KABUL (Reuters) – Five people were killed on Friday in eastern Afghanistan after fresh tremors shook areas close to the epicentre of Wednesday’s 6.1 magnitude earthquake, a senior Afghan official said. “(This) morning another earthquake happened in Paktika in Gayan district, according primary information… five have died,” Afghan health ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman told Reuters. …
SYDNEY (Reuters) – China’s ambassador said on Friday Australia had fired the “first shot” in deteriorating trade relations but that there was an opportunity to improve bilateral ties if the new government in Canberra took action. China is Australia’s largest trading partner and the biggest customer for its iron ore, but relations have deteriorated in …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s ruling party members and rights activists are calling on the government to reopen a 2019 case of the repatriation of two North Korea fishermen, blaming the previous government of trying to curry favour with Pyongyang. President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office in May, has been revisiting several …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Thursday he expects to see more U.S. cabinet-level officials visiting Pacific island countries as the United States steps up its engagement in the region to counter China. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event in Washington, Campbell said the United States …
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By Pavel Polityuk and Vitalii Hnidyi KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine became a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a bold geopolitical step triggered by Russia’s invasion that Kyiv and Brussels hailed as an “historic moment”. Starting on the long path to EU membership will be a huge boost to morale in the embattled country, …
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(Reuters) – Novavax Inc said on Thursday it received regulatory authorization in Taiwan for the use of its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine in people aged 18 and older. Taiwan last year chose to get the Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine – Nuvaxovid – through the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme, co-led by the World Health Organization and the Coalition …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that the NATO alliance’s new strategic concept reflects concerns about China, including its economic practices. “Less than a year ago, the defense ministers for the first time in NATO put mention of China in the communique,” said John Kirby, U.S. National Security Council coordinator. “So it’s …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban are resisting efforts by the United Nations to help get humanitarian funding into the country and are interfering in the delivery of aid, U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Thursday. Since the hardline Islamist Taliban took over in August as U.S.-led …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Most of China’s marine ecosystems are still in poor health despite recent improvements, and more efforts are needed to restore, protect and monitor coastal waters, an environment ministry official said on Thursday. “Most of the typical marine ecosystems that are monitored remain in a sub-healthy condition,” said Zhang Zhifeng, deputy director of …
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By Ruma Paul and Zarir Hussain DHAKA/GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) -Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people stranded in their homes by flooding across a quarter of the country, an official said on Thursday. Nearly 2,000 rescue teams, along with the army, navy and …
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