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Fiji fans cheer following Fiji's win over Argentina in their men's rugby sevens semifinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
COVID-hit Fiji celebrates Olympic rugby sevens gold

By Steve Mcmorran Jul. 28, 2021 06:48 PM EDT

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus shop around at the Kuromon Ichiba market in Osaka, western Japan, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Asia Today: Indian opposition leader positive for COVID-19

Apr. 20, 2021 07:24 AM EDT

A Muslim vendor wearing protective mask waiting for customers at a Ramadan bazaar, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
The Latest: Schools reopen in Mexico's Campeche state

By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2021 04:58 AM EDT

In this image made from UNTV video, Teresa Amarelle Boue, Member of the Council of State of Cuba, speaks during a pre-recorded message which was played inside the United Nations General Assembly Hall, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at U.N. headquarters, in New York. (UNTV Via AP)
25 years after UN women's meeting, equality remains distant

By Edith M. Lederer Oct. 01, 2020 12:03 AM EDT

In this UNTV image, Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of Venezuela, speaks in a pre-recorded video message during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, at UN Headquarters. The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from heads-of-state, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic. (UNTV via AP)
In leaders' UN videos, the backgrounds tell stories, too

By Jennifer Peltz Sep. 26, 2020 08:46 AM EDT

Medical staff of the German Red Cross, DRK, wears protective suit as he takes a coronavirus test at a newly set up test station at the main train station in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Travellers arriving from countries considered 'at-risk' can be tested for the coronavirus free of charge at the station.(Photo/Markus Schreiber)
The Latest: Australia announces coronavirus vaccine deal

By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2020 12:57 AM EDT

People wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus as they ride an escalator at a retail and office complex in Beijing, Friday, June 5, 2020. China on Friday reported five new confirmed coronavirus cases, all of them brought by Chinese citizens from outside the country. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Asia Today: India's daily virus cases surge by nearly 10,000

Jun. 04, 2020 11:13 PM EDT

Migrant workers rest inside a tent before traveling in a Shramik train arranged to transport them to their home states, at a railway station in Gauhati, India, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Rural villages across India are seeing an increase in cases with the return of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who left cities and towns where they were abandoned by their employers after having toiled for years building homes and roads. India sees no respite from the coronavirus caseload at a time when the two-month-old lockdown across the country is set to end on Sunday. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
UN chief warns leaders pandemic may cause historic famine

By Edith M. Lederer May. 28, 2020 05:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 20, 2018, file photo, Fiji's Semi Kunatani scores against Japan during the Rugby Sevens World Cup in San Francisco. The Fiji Rugby Union criticized Monday, April 6, 2020, two of its top professional players, including Kunatani, who have been arrested for failing to self-isolate after returning to Fiji from overseas. Both players returned to Fiji via Singapore last weekend. They were arrested for failing to observe a 14-day quarantine designed the prevent the spread of Covid-19. Fiji has reported 12 cases. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
2 Fiji rugby players arrested for breaking virus quarantine

Apr. 05, 2020 10:36 PM EDT