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Peru declares state of emergency on highways

Peru on Thursday declared a one-month state of emergency on all its highways in a bid to clear road blocks set up by truckers...

Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes after state of emergency

Sri Lanka's parliament will convene Tuesday in its first session since a state of emergency was imposed as the country grapples with protests and...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declares 36-hour nationwide lockdown

Sri Lanka declared a 36-hour nationwide curfew Saturday and deployed troops backed with sweeping new powers under a state of emergency to quell protests...

Ecuador president declares state of emergency over drug violence

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso on Monday declared a state of emergency in the country grappling with a surge in drug-related violence, and ordered the...

Poland plans to extend border emergency over migrants

Poland's interior minister on Monday asked for a state of emergency along the border with Belarus to be extended for 60 days despite objections...

At least 7 dead in New York after flash floods, record rains

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Japan to expand virus emergency to battle surge

Japan's government said Tuesday it will expand a coronavirus state of emergency to seven new regions as it battles a record wave of infections...

Myanmar junta chief says new elections in two years

Myanmar's junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline...

Japan mulls 10,000-spectator cap ahead of Tokyo Olympics

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Japan’s virus emergency extended as games near

Tokyo—Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas on Friday until just a month before the Olympics, in a...

350,000 sign ‘Cancel Olympics’ petition

Tokyo—Japan’s government is expected to widen a virus state of emergency Friday, just 10 weeks before the Tokyo Olympics, as campaigners submitted a petition...

Spain ends COVID state of emergency

Spain has lifted a state of emergency in place since October to fight the pandemic, allowing Spaniards to travel between regions for the first...

Senate insists on ’state of calamity’ over pork crisis

With the Senate convening as a Committee of the Whole today (Monday) to discuss possible corruption in pork importation, Senator Francis Pangilinan on Sunday...

Miami Beach extends emergency as pandemic-weary tourists party on

The US city of Miami Beach, overrun by crowds of excited spring break tourists, has extended its state of emergency as it struggles to...
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