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North Korea fires suspected missile as South Korea breaks ground for ‘peace’ railway

5 Jan 2022

By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, just hours before South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a rail line he hopes will eventually connect the divided Korean peninsula. North Korea’s first launch since October underscored leader …

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Hong Kong bans some inbound flights, tightens COVID-19 curbs

5 Jan 2022

By Twinnie Siu and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong announced a two-week ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including the United States and Britain, and tightened restrictions on Wednesday as authorities feared a fifth wave of COVID-19 infections. The restrictions were announced as health authorities scoured the city for the contacts …

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Thailand fears “tens of thousands” of new COVID-19 cases, weighs curbs

5 Jan 2022

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is considering measures such as limiting large gatherings and banning alcohol sales in restaurants to discourage customers to avert a wave of coronavirus infections, a health official said on Wednesday. The country reported 3,899 cases on Wednesday, up from an average of 2,600 daily cases towards the end of last year, …

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Japan’s Okinawa sees doubling of COVID-19 cases, considers emergency steps

5 Jan 2022

TOKYO (Reuters) -The southern Japanese island chain of Okinawa emerged on Wednesday as the epicentre of a new coronavirus surge, with cases more than doubling from the previous day and officials were considering imposing emergency curbs. New infections in the prefecture jumped to 623 from 225 on Tuesday, the highest since August when Japan was …

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Philippines cancels ‘Black Nazarene’ parade again on COVID-19 concerns

5 Jan 2022

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine authorities have cancelled an annual procession, which normally draws millions of Catholic devotees accompanying a black wooden statue of Jesus Christ through the streets of Manila, for a second straight year due to coronavirus concerns. The government’s coronavirus task force cancelled the “Black Nazerene” procession, which is one of the country’s …

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Philippines reports highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in nearly three months

5 Jan 2022

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Wednesday reported 10,775 new COVID-19 cases, the country’s highest daily spike since Oct. 10. That brought the Southeast Asian country’s total confirmed cases to date to 2.87 million, with its death toll climbing by 58 to 51,662, the Department of Health said in a bulletin. (Reporting by Enrico Dela …

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Taiwan fund to issue $2.3 billion climate change pension mandate, Asia’s first -official

5 Jan 2022

By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) – Taiwan’s largest pension fund is set to issue what a top official said is Asia’s first climate change-focused stock mandate, worth $2.3 billion, amid mounting pressure for the global financial sector to support green investing. The open-tender bidding process for asset managers seeking to be involved in the …

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