UK hits target: Gives at least 1 vaccine shot to 15 million

The U.K. government says it has reached its goal of giving at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to the most vulnerable people in the country, increasing pressure on ministers to clarify when they will ease a lockdown imposed in early January

Author Murakami hosts live jam for relaxation amid pandemic

Japanese author Haruki Murakami has a remedy for those who need relaxation from stress and worries in time of a pandemic _ Brazilian Bossa nova music

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Japan formally approves its first COVID-19 vaccine

Japan has formally approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and says it will start nationwide inoculations within days, but months behind the U.S. and many other countries

China fires back at US allegations of lack of transparency

China has fired back at the U.S. over allegations from the White House that Beijing withheld some information about the coronavirus outbreak from World Health Organization investigators

Powerful Japan quake sets off landslide, minor injuries

Residents in northeastern Japan are cleaning up clutter and debris in stores and homes after a strong earthquake set off a landslide on a highway, damaged some buildings and parts of bullet train lines and caused power blackouts for thousands of people

China holiday train travel down nearly 70% amid restrictions

Railway journeys in China during the usually frenetic Lunar New Year holiday travel rush are down by almost 70% amid calls for people to stay where they are to avoid a new outbreak of COVID-19

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China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliation

China has banned BBC World News from airing in China, a week after threatening to retaliate for the revocation of the British broadcasting license for China’s state-owned CGTN

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