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Tokyo Olympics chief says Games will not be cancelled despite state of emergency

Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto says the committee is not considering cancelling the Olympics despite the announcement that Japan has imposed a state of emergency in the capital due to rising cases of Covid-19. Tokyo and three other regions will introduce tough measures amid a recent uptick in cases that has officials and medical professionals worried.

Denmark revokes residency of some Syrian refugees

Hundreds of people rallied this week in front of the Danish parliament in support of refugees after Denmark became the first European country to start revoking the residency permits of some Syrian refugees. (April 22)

Spectators watch third crewed SpaceX launch

Spectators at Space View Park in Titusville, directly across from the launch pad, cheered as Falcon rocket thundered into the night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday. (April 23)

Shelter for migrant children opens in Long Beach, CA

A new emergency federal shelter in California is starting to receive immigrant children from border facilities. About 150 children were expected Thursday at the facility in the Long Beach Convention Center. (April 22)

Father flees Ethiopia with babies around his neck

Amid the refugees pouring from the Ethiopian region of Tigray, the wifeless man with the twin infant girls in a battered bassinet stood out. The odyssey of Abraha Kinfe Gebremariam's family is a metaphor for a people displaced. (April 23)

Protesters rally after North Carolina shooting

Protesters staged a rally to denounce police brutality and call for justice Thursday after man was shot to death by one or more deputy sheriffs trying to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants. (April 22)

Probe after blood clot death linked to vaccine

Oregon health officials said Thursday that federal officials are investigating the death of a woman in her 50s who developed a rare blood clot and low platelets within two weeks of receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19. (April 22)

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