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China announces plan to curb rising methane emissions but challenges await

9 Nov 2022 9 Nov 2022

By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has drafted a new plan to control methane and will promote new technologies and financing mechanisms to slash rising emissions of the greenhouse gas that traps 80 times more heat than carbon dioxide, the country’s top climate official said. Senior climate change envoy Xie Zhenhua said on the …

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Nepal earthquake kills six, rattles New Delhi

9 Nov 2022 9 Nov 2022

By Mrinmay Dey and Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 in Nepal early on Wednesday killed four children and two adults, seriously injured five others as several houses collapsed in the western district of Doti, and shook New Delhi in neighbouring India. Local media showed mud and brick houses destroyed by …

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Philippines’ Marcos to address Myanmar situation at ASEAN summit

9 Nov 2022 9 Nov 2022

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday the situation in Myanmar will be among several issues that will be addressed at the ASEAN summit. “We will also address regional issues such as the pandemic and the situation in Myanmar, developments in the South China Sea and the ongoing conflict between Russia …

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Earthquake hits Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture, no tsunami warning

9 Nov 2022 9 Nov 2022

TOKYO (Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 hit Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, according to public broadcaster NHK. (Reporting by Elaine Lies; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

Climate, Ukraine, China in focus as Biden prepares for upcoming foreign trip

9 Nov 2022 9 Nov 2022

By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden will meet with the leaders of Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia during an upcoming trip to North Africa and Asia where he will show U.S. commitment on issues such as climate change and assert Washington’s pledge to counter China’s rising global influence. Biden’s wide-ranging trip …

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Taiwan aims for British trade deal as minister meets president

9 Nov 2022 9 Nov 2022

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan hopes to sign a trade deal with Britain and deepen cooperation with new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government, President Tsai Ing-wen told a British minister visiting Taipei on Wednesday in defiance of Chinese demands such trips stop. Taiwan views Britain as an important democratic partner and has been heartened …

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China’s Guangzhou city brings back mass testing to fight worst COVID outbreak

9 Nov 2022 9 Nov 2022

By Liz Lee and Bernard Orr BEIJING (Reuters) – Millions of residents of China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou will be required to have COVID-19 tests on Wednesday, authorities said, in an effort to control the city’s worst outbreak with infections topping 2,000 for two consecutive days. As local cases across China reached their highest …

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North Korea fires another missile as South salvages parts of Soviet-era weapon

9 Nov 2022 9 Nov 2022

By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, as South Korea said it had identified debris from an earlier launch as part of a Soviet-era SA-5 surface-to-air missile. Japan’s Coast Guard said the ballistic missile appeared to have fallen into the …

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Indonesia suspends licences of two more drug firms amid probe into child deaths

9 Nov 2022 9 Nov 2022

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s food and drug agency said on Wednesday it had suspended the licences of two more local drug companies producing syrup-type medications, as authorities investigate the deaths of nearly 200 children due to acute kidney injury. The Southeast Asian country temporarily banned sales of some syrup-based medications in October after it identified …

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North Korea fires ballistic missile -South Korea military

9 Nov 2022 9 Nov 2022

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea’s military said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)