U.S. House speaker postpones Asia trip after positive COVID test

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has postponed her planned trip to Asia after testing positive for the coronavirus, her spokesman said Thursday.Pelosi was expected to visit Tokyo later this week to meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as part of efforts by the United States and Japan to affirm close cooperation amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Taiwan media said Pelosi was also planning to visit the self-ruled island from Sunday, in what would have been the first trip to Taiwan by a U.S. House speaker in 25 years."It is regrettable that (her visit) was canceled, but …READ FULL ARTICLE