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Three killed, six wounded in China kindergarten stabbing – AFP

(Reuters) – Three people were killed and six wounded on Wednesday in a stabbing at a kindergarten in the Chinese province of Jianxi, the AFP news agency reported, citing police. A “gangster wearing a cap and mask” stormed the private kindergarten, the news agency said on Twitter, adding that the 48-year-old suspect was at large. …

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Patriotic fervour erupts on Chinese social media over Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – The sight of the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arriving in Taiwan late on Tuesday was too much to bear for many mainland China internet users, who wanted a more muscular response from their government. “Going to bed yesterday night, I was so angry I could not …

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Bookstore owner to ask Pelosi to help Hong Kongers at Taipei meeting

By Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) – A staunch defender of human rights and long-time China critic, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to meet rights activists in Taiwan on Wednesday, a move certain to ramp up already fraught tensions between Beijing and Washington. Among those she will meet are a Hong Kong …

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Russia’s Lavrov: Pelosi visit to Taiwan creates ‘annoyance’

(Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said on Wednesday that a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was a deliberate attempt by Washington to irritate China. Speaking on a visit to Myanmar, Lavrov criticised the United States and said it was acting with impunity. “I see no other reason to create …

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Macau resumes quarantine free travel with mainland China

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Macau’s government said on Wednesday people could enter the neighbouring mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai without quarantine, a further relaxation of stringent COVID-19 policies as the world’s biggest gambling hub seeks a return to normalcy. Authorities reopened public services and entertainment facilities in Macau, a Chinese special administrative region, on Tuesday. …

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Pakistan insurgents claim downing army helicopter, killing six

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Separatist insurgents in Pakistan’s resource-rich Balochistan province said they shot down a military helicopter that went down during a flood relief operation on Monday, killing all six on board including a top army commander. A senior military official dismissed the insurgents’ claim as propaganda and fake news. The military said the …

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Bangladesh seeking $2 Billion from World Bank, ADB – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) – Bangladesh is seeking $2 billion from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) amid efforts to bolster its foreign exchange reserves, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Bangladesh’s $416 billion economy has been one of the fastest-growing in the world for years, but rising energy and food prices because of the Russia-Ukraine …

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