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Eldest daughter of Thai king hospitalised with heart problem – palace

15 Dec 2022

BANGKOK (Reuters) – The eldest child of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been hospitalised due to a heart problem and her condition has stabilised to a certain level, the royal palace said on Thursday. Princess Bajrakitiyabha, 44, was taken ill after losing consciousness early on Wednesday in northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province and was treated at …

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China’s COVID scare sparks run on flu medicines, test kits as far away as Australia

15 Dec 2022

By Stella Qiu and Sophie Yu SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) – The rising alarm over COVID-19 spreading in China was felt in pharmacies in Hong Kong, Macau, and in some neighbourhoods in Australia, as people hunted for fever medicines and virus test kits to send to family and friends on the mainland. China’s sudden easing of strict …

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India says air exercise not connected to border clash with China

15 Dec 2022

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s air force will hold an training exercise on Thursday and Friday in the country’s east but it is not connected to last week’s border scuffles with China in the region, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said. India’s defence minister said this week that Indian troops prevented Chinese soldiers from entering …

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Japan unit of Britain’s Jazz Pharma starts phase III trial of cannabis drug

15 Dec 2022

TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese unit of Britain’s Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC said on Thursday it had started a phase III trial of a cannabis-based drug for epilepsy. The trial follows a recommendation by a health ministry panel in September to revise Japan’s drug laws to allow for the importation and use of medical marijuana products. …

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Beijing touts institutional advantages in fight against COVID

15 Dec 2022

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday that China has “institutional advantages” to fight COVID after the United States said it could help with a surge of infections if Beijing requests assistance. Wang made the remarks in response to White House national security spokesperson John Kirby saying on Wednesday that …

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China vows ‘strong’ counter-measures over Manchester incident

15 Dec 2022

BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that “strong and forceful counter-measures” will be taken after accusing Britain of failing to protect Chinese staff at the Chinese consulate in Manchester during a protest in October. British police had been investigating the alleged assault on a protester who was beaten by several men …

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China’s COVID spike not due to lifting of restrictions – WHO director

15 Dec 2022

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -COVID-19 infections were exploding in China well before the government’s decision to abandon its strict “zero-COVID” policy, a World Health Organization director said on Wednesday, quashing suggestions that the sudden reversal caused a spike in cases. The comments by the WHO’s emergencies director Mike Ryan came as he warned of …

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Tokyo makes solar panels mandatory for new homes built after 2025

15 Dec 2022

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – All new houses in Tokyo built by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar power panels to cut household carbon emissions, according to a new regulation passed by the Japanese capital’s local assembly on Thursday. The mandate, the first of its kind for a Japanese municipality, requires about …

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Indonesia parliament approves extradition treaty with Singapore

15 Dec 2022

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament passed into law a bilateral extradition agreement with Singapore on Thursday, in a move Jakarta expects to help authorities bring to justice people accused of stashing offshore billions of dollars of state money in the city-state. The absence of an extradition treaty has been a sensitive issue for Indonesia, which …

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