By Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and his Philippine counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos, underscored their support for freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea on Thursday, in response to China’s efforts to exert its influence there. Biden and Marcos held their first face-to-face talks on the …
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(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos on Thursday discussed the importance of free navigation in the South China Sea, where Beijing is exerting its influence. “The leaders discussed the situation in the South China Sea and underscored their support for freedom of navigation and overflight and the peaceful resolution of …
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By Tom Bateman and Rocky Swift KAWASAKI, Japan (Reuters) – Japan’s armies of “salarymen” were famous for spending endless hours at the office. Now one tech giant is trying to make the experience more cuddly by allowing in pets. Fujitsu Ltd, which makes everything from air conditioners to super computers, opened an experimental “dog office” …
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ALMATY (Reuters) – A Russian-led security bloc will hold military drills in Kazakhstan from Sept. 26 to Oct. 8, the Kazakh defence ministry said on Thursday, telling the public not to be surprised by the arrival of foreign troops and military vehicles. Kazakhstan is a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) which also …
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By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -The death toll from malaria and other diseases tearing through Pakistan’s flood-ravaged regions reached 324, authorities said on Wednesday, and actress Angelina Jolie said she feared many people she had met during visits to flood-hit areas this week would “not make it” if more aid did not arrive. …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – An expanded and protracted Ukraine crisis is not in the interests of all parties, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau on the sidelines of a United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on Wednesday. China hopes that the “flame of war” will go out as soon …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said sorry in a contempt of court case and promised not to hurt the dignity of the judiciary, the court said, a concession that could avoid his disqualification from politics. The charges are related to a speech by Khan in which he …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Myanmar model who took refuge in Thailand after speaking out against a military coup in her homeland has been blocked from returning to Bangkok, Thai authorities said on Thursday, over what her manager said was an Interpol notice. Han Lay, who captured international attention last year with a moving beauty pageant …
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By Rocky Swift and Tom Bateman SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) – If an earthquake strikes in the not too distant future and survivors are trapped under tonnes of rubble, the first responders to locate them could be swarms of cyborg cockroaches. That’s a potential application of a recent breakthrough by Japanese researchers who demonstrated the ability …
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By Brenda Goh (Reuters) – Xi Jinping is unlikely to abandon his “old friend” Vladimir Putin, even as the Russian leader’s decision to send thousands more troops to Ukraine and his nuclear threats strain Beijing’s “no limits” partnership with Moscow, experts said. China will instead dig in on its awkward stance of calling for dialogue …
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