(Reuters) – Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the new variant boosts immunity to the older one. The study only covered a small group of people and has not been peer-reviewed, but it found that people who were infected with Omicron, especially …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the United States ignored obligations under outer space treaties, exposing astronauts to danger. China urges the United States to act responsibly, Zhao Lijian, spokesperson at the foreign ministry, said at a regular press conference. Chinese citizens lashed out online against Tesla founder Elon Musk’s …
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian health authorities were conducting contact tracing on Tuesday after detecting the Southeast Asian country’s first case of the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant in the community, health ministry official Siti Nadia Tarmizi said. The first confirmed case was a 37-year-old male who was from the city of Medan and had visited a …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan revised the schedule of its space exploration plans on Tuesday, aiming to put a Japanese person on the moon by the latter half of the 2020s. “Not only is space a frontier that gives people hopes and dreams but it also provides a crucial foundation to our economic society with respect …
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By James Pomfret and Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong prosecutors on Tuesday filed a “seditious publications” charge against jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai who already faces charges under a tough national security law that critics say has stifled freedoms in the Asian financial hub. Lai, 74, the founder of the pro-democracy Apple …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s defence minister Nobuo Kishi agreed to launch a military hotline with China next year, Japan’s government spokesperson said on Tuesday, citing recent talks between Kishi and his Chinese counterpart. Kishi held a video call with Wei Fenghe on Monday where the Japanese defence chief stressed the importance of stability in the …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s local symptomatic coronavirus cases rose for a fourth consecutive day on Monday, with Xian city reporting more infections in a flare up that has put 13 million residents under lockdown. Xian reported 175 symptomatic cases, up from the previous day’s 150, official data showed on Tuesday. No Omicron infections have been …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week opened a key ruling party meeting, state media reported on Tuesday, a forum he has previously used to make major New Year policy announcements. The 4th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) was convened …
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By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – A boat carrying scores of Rohingya refugees including women and children broke down and was stranded in waters off the coast of Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, local authorities and humanitarian groups said on Monday. Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have for years sailed to countries such as Malaysia, …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Xian tightened curbs on travel within the city on Monday as it started a new round of testing on the fifth day of a lockdown of its 13 million people. Xian reported 150 new local symptomatic coronavirus cases for Sunday, a slight drop from the previous day’s 155, and officials warned that …
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