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(Reuters) – Local governments in China should prevent the “blind and disorderly development” of power-hungry data centres, Beijing said on Wednesday as it seeks to reduce carbon emissions from the country’s technology and communications sector. Reducing the dependence of data centres and 5G networks on coal-fired power plants was essential for China to fulfil its …

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By Elaine Lies and Akira Tomoshige TOKYO (Reuters) – Red-faced, the two sumo wrestlers crashed together, grappling their way around the raised earthen ring until one pushed the other over the side. A typical scene in Japan’s traditional wrestling – except the loin-clothed wrestlers were 11 years old, each weighing more than many grown men. …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers included efforts to push back against Russia and China in a compromise version of a massive annual defense bill released on Tuesday, proposing $300 million for Ukraine’s military and a statement of support for the defense of Taiwan. But they omitted some measures that had strong support …

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – China’s Uyghur Muslim ethnic group, which has a wide presence in Turkey, welcomed a U.S. boycott of the Winter Games in Beijing, and called on other countries to do the same. The White House said on Monday U.S. government officials would boycott the Winter Olympics because of China’s human rights “atrocities,” although …

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A court in Malaysia will on Wednesday deliver its verdict on an appeal by former premier Najib Razak over his conviction in a case related to a corruption scandal at 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), a state fund he co-founded. The following are details of the scandal and the cases brought against …

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By Tommy Ardiansyah CURAH KOBOKAN, Indonesia (Reuters) – At the foot of Indonesia’s Mount Semeru, what is left of the houses along the main village road are covered in a thick layer of hardened volcanic ash. Curah Kobokan was among the worst-hit areas when the 3,676-metre (12,060 ft) Mount Semeru erupted on Saturday, sending a …

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