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Philippine leader cheers EC move as job losses for 50,000 seafarers averted

2 Apr 2023 2 Apr 2023

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Sunday welcomed the European Commission’s (EC) decision to continue recognising certificates issued by his country for Filipino seafarers, saying it averted job losses for roughly 50,000 sailors. The EC had warned in 2021 it would withdraw its recognition of Filipino seafarers’ certificates unless serious measures were …

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Explosion at Indonesia Pertamina’s refinery arm unit injures 9 – statement

2 Apr 2023 2 Apr 2023

JAKARTA (Reuters) – An explosion at a refinery owned by a Pertamina PT unit in western Indonesia injured nine people, the state energy firm said on Sunday, adding to two dozen deaths from two other fires over the past month. The explosion late on Saturday in a gas compressor caused “minor” injuries from glass shards …

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Three British men being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan – Sky News

1 Apr 2023 1 Apr 2023

(Reuters) – Three British men are being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan, including so-called “danger tourist” Miles Routledge, Sky News reported on Saturday. The other two men are charity medic Kevin Cornwell and another unidentified UK national who manages a hotel in Kabul, the report said. “We are working hard to secure consular contact …

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Pakistan says ‘terrorists’ operating from Iran kill four soldiers

1 Apr 2023 1 Apr 2023

By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army said on Saturday that four of its border patrol soldiers had been killed by a group operating from Iran, in an attack which was condemned by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. A separatist group, Baluch Liberation Army (BLA), which has previously been involved in attacks on Pakistani …

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High activity spotted at North Korea nuclear complex after Kim’s bomb-fuel order-report

1 Apr 2023 1 Apr 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Satellite images show a high level of activity at North Korea’s main nuclear site, a U.S. think tank reported on Saturday after the North Korean leader ordered an increase in production of bomb fuel to expand the country’s nuclear arsenal. The Washington-based 38 North North Korea monitoring project said the activity it …

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North Korea accuses Ukraine of having nuclear ambitions – KCNA

1 Apr 2023 1 Apr 2023

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, accused Ukraine of calling for nuclear weapons, state media KCNA reported on Saturday, basing her assertion on an online petition in that country that has drawn under 1,000 signatures so far. Kim said this kind of petition could be …

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China stages combat patrols after warning Taiwan about U.S. speaker meeting

1 Apr 2023 1 Apr 2023

By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Nine Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line on Friday carrying out combat readiness patrols, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, days after Beijing threatened retaliation if President Tsai Ing-wen meets U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory despite the …

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China’s Xi says ties with Singapore set benchmark for region

1 Apr 2023 1 Apr 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) – Relations between China and Singapore have set a benchmark for countries in the region, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during talks in Beijing on Friday. China is willing to work with Singapore in further building new “channels” by land and sea, Xi told Lee, according to …

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Hong Kong rejects US report criticising crackdown on freedoms

1 Apr 2023 1 Apr 2023

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong on Saturday “firmly rejected” findings in a new U.S. government report that said U.S. interests had been threatened and that Beijing continued to “undermine” the rule of law and freedoms in the territory under a national security crackdown. The U.S.’ 2023 Hong Kong Policy Act Report, published by the …

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Taiwan says 10 Chinese aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line

1 Apr 2023 1 Apr 2023

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Ten Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, normally an unofficial barrier between the two sides, Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Saturday, as Beijing continues its military activities near the island. Nine Chinese fighter jets and one military drone crossed the median line in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. …

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