein Salami as saying, “Mr. Trump! Our revenge for martyrdom of our great general is obvious, serious and real.”U.S. President Donald Trump warned this week that Washington would harshly respond to any Iranian attempts to take revenge for the death of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, tweeting ...