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North Korea’s state media backs Russian call for probe into pipeline blast

4 Mar 2023 4 Mar 2023

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean state media weighed in on Saturday on allegations that Western nations were involved in blasts that damaged Russia’s undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, in the latest move by Pyongyang to express support for Moscow. Moscow has maintained, without providing evidence, that the West was behind the blasts that …

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Hong Kong women’s rights protest cancelled after police cite risk of violence

4 Mar 2023 4 Mar 2023

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong women’s rights group cancelled a demonstration at the last minute on Saturday after police said violent groups might want to join the protest. The Hong Kong Women Workers’ Association was originally granted permission by Hong Kong police to hold a rare public protest on Sunday …

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At least six killed in blast at oxygen plant in Bangladesh

4 Mar 2023 4 Mar 2023

DHAKA (Reuters) – At least six people were killed and several injured on Saturday when a fire broke out following an explosion at an oxygen plant in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said. The death toll could rise as a rescue operation was ongoing at the plant at Sitakunda, 40 km (25 miles) from the southeastern port …

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China parliament to vote on state reform plan, new Cabinet

4 Mar 2023 4 Mar 2023

By Liz Lee and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s legislature will vote in the coming days on a plan to reform institutions under the State Council, or Cabinet, and decide on a new Cabinet line-up for the next five years, including a new premier, an agenda showed on Saturday. The annual National People’s Congress (NPC) …

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North Korea says US causing international arms control collapse

4 Mar 2023 4 Mar 2023

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of international arms control systems and said Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons were a just response to ensure the balance of power in the region. “The Korean peninsula is turning into the world’s biggest powderkeg and war practice field …

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Philippines says Chinese navy ship spotted near disputed island

4 Mar 2023 4 Mar 2023

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Saturday it had spotted a Chinese navy ship and dozens of militia vessels around a contested Philippine-occupied island in the South China Sea, as territorial tensions mount in the area. The Philippine Coast Guard said 42 vessels believed to be crewed by Chinese maritime militia personnel were seen …

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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands, New Zealand – EMSC

4 Mar 2023 4 Mar 2023

(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 183 km (113.71 miles), the EMSC said. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami warning after the quake. (This story has been …

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Flooding in southern Malaysia forces 40,000 people to flee homes

4 Mar 2023 4 Mar 2023

By Ebrahim Harris and Hasnoor Hussain BATU PAHAT, Malaysia (Reuters) – Flooding resulting from days of torrential rain has forced almost 40,000 people to flee their homes in Malaysia’s southern Johor state, bordering Singapore, and at least four people have died during the past week, officials said on Saturday. “We used to always prepare for …

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China’s defence spending increases have been ‘reasonable’ – parliament spokesman

4 Mar 2023 4 Mar 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s defence spending as a share of gross domestic product has been kept basically stable for many years, with the increases “moderate” and “reasonable”, the spokesman of the country’s parliament said on Saturday. “The modernisation of China’s military will not pose a threat to any country,” Wang Chao, spokesman for the National …

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Hong Kong court convicts 3 members of Tiananmen vigil group for security offence

4 Mar 2023 4 Mar 2023

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -Three former members of a Hong Kong group that organised annual vigils to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, were found guilty on Saturday of not complying with a national security police request for information. Chow Hang-tung, 38, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former vice-chairperson of the …

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