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By Tim Kelly and Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Friday it would begin a once-unthinkable $320 billion military build-up that would arm it with missiles capable of striking China and ready it for a sustained conflict as regional tensions and Russia’s Ukraine invasion stoke war fears. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government worries …

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s government said on Friday that people 18 and older could choose to get a fifth COVID-19 vaccine to help better protect against the virus as the city has seen a steady increase in infections in recent months. (Reporting by the Hong Kong newsroom; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

By Gloria Dickie and Isla Binnie MONTREAL (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the world to take action on preventing nature loss in a video message to ministers from more than 120 countries assembled in Montreal for the U.N. biodiversity summit, of which China holds the presidency. “We need to push forward the global …

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SEOUL (Reuters) -International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi said on Thursday the IAEA would make an all-out effort to stop North Korea’s nuclear programme and preserve international non-proliferation, according to South Korea’s presidential office. Grossi, who is on a visit to Seoul, was responding to a request from South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol …

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By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Clashes erupted once again between the border forces of Afghanistan and Pakistan near the key Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing on Thursday, resulting in one death and over a dozen injuries, Pakistani officials said. Previously, cross-border shelling and gunfire killed eight Pakistani civilians and one Afghan soldier on Sunday near …

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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal will end an eight-month ban on the import of cars, expensive mobile phones and liquor on Friday as the country’s foreign currency reserves have increased, officials said on Thursday. The Himalayan nation, tucked between China and India, restricted imports of cars, gold and cosmetics in April saying its …

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