WASHINGTON/TALLINN (Reuters) – The West reacted with skepticism to China’s proposal on Friday – the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – for a ceasefire, with NATO saying Beijing did not have much credibility as a mediator. “Any proposal that can advance peace is something that’s worth looking at. We’re taking a look at …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Inner Mongolia region ordered inspections at all of its open-pit mines on Friday, after at least six people were killed in a landslide at a coal mine, with 47 others still missing. The mine, operated by small local firm Xinjing Coal Mining Co, collapsed in an avalanche of rock on Wednesday, leaving …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s military is learning from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that any attack on Taiwan would have to be swift to succeed, but the Taiwan Strait would make that challenging, the island’s defence minister said on Friday. The possible impact of the war on China’s military thinking on Taiwan and …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the notion that China could supply arms to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would not help resolve the conflict, an outcome he was confident China wanted. “It can’t help the peace if China effectively supplies the one nation that has broken the international law on the …
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By Takaya Yamaguchi and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s core consumer inflation hit a fresh 41-year high in January as companies passed on higher costs to households, data showed on Friday, keeping the central bank under pressure to phase out its massive stimulus programme. The data underscores the dilemma policymakers face as soaring prices of …
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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia has tested at least 12 people for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, the health ministry said, after an 11-year-old girl died this week from the virus in the first known transmission to humans in the country in nearly a decade. The victim’s father, who was part of a group …
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By Muyu Xu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A deadly coal mining collapse in China this week is one of a growing number of industry accidents over the last year, government statistics show, coinciding with Beijing’s recent push for higher production to improve energy security. At least six people were killed and 47 others are still missing …
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By Irene Wang TOKYO (Reuters) – A kaleidoscopic light show has helped reinvent Giacomo Puccini’s opera “Turandot” currently playing in Tokyo – a production which aims to bring people back into theatres now that the pandemic has eased. The opera, reimagined by American director Daniel Kramer in collaboration with teamLab, the Japanese group famed for …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday condemned the Myanmar military authorities’ arrest and detention of a Christian religious leader and called for his immediate release and for all charges against him to be dropped. “We condemn the Burma military regime’s arrest and detention of prominent ethnic Kachin Christian leader Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson,” …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -China told the United Nations on Thursday that one year into the Ukraine war “brutal facts offer an ample proof that sending weapons will not bring peace,” just days after the United States and NATO warned Beijing against giving Russia military support. “Adding fuel to the fire will only …
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