JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia has welcomed two baby Javan rhinoceroses to a family of one of the world’s most endangered species, the environment and forestry ministry said. Hidden camera footage released by the ministry at the weekend showed a small rhino trudging alongside another almost three times its size in the muddy terrain of the …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s capital Beijing will speed up global procurement of COVID-related drugs to relieve pressure from domestic shortages, and expedite clearance for inbound shipments, a Beijing pharmaceuticals official said at a press conference on Monday. (Reporting by Beijing Newswroom; Editing by Toby Chopra)
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s state media KCNA said on Monday the country conducted an “important, final phase” test on Sunday for the development of a spy satellite, which it seeks to complete by April 2023. The report was released a day after the South Korean and Japanese militaries reported the isolated North’s …
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(Reuters) -Russia and China will hold joint naval drills between December 21-27, Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday. The joint naval exercises, which have taken place annually since 2012, will involve missile and artillery firing in the East China Sea, Russia’s defence ministry said. “The main purpose of the exercises is to strengthen naval cooperation …
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By Gloria Dickie and Isla Binnie MONTREAL (Reuters) -Negotiators at a U.N. summit to protect nature were closing in on a new global deal on Sunday that could see 30% of land and sea protected by 2030, with hundreds of billions of dollars directed toward conserving the world’s wild places and species. China, the president …
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By Saud Mehsud and Jibran Ahmad DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Islamist militants seized a counter-terrorism centre in the northwestern Pakistani area of Bannu on Sunday and took hostages to negotiate with government authorities, officials said. “It’s not clear if the terrorists attacked from outside, or if they snatched the ammunition from staff inside” …
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By Heekyong Yang and Junko Fujita SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea fired two ballistic missiles towards the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Sunday, said South Korea and Japan, prompting South Korea’s presidential office to “strongly condemned” Pyongyang for escalating tensions. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the two medium-range missiles flew …
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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s president on Sunday called on the country’s political parties to try to form the new government within a week after last month’s inconclusive national election. The ruling alliance, led by the Nepali Congress party of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, and the main opposition Nepal Communist Unified Marxist-Leninist …
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KABUL (Reuters) – An accident in the landmark Salang alpine tunnel that connects Afghanistan’s capital to its north killed at least 12 people and injured dozens, authorities said on Sunday. Thirty-seven people were injured in the accident in Salang Tunnel, located about 90 km (56 miles) north of Kabul, according to Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, deputy …
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NICOSIA (Reuters) – Greek Cypriots went to the polls on Sunday in an electoral process for a new Archbishop to head an ancient church with modern interests from property management to breweries. The Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus is one of the few Orthodox Churches worldwide to recognise the independence of the fellow-Orthodox Church of …
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