(Corrects to make clear O’Brien said U.S. has considered reinforcing arms embargoes against Myanmar military) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has considered reinforcing arms embargoes against the military of Myanmar, James O’Brien, the U.S. State Department head of sanctions coordination, told a congressional hearing on Wednesday. (This story corrects to make clear O’Brien said …
BEIJING (Reuters) – A restaurant fire killed 17 people in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun on Wednesday, state television channel CCTV reported. Three people were also injured in the blaze that broke out in a small diner at 12:40 p.m. (0440 GMT) in the city, the capital of Jilin province, the report added. The …
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said. (Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -When U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris makes an expected visit to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas on Thursday, she will be the latest in a long list of dignitaries – and tourists – coming to gaze into secretive North Korea. The DMZ is a relic of the …
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By Soo-hyang Choi and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has completed preparations for a nuclear test and a possible window for carrying it out could be between Oct. 16 and Nov. 7, South Korean lawmakers briefed by its spy agency said on Wednesday. Preparations for a possible nuclear test by North Korea, which …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s consistent position is to maintain stability in the Korean peninsula, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after South Korean media reported that North Korea may conduct a nuclear test in coming months. The relevant parties should take concrete actions to respond to the legitimate concerns of the DPRK, said Wang Wenbin, …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s new finance minister, Ishaq Dar, will work to rein in inflation and cut interest rates, he said on Wednesday, calling the rupee currency undervalued and promising a strong response to resolve the South Asian nation’s worst economic crisis. In his fourth time in the role, the chartered accountant must …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris condemned on Wednesday “disturbing” actions by China in the Pacific while pledging to deepen “unofficial ties” with Taiwan, days after the U.S. administration pledged its forces would defend the island. Harris made her remarks on the deck on the USS Howard destroyer during a …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s Ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun told a Security Council meeting that isolation and sanctions would only “lead to a dead end” after the United States called for the body to condemn Russia’s referendums in occupied regions of Ukraine. “Bloc confrontation, political isolation, sanctions and pressurization will only lead to …
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s population level immunity to COVID-19 has reached about 90% in major population areas after a recent Omicron wave, though that level of protection is likely to diminish in a matter of months, according to a study published on Tuesday. That level of so-called “herd immunity” reflects partial protection imparted from both …
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