BEIJING (Reuters) – New coronavirus case numbers held steady in China near April peaks on Sunday as many shops and restaurants in Beijing’s most populous district were shut and schools in the area said classes would go online for the coming week. China is battling COVID-19 outbreaks in cities across the country, including Guangzhou and …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Sunday it is open to a meeting with the U.S. defence secretary on the sidelines of a regional security forum in Cambodia this week, in a sign of thawing relations after the countries’ top leaders met earlier this month. China Defence Minister Wei Fenghe and U.S. Secretary of Defense …
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By David Brunnstrom and Karen Lema WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits the Philippines this week in the Biden administration’s latest high-level engagement with America’s oldest Asian ally and an increasingly vital strategic partner as tensions rise with China over Taiwan. The following are some of the main issues surrounding her visit: …
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By Poppy McPherson BANGKOK (Reuters) – U.S Vice President Kamala Harris announced $20 million in new funding for clean energy projects in the Mekong region, during the last day of her tour of Thailand on Sunday following a regional summit. She spoke to civil society and business leaders in Bangkok after the close of a …
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By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) – Michael Bloomberg apologised last week at a business forum hosted by the news agency he founded for remarks by British former Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticising China as autocratic. The controversy highlights China’s influence in Asia and sensitivities about overt criticism of Beijing. Bloomberg, a former New York …
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By Kate Abnett, Shadia Nasralla and Gloria Dickie SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -Negotiators at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt neared a breakthrough deal on Saturday for a fund to help poor countries being ravaged by the impacts of global warming, but remained locked over how to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions driving them. With …
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By Rozanna Latiff, A. Ananthalakshmi and Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim took a narrow lead in Saturday’s general election, though he and his main contenders were far short of a simple majority needed to form the government, early results from the Election Commission showed. Former premier Muhyiddin Yassin took …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Sunday said he has secured enough seats in a general election to form a government, though the latest results from the Election Commission showed a hung parliament. Muhyiddin said he was willing to work with any party to reach the numbers needed to form …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s ruling Barisan Nasional coalition said it accepted the people’s decision after an election on Saturday, but stopped short of conceding defeat, after early results showed the coalition was trailing behind two other contenders. The coalition said in a statement Barisan remains committed to contributing to the formation of a stable …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad suffered his first election defeat in 53 years on Saturday in a blow that could mark the end of a seven-decade political career. Mahathir, 97, who served as Malaysia’s prime minister for more than two decades in two stints, failed to retain his parliamentary seat in the …
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