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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in a surprise move he would step down, setting the stage for a new premier after a one-year tenure marred by an unpopular COVID-19 response and sinking public support.

The government is also considering easing restrictions in restaurants and lengthening their opening hours in areas, local media reported. DEATHS AND INFECTIONSEUROPE * AstraZeneca and the European Commission have reached a settlement on the delivery of pending vaccine doses by the drugmaker, ending a row about shortages that had weighed on the company and the region's vaccination campaign. * Paris 2024 CEO praised Tokyo for its "remarkable" ability to pull off the Olympics amid the pandemic and said Paris was ready to take the baton.