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Fukushima: Japan gets UN nuclear watchdog approval for water release

4 Jul 2023

By Sakura Murakami and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan won approval from the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog on Tuesday for its plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean, despite fierce resistance from Beijing and some local residents. After a two-year review, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Japan’s …

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EU climate chief urges ‘decisive’ joint action with China on climate crisis

4 Jul 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) – The European Union’s climate chief Frans Timmermans on Tuesday called for faster and more decisive joint action with China to tackle the “accelerating” climate crisis, as China gears up to ensure power supplies amid extreme heat this summer. Timmermans, who is in Beijing for climate talks, met with Chinese Vice Premier Ding …

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Taliban administration orders beauty salons in Afghanistan to close

4 Jul 2023

KABUL (Reuters) -The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has ordered beauty salons to close within a month, the morality ministry said, in the latest shrinking of access to public places for Afghan women. “The deadline for the closing of beauty parlours for women is one month,” Mohammad Sadiq Akif, a spokesperson for the Ministry for the …

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Kyrgyz court allows ‘matronymics’ in a surprise nod to women’s rights

4 Jul 2023

BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan’s Constitutional Court has ruled that adults can choose to use middle names based on the name of their mother rather than their father, in a surprise nod to gender equality in traditionally patriarchal Central Asia. As a legacy of the Russian empire and Soviet era, most people in Kyrgyzstan use Russian-style …

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Cambodia bars Meta oversight board over PM’s Facebook account suspension

4 Jul 2023

(Reuters) – Cambodia said on Tuesday Meta Platforms Inc’s 22-member oversight board was unwelcome in the country, days after the panel recommended suspending Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook account over content violations. The board’s recommendation was “political in nature”, Cambodia’s foreign affairs ministry said. Hun Sen’s Facebook account went offline last week after the Oversight …

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Railway bridge partly collapses in China’s Chongqing as rain drenches region

4 Jul 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) – A railway bridge in Chongqing partially collapsed on Tuesday morning, local authorities reported, after rain deluged the southwestern Chinese municipality for several days and fuelled concerns that more rain-induced disasters will hit the country. Over the past month, China has experienced torrential rains, flash floods and deadly mudslides, leading government officials to …

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Green economy, security in focus as Indonesia, Australia leaders meet in Sydney

4 Jul 2023

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Indonesian President Joko Widodo said strategic cooperation with Australia on electric vehicle batteries was a priority after talks on Tuesday with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that focused on green economy and regional security. Widodo, who is in his second and final term in office, wants to build an electric …

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Putin reassures Asian allies of Russia’s stability after mutiny

4 Jul 2023

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin told Asian leaders on Tuesday that the Russian people were more united than ever, in his first appearance at an international forum since a short-lived mutiny last month. “The Russian people are consolidated as never before,” Putin told a virtual meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a group that …

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China buzzes Taiwan Strait again, minister decries ‘disinformation’ about safety

4 Jul 2023

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Chinese fighter jets again crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, as a senior Taiwanese official decried “annoying disinformation” about how safe the island is given the mounting tensions with Beijing. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory despite the island’s strong objections, …

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