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Senior Chinese diplomat visits Japan amid regional tensions

Wang could make a courtesy call on Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who has so far sought to balance Japan’s deep economic reliance on China with addressing security worries, including Beijing’s claims over disputed East China Sea isles. While Suga has steered clear of the harsh anti-China rhetoric u…
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Philippines in advanced talks with AstraZeneca for vaccine

Carlito Galvez, the former general in charge of strategy to fight the coronavirus, said the government was also in talks with Pfizer Inc and China’s Sinovac for vaccine supply deals. Galvez said the government could enter into an advance market agreement with AstraZeneca before the month ends. If n…
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41 FSM citizens and diplomats enter pre-quarantine in Guam

In addition to the 14-day pre-quarantine period in Guam, every individual being repatriated will be required to undergo an additional mandatory 14-day quarantine period upon arrival in the FSM, tentatively scheduled for Dec. 5, 2020. All repatriating persons will undergo the same Covid-19 testing a…
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Palau Election Commission certifies election results

 In the presidential race former Sen. Surangel Whipps Jr. won,  garnering 5,699 votes while his opponent, Vice President Raynold Oilouch, received 4,351 votes. In the vice presidential race, Sen. Jerrlyn Senior was the victor with 5,112 votes while her opponent, Sen. Frank Kyota, got 4,671 votes. I…
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American Samoa gives provisional approval for repatriation

He also agreed to the government’s Coronavirus Task Force’s suggestion of the first repatriation flight in mid-January.  The governor’s provisional approval is outlined in a 16 November letter addressed to the task force. The Repatriation Plan, prepared by the Health Department in…
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China says it will respond to US admiral visit to Taiwan

A two-star Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sources told Reuters on Sunday. Neither Taiwan nor the United States has officially confirmed the trip. The Trump administration has ramped up support for Taiwan, in…
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Biden turns 78, will be oldest US president

As he wrestles with those issues, Biden will be attempting to accomplish another feat: demonstrating to Americans that age is but a number and he’s up to the job. Biden will be sworn in as the oldest president in the nation’s history, displacing Ronald Reagan, who left the White House in 1989…
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