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China cities cancel flights, prepares to halt trains as Typhoon Muifa closes in

14 Sep 2022

BEIJING (Reuters) -Typhoon Muifa gained strength in the East China Sea on Wednesday, triggering China’s first “red alert” this year, forcing flight and train cancellations in Shanghai and threatening the busy port shared by Ningbo and Zhoushan cities. More than 50% of flights were reduced or cancelled at Shanghai’s Pudong and Hongqiao airports with 589 …

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‘Humour over rumour’: Taiwan eyes Ukraine messaging model if China attacks

14 Sep 2022

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is looking at Ukraine’s ways of communicating its message to the outside world at a time of conflict, by making use of tools such as satellites and deploying humour, the digital minister said on Wednesday. China’s war games and blockade drills around Taiwan last month, …

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Exclusive-Taiwan hosts dozens of foreign lawmakers in Washington to push China sanctions

14 Sep 2022

By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Taiwan’s de facto ambassador in Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, hosted on Tuesday dozens of international lawmakers who back sanctions on China for aggression toward the island, a show of support for Taipei amid military pressure from Beijing. The unannounced gathering of about 60 parliamentarians from Europe, Asia and …

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Singapore grants interim approval for Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine

14 Sep 2022

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore on Wednesday granted interim authorisation for a bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine made by Moderna, the government said in a statement. The vaccine has been authorised for use as a booster shot in individuals aged 18 years and above who have received the primary series of COVID-19 vaccinations, the city-state’s Health Sciences …

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China ‘actively considering’ sending high-level delegation to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

14 Sep 2022

(Reuters) – China is “actively considering” sending a high-level delegation to the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Heads of state from across the world, including U.S. President Joe Biden, are expected to attend the state funeral in central London on Monday. (Reporting by Eduardo Baptista, Writing by Martin Quin …

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Analysis-China poised to shake up economic leadership as reformers bow out

14 Sep 2022

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party sets the stage next month for the biggest overhaul of its economic leadership in a decade, with a generation of reform-minded policymakers expected to step down amid worsening growth prospects. Beijing’s once-in-five years reshuffle begins at the party congress that starts Oct. 16, where President …

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Queen’s coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace as huge crowds line London route

13 Sep 2022

By Angus MacSwan and Padraic Halpin LONDON/BELFAST (Reuters) – King Charles and members of the royal family received the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, after tens of thousands of people lined the streets in heavy rain to mark its arrival in the British capital. On a dark night, the …

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Pakistan races to keep floodwaters out of power station that supplies millions

13 Sep 2022

By Syed Raza Hassan DADU, Pakistan (Reuters) -Authorities in Pakistan are scrambling to protect a vital power station supplying electricity to millions of people against a growing threat of flooding, officials said on Monday. Floods from record monsoon rains and glacial melt in the mountainous north have affected 33 million people and killed almost 1,400, …

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Anti-Taliban tribal leader among 5 killed in northwest Pakistan bombing

13 Sep 2022

By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Five people were killed in a blast in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, including an influential anti-Taliban tribal leader, police said, in the fist major bombing in over a decade in an area that was once a battleground between security forces and militants. The attack comes as fears rise …

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