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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia said on Thursday development of its proposed new capital is going ahead as planned, despite several experts casting doubt over the viability of the $32 billion megaproject. President Joko Widodo has made the capital city relocation, from the densely populated metropolis of Jakarta to an underdeveloped area on Borneo island, a key …

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – The leaders of Australia and New Zealand vowed on Friday to take their ties to “a new level” through greater collaboration on climate change and regional security. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the two countries shared concerns about the Pacific as China pushes to expand its influence in the region. “We’re …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China’s U.N. envoy said on Thursday that Beijing does not want to see North Korea carry out a new nuclear test, which is partly why China vetoed a U.S.-led bid to impose new U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang over renewed ballistic missiles launches. But Ambassador Zhang Jun warned against …

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By Pavel Polityuk and Abdelaziz Boumzar KYIV/SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces were holding their positions in intense street fighting in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, where Russians were “dying like flies”, the region’s governor said on Thursday, but they faced a “catastrophic” lack of artillery. The battle amid the ruins of Sievierodonetsk, a small …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -The United States has approved a possible $120 million sale of parts to help Taiwan maintain its warships, which the island’s defence ministry said would help ensure combat readiness in the face of China’s “frequent activities” near the island. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said it had delivered the required certification notifying …

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By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a prominent televangelist-turned-politician on Thursday. Aamir Liaquat Hussain, 50, was found unconscious at his home in Karachi and was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Ghulam Nabi Memon, provincial police chief, said. …

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly elected Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for two-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2023. All five countries ran unopposed for a spot on the 15-member body, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security. They will replace …

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(Reuters) – The United Nations condemned on Thursday the fatal shooting of a World Health Organization (WHO) employee in eastern Myanmar, the latest in a string of assassinations underlining the chaos in the country since last year’s coup. The U.N. and the WHO said Myo Min Htut, a WHO driver for five years, was shot …

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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – British tourist Richard McSorley walked past a stinking heap of garbage in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Thursday, reminiscing the much cleaner temple-studded city he had visited decades ago for the first time. “If I was a new tourist I would be disgusted,” the 48-year-old told Reuters, pointing to a …

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