TOKYO – Major Asian bourses were closed for the New Year’s holidays Thursday while the handful that remained open was mixed. Australia’s S&P/ASX fell 1.4% to 6,587.10, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.3% to 27,231.13. The Shanghai Composite gained…
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Tokyo records single-day high in virus cases
TOKYO — Authorities in Tokyo have announced nearly 500 new cases of the coronavirus, the biggest daily increase in the Japanese capital since the pandemic began, amid a nationwide spike in infections and as the country discusses with Olympic officials…
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