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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Police in New Delhi said on Thursday they have filed a complaint against a suspended spokeswoman for India’s ruling party for “inciting people on divisive lines” on social media, days after her remarks on Prophet Mohammed led to a diplomatic backlash. Many Muslim-majority countries have condemned India after Nupur Sharma, a …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing reported three new domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections in communities during the 15 hours to 3 p.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Thursday, a disease control official said. The Chinese capital Beijing has had 1,834 COVID infections as of 3 pm local time June 9 since April 22, Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director …

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By Heekyong Yang and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -Thousands of South Korean truckers went on strike for a third day on Thursday to protest the sharp surge in fuel costs, disrupting production, slowing activity at ports and posing new risks to a strained global supply chain. Presenting new President Yoon Suk-yeol with one of his …

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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – The brother of Sri Lanka’s president and the country’s former finance minister, Basil Rajapaksa, said on Thursday he had resigned from parliament, the second from the influential family to step away from government amid a severe economic crisis. “From today I will not be involved in any government activities …

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By David Stanway and Ryan Woo BEIJING/Shanghai (Reuters) -Shanghai and Beijing went back on fresh COVID-19 alert on Thursday after parts of China’s largest economic hub started imposing new lockdown restrictions while the most populous district in the Chinese capital shut entertainment venues. Both cities had eased widespread COVID curbs recently after a decline in …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Removing all additional tariffs on Chinese goods would benefit China, the United States and the world, China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the Biden administration was looking to “reconfigure” tariffs. “We have noticed the recent U.S. remarks on considering cutting additional tariffs on Chinese imports. …

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – The United States is watching “very closely” the continued possibility of a nuclear test by North Korea and will have a robust response, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. “We’re also watching very closely the continuing possibility of a nuclear test, to which we would also have a …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday questioned whether China and Russia had elevated their “no limits” strategic partnership above the safety and security of the world by vetoing more U.N. sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches. “We hope these vetoes are not a reflection of that …

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