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By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The head of Tibet’s government-in-exile on Thursday defended the Dalai Lama over footage of him asking a boy to suck his tongue, saying the incident had demonstrated the country’s spiritual leader’s innocent and affectionate side. The Nobel peace laureate apologised after the footage from a public event, which …

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By Shrivathsa Sridhar (Reuters) -The Women’s Tennis Association will resume operations in China this year, it said on Thursday, ending a stance taken in 2021 to suspend tournaments in the country due to concerns over the safety of former doubles number one Peng Shuai. The WTA had received widespread praise for suspending its tournaments in …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe must not turn a blind eye to tensions between China and Taiwan because a military escalation in the region would be a “worst-case scenario” for the global economy, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Thursday. Speaking during a visit to China, Baerbock backed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, …

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By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Thursday stood by a North Korean missile launch warning that led millions of residents to take cover from debris that most likely fell into the sea hundreds of miles away, saying “safety is our top priority”. The alert just before 8 a.m. on Thursday triggered sirens on …

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By Hyonhee Shin and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) -Every Saturday a group of young South Koreans gathers in Incheon just west of Seoul to talk about their battles with drug abuse, seeking sympathy and support in often emotional exchanges. The free midday therapy sessions are organised by Choi Jin-mook, who fought addiction for more than …

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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and South Korea plan to launch talks on an information security agreement to facilitate intelligence-sharing and promote security ties, a Canadian government source said on Thursday. Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly will make the announcement during an official trip to Seoul this week, said the source, who requested anonymity on the …

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(Reuters) – Pakistan will struggle to break out of a cycle of ongoing debt repayments without reform, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan told the Financial Times in an interview. Khan told the publication that the government needed to break out of borrowing cycles that have held back developing economies. He, however, ruled out a …

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By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – China is not participating in a United Nations project to survey Asian wet markets and other facilities at high risk of spreading infectious diseases from wild animals to humans, despite long-running talks with Beijing, a UN official told Reuters. China’s hesitancy to join the UN project involving other Asian …

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