SYDNEY (Reuters) – More than 50 pilot whales have died after stranding on a remote beach in Australia’s west, authorities said on Wednesday, while rescue teams tried to return the rest of the pod back to the waters. Marine experts and volunteers camped overnight at Cheynes Beach, more than 450 kilometres (280 miles) southeast of …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday expressed concern about a new policing agreement between China and the Solomon Islands that they said would undermine the Pacific’s agreed regional security norms. Earlier this month the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Solomon Islands’ opposition party called for Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to “immediately” publish …
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By Yew Lun Tian and Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -China named veteran diplomat Wang Yi its new foreign minister on Tuesday, removing former rising star Qin Gang after a mysterious one-month absence from duties barely half a year into the job. Qin, 57, a former aide to President Xi Jinping and envoy to the United …
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By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Human-induced climate change has played an “absolutely overwhelming” role in the extreme heatwaves that have swept across North America, Europe and China this month, according to an assessment by scientists published on Tuesday. Throughout July, extreme weather has caused havoc across the planet, with temperatures breaking records in China, …
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SEOUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian delegation led by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu will visit North Korea this week, Shoigu’s ministry announced on Tuesday, joining a Chinese group as the first such public visitors to the country since the start of the pandemic. The delegations will visit to celebrate the 70th anniversary of “Victory Day” on Thursday …
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By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -Tourists should expect far stricter supervision if visits to the border between North and South Korea resume, analysts said, after U.S. soldier Travis King used an organised tour to get close enough to dash across to North Korea last week. The U.S. Army private joined a tour …
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(Reuters) – Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has called for joint efforts to address global security challenges, Chinese state-run media agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday. Wang made the remarks at the 13th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisers and High Representatives on National …
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s top court on Tuesday ruled against a parliamentary vote to impeach the interior minister over what critics said was a botched response to a deadly Halloween crush in Seoul last year, provoking anger and dismay among victims’ relatives. Some relatives at the hearing broke down in tears …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Presidential Office said, adding her itinerary for Tuesday afternoon has been cancelled. Tsai felt “minor discomfort” and tested positive after having a rapid test, the office said in a statement. “The president is currently showing mild symptoms and is being taken …
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(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to visit China in October, planning his visit to coincide with a “One Belt, One Road” forum, Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yury Ushakov told reporters on Tuesday, according to the Russian state news agency TASS. China has become Russia’s most significant ally since early last year, when the …
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