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MANILA (Reuters) – Electoral authorities in the Philippines have rejected the first of a series of complaints seeking to disqualify presidential contender Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the early frontrunner ahead of next year’s election. Marcos Jr, the son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, still faces six other complaints – all of them linked to accusations …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Two major referendums in Taiwan on whether to ban the import of pork containing leanness-enhancing additive and whether to resite a new LNG terminal both failed on Saturday as not enough voters showed up to validate the outcome. According to a vote count by the official Central News Agency, more people voted …

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By Ju-min Park and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese former politician who campaigned to bring billions of dollars of investment from some of Japan’s top companies to Myanmar has urged Japan to endorse its military regime, saying the nation’s coup leader has “grown fantastically as a human being,” while praising his “democratisation efforts.” …

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By Clare Jim and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong officials are working to boost turnout in Sunday’s legislative election, according to diplomats and people familiar with the effort.      As part of those actions, two Chinese state-owned banks have appealed to workers to vote, said two people familiar with the matter and …

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By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong holds a legislative assembly election on Sunday in which candidates have been vetted for “patriotism” and pro-democracy candidates are largely absent, having declined to run or been jailed or forced into exile.     The reshaping of the Legislative Council is the first major restructuring of Hong …

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will extend a curb on foreigners entering the country beyond year-end to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Saturday citing anonymous government sources. Japan reversed an easing of controls late last month as Omicron spread around the world and has one of the world’s strictest …

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