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France, Europeans working to open joint mission in Afghanistan – Macron

4 Dec 2021 4 Dec 2021

By John Irish DOHA (Reuters) – Several European countries are working on opening up a joint diplomatic mission in Afghanistan that would enable their ambassadors to return to the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday. Western countries have been grappling with how to engage with the Taliban after they took over Afghanistan in …

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S.Korea reports record-high COVID-19 cases, deaths

4 Dec 2021 4 Dec 2021

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported a record daily 5,352 new COVID-19 infections and 70 deaths, while a nationwide total of nine cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday. The government on Friday announced that people visiting restaurants, cinemas and …

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Japan PM Kishida likely to cancel U.S. visit due to Omicron – NHK

4 Dec 2021 4 Dec 2021

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is likely to cancel a planned trip to the United States for talks with President Joe Biden this month due to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday. Kishida and Biden met in Glasgow last month on the sidelines of …

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Democracy activist Law urges Hong Kong voters to ignore Dec. 19 election

4 Dec 2021 4 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law called on voters in his home city to ignore a legislative election this month, the first under sweeping new rules imposed by Beijing, saying they should not lend the vote any legitimacy. China announced in March broad changes to the former British colony’s electoral system, reducing …

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Alpine skiing-Skiers concerned for Peng but will be at Beijing Olympics

4 Dec 2021 4 Dec 2021

By Steve Keating LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) – The world’s best women’s alpine skiers, who will compete at the Beijing Winter Games, expressed concern on Friday over China’s treatment of former world number one doubles tennis player Peng Shuai but will be in the start gate fighting for Olympic medals. Peng was not seen in …

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White House says it isn’t trying to weaken bill on China’s Uyghurs

4 Dec 2021 4 Dec 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration is not lobbying against a U.S. bill that would ban some Chinese imports over concern about forced labor among Uyghurs, which Republicans have accused Democrats of stalling, the White House said on Friday. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which would ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region, is …

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U.S. supports WTA for call to suspend tournaments in China over Peng concerns

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

(Reuters) -The United States has said it ‘applauds’ the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) for its decision to suspend tournaments in China over the treatment of former doubles world number one Peng Shuai. The U.S. is monitoring the situation surrounding Peng and it has not seen or heard anything that allays its concerns for her well-being, …

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IMF chief says Omicron could dent global economic growth

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund is likely to lower its global economic growth estimates due to the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the global lender’s chief said at the Reuters Next conference on Friday in another sign of the turmoil unleashed by the ever-changing pandemic. Omicron has spread rapidly to …

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Blinken says any move by China to invade Taiwan would have ‘terrible consequences’

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Any move by China to invade Taiwan would have “terrible consequences,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, adding that he hoped Chinese leaders would think very carefully about “not precipitating a crisis” across the Taiwan Strait. Blinken, speaking at the Reuters Next conference, said China had been trying to change …

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Blinken warns Chinese leaders over Taiwan as global crises mount

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

By Alessandra Galloni and Simon Lewis LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Reuters Next conference on Friday that Chinese leaders should think carefully about their actions toward Taiwan, warning of “terrible consequences” if China precipitates a crisis across the Taiwan Strait. In an interview, Blinken addressed multiple foreign policy challenges …

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