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FOCUS: North Korea, China may use Olympics as political tool to boost ties
North Korea and China may be trying to use the Olympics as a political tool to demonstrate their amicable ties to the world, diplomatic sources said following Pyongyang s abrupt announcement the country would not take part in this summer s Tokyo Games.
Recently, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has adopted a tough posture against the United States and the South, while he is believed to have almost no intention of getting closer to Japan as Pyongyang and Tokyo have been at odds over the long-standing abduction issue.
For the past year, countries around the world have shared data on COVID-19 cases and deaths with the World Health Organization (WHO) - information that is crucial in informing the global fight against the disease.
However, three countries stand out as appearing either less than transparent or in denial about the scale of the problem.
The East African nation of Tanzania has not updated its COVID-19 data since early May, leaving the last number of reported confirmed cases at 509 and the death toll at 21.
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The United States consulted jointly Thursday with South Korea and Japan, allies often at odds with each other, as President Joe Biden reviews how to move forward on North Korea. The Biden administration says it is reviewing how to move forward with North Korea after former president Donald Trump held three splashy meetings with leader Kim Jong Un but failed to reach a lasting deal.