HONG KONG (Reuters) -An explosion hit Taiwan’s state-backed CPC Dalin Refinery in the southern city of Kaohsiung on Thursday night, videos and images from the Fire Department showed with heavy fire seen above the plant, officials said, adding nobody was hurt in the incident. Fire was seen raging above the plant and thick smoke billowed …
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By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest are doubling down on COVID-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking down districts and throwing millions into distress in a scramble to halt widening outbreaks. China on Thursday reported a third straight day of more than 1,000 new …
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By Stanley Widianto, Ananda Teresia and Wa Lone JAKARTA (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military government warned on Thursday that any pressure from its Southeast Asian neighbours to put a time frame on a peace plan would create “negative implications”. The ruling junta, which seized power from an elected government last year, was reacting to a meeting …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack on a vehicle in the western Afghanistan province of Herat that killed five people, according to the militant group’s channel on Telegram. The vehicle was carrying medical personnel of a Taliban military unit headquartered in Herat, said Ministry of Defence spokesperson Enayatullah Khowrazmi. …
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KABUL (Reuters) – An attack on a vehicle in western Afghanistan killed five medical personnel employed by Taliban security forces on Thursday, a defence ministry spokesperson said. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the militant group’s channel on Telegram. Taliban Ministry of Defence spokesperson Enayatullah Khowrazmi said several employees were also …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia’s relations with China were at an “unprecedented level” as he called China’s President Xi Jinping a “close friend.” Moscow and Beijing signed a no-limits partnership just days before Russia launched its “special military operation” in Ukraine in February, and Russia has sought to …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that the Chinese Communist Party’s session that gave Xi Jinping a third term as president was “pretty much what we expected.” National security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters it was as yet unclear whether President Joe Biden would meet Xi at a G20 summit in Bali, …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday spoke by telephone with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. In the statement, the ministry said that Lavrov thanked Wang for what it called China’s support for Russia’s position on a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine. (Reporting …
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By Chayut Setboonsarng and Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai celebrity media tycoon, transgender rights advocate and new owner of the Miss Universe beauty pageant wants to use the event to inspire women like her and boost tourism. Jakapong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, CEO and biggest shareholder of JKN Global Group Pcl (JKN), is a celebrity …
(Reuters) -Uzbek workers at a waste processing plant in the western Russian city of Oryol, who were handed mobilisation notices and ordered to show up at the local conscription point, have asked their president for help, a local news outlet reported. Moscow started the mobilisation campaign, its first since World War Two, last month as …
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