BEIJING (Reuters) -China is closely tracking the remnants of a Long March 5B rocket launched over the weekend, but the chances of debris causing damage are very slim, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Last year, China was accused of being opaque, particularly by NASA, after it kept silent about the estimated debris trajectory of …
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By Idrees Ali, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday accused China of increased “provocations” against rival claimants in the South China Sea and said its “aggressive and irresponsible behavior” meant it was only a matter of time before a major incident or accident. Jung Pak, deputy assistant secretary …
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By Michael Martina, Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping are expected to talk on Thursday, a source familiar with the planning said, amid new tensions over Taiwan and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday that managing …
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(Reuters) – The Philippines has scrapped a deal to buy 16 Russian military transport helicopters because of fears of U.S. sanctions, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, citing Philippine officials. A former Philippine defence secretary, Delfin Lorenzana, said late on Tuesday the 12.7 billion peso ($227 million) deal to acquire the Mi-17 helicopters had been …
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-corruption watchdog is investigating the former communist party chief of China Everbright Limited for suspected “serious disciplinary violations”, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said on Tuesday. Chen Shuang, also former executive president of China Everbright, left the company in 2019, according to the statement posted on CCDI website. (Reporting …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Authorities in Macau reported no new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday for the first time since mid-June, after the city’s worst outbreak of the disease led to a 12-day closure of casinos and locked down most of the world’s biggest gambling hub. The tally of infections since June 18 stood at 1,816, …
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(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court extended a travel ban on former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, brothers of ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to Aug. 2, news channel Newsfirst said in a tweet on Wednesday. (Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; editing by John Stonestreet)
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday ruled to hand control of the country’s most populous province, Punjab, to a candidate backed by ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan, triggering fresh political uncertainty in the South Asian nation amidst a crippling economic crisis. The move ramps up pressure on the federal government, made up …
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By Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang SUAO, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen boarded a naval warship on Tuesday for only the second time in her six years in office, where she lauded the military’s determination to defend the island while overseeing its largest annual naval and air exercises. The military drills, which simulate the …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -The leaders of China and Indonesia pledged to scale up trade and expand cooperation in areas such as agriculture and food security, following a rare visit to COVID-wary China by a foreign head of state. Indonesian President Joko Widodo met Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing on Tuesday. China …
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