Some medical experts unconvinced about holding Tokyo Games

The Tokyo Olympics open in less than four months and the torch relay has already begun to crisscross Japan

Asian shares mostly rise amid mixed market signs

Asian shares have advanced as investors focus on causes for optimism, such as the reopening of the Suez Canal

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WHO report: COVID likely 1st jumped into humans from animals

A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak of the coronavirus is “extremely unlikely.”

AP Exclusive: WHO report says animals likely source of COVID

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak of the coronavirus is “extremely unlikely.”

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UK eases lockdown but nervously eyes European virus surge

Britain is taking another small step out of lockdown as it looks nervously at a new virus surge inundating its European neighbors

UK protesters scuffle with police during rally over new law

Police in the English city of Bristol have arrested 10 people during a third night of protest against a new policing law

China outlines COVID-origin findings, ahead of WHO report

Chinese officials have briefed diplomats in Beijing on the research into the origin of COVID-19, ahead of the expected release of a long-awaited report from the World Health Organization

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