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Don’t touch foreigners to reduce monkeypox risk, China health official says

19 Sep 2022 19 Sep 2022

BEIJING (Reuters) -A senior Chinese health official advised people to avoid contact with foreigners to prevent monkeypox infection after the first known case of the virus on mainland China was reported. “To prevent possible monkeypox infection and as part of our healthy lifestyle, it is recommended that 1) you do not have direct skin-to-skin contact …

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Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict death toll nearly 100

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

BISHKEK (Reuters) -Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan said on Sunday nearly 100 people had died in their border conflict, as a fragile ceasefire between the Central Asian nations extended into a second day and their mutual ally Russia urged a de-escalation. The former Soviet republics clashed over a border dispute on Sept. 14-16, accusing each other of …

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Crash victims in southern China were on COVID quarantine bus

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) -The victims of a bus crash which killed 27 people and injured a further 20 in southwest China’s Guizhou province were in an official government health vehicle and were being transported for COVID reasons, local media reported on Sunday. The accident took place in the early hours of Sunday …

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Azerbaijan says Pelosi’s ‘unfair’ remarks are a blow to peace efforts

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan on Sunday scolded U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi for saying that Baku had started a border conflict with Armenia, saying the “unsubstantiated and unfair” remarks were a serious blow to peace efforts. Pelosi on Sunday strongly condemned what she said were “illegal” border attacks by Azerbaijan on Armenia, using …

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Putin calls on Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to de-escalate

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone talks with the leaders of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan following clashes on the border of the Central Asian republics, the Kremlin said on Sunday. “Vladimir Putin urged the sides to prevent further escalation and to take measures to resolve the situation exclusively by peaceful, political and diplomatic …

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China’s Chengdu says to gradually return to normal after COVID lockdown

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

BEIJING (Reuters) – The southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu will resume production and life “in an orderly manner” from Monday following more than two weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns and other strict curbs, local authorities said on Sunday. The announcement came after the city of more than 21 million on Thursday lifted a lockdown imposed from …

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Typhoon Nanmadol bears down on Japan’s Kyushu island

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

TOKYO (Reuters) – Typhoon Nanmadol bore down on Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu on Sunday with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warning of gales and high waves. The 14th typhoon of the season, which has weakened as it approaches Kyushu, is bringing record rainfall, the JMA said, warning of the risk of overflowing rivers. …

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Earthquake again felt in Taiwan’s capital Taipei

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Buildings shook again in Taipei on Sunday as another earthquake rattled the island, following a strong temblor earlier in the day with its epicentre in Taiwan’s southeast. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; editing by Christian Schmollinger)

Taiwan ‘specially invited’ to sign queen’s condolence book

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s de facto ambassador in London received a “special invite” to sign the book of condolence for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, the island’s foreign ministry said, adding he was given the same treatment as other dignitaries. Britain, like most countries, has no diplomatic ties with Chinese-claimed Taiwan though they have close unofficial ones. …

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Russia’s security chief begins two-day visit to China on Sunday

18 Sep 2022 18 Sep 2022

BEIJING (Reuters) – Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev will hold security consultations and meetings during a two-day visit to China starting Sunday, China’s foreign ministry said. Patrushev will attend the 17th round of China’s Russia strategic security consultations and the 7th meeting of the China-Russia law enforcement security cooperation during his visit, the foreign …

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