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Now playing Next Japan 10,000 Tokyo Olympics volunteers resigned ahead of opening of Games Organisers revealed that thousands of volunteers who were expected to take part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo resigned in recent months. 03/06/2021
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Now playing Next Greece Greece extends COVID-19 vaccination campaign to migrants camps Athens has faced criticism for not including asylum-seekers earlier in its vaccination campaign. 02/06/2021
Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch production line to increase Moderna COVID-19 jab output This line will enable the supply of an additional 300 million doses of Moderna's booster variant vaccine candidate per year, if authorised. 02/06/2021
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Now playing Next world news Only one of the three Delta variant lineages is of concern, WHO says "It has become evident that greater public health risks are currently associated with B.1.617.2, while lower rates of transmission of other lineages have been observed," the WHO said on Tuesday. 02/06/2021
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