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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the Solomon Islands must be vigilant against attempts by “a few countries” to interfere in the internal affairs of other nations, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday. Efforts to subvert the achievement of diplomatic ties between China and the Solomon Islands are doomed to fail, Wang, who is also …

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TOKYO (Reuters) – A traveller who entered Japan last week has tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus while in quarantine, but the case was not one of community infection, the top government spokesman said on Thursday. “We believe the confirmed cases of Omicron variant infections in Japan have so far been detected by …

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By Francesco Guarascio and Panu Wongcha-um BRUSSELS/BANGKOK (Reuters) – Tens of millions of migrants may be denied COVID-19 vaccines from a global programme because some major manufacturers are worried about legal risks from harmful side effects, according to officials and internal documents from Gavi, the charity operating the programme, reviewed by Reuters. Nearly two years …

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia on Thursday announced new COVID-19 restrictions, including banning mass gatherings and requiring booster doses for high-risk groups, as it reported its second case of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said authorities were also verifying 18 more suspected cases of the variant, believed by experts to be the …

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(Reuters) – Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd has submitted an approval request for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine to Japan’s health ministry, the U.S. drugmaker said late on Wednesday. (Reporting by Shivam Patel in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)