TAIPEI (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan has reached a plateau, with cases at a high but stable level, the government said on Friday, as it maintained a policy of gradually easing restrictions and letting the island live with the virus. Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said infections could stay near the current level for …
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By Kantaro Komiya and Yoshifumi Takemoto KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (Reuters) – Three days before a vote to choose their region’s next governor, a handful of residents in Kashiwazaki, a sleepy coastal town in northern Japan, stood by a road to hear the race’s long-shot contender warning of the dangers of nuclear power. Four years ago, Naomi …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India ordered the transfer of a bureaucrat couple to opposite ends of the country on Thursday, following public outcry over a media report alleging they forced a sports stadium in Delhi to shut early in order to walk their dog. India’s Ministry of Home Affairs transferred Sanjeev Khirwar, a top bureaucrat …
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By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan aims to “drastically strengthen” its military capabilities, according to an economic policy draft seen by Reuters, as officials worry that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could prompt instability in East Asia. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, meeting U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday, pledged to “substantially increase” Japan’s defence budget. …
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By Josh Smith (Reuters) – A decision by China and Russia to veto new United Nations sanctions on North Korea pushed by the United States shattered any veneer of global cooperation, straining efforts to pressure Pyongyang as it prepares to conduct a new nuclear test. The two countries on Thursday vetoed a U.S.-led push to …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s new government said on Friday it would give temporary visas to a Sri Lankan asylum seeker family held in immigration detention since 2019, a step towards closure of one of the country’s most controversial migration cases. The Tamil family of four, Priya and Nadesalingam Murugappan and their two daughters, have been …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Some border areas in China’s northeastern province of Jilin reported domestically transmitted COVID infections in which the source of transmission was not clear, a senior Chinese health official said on Friday. Jilin’s outbreak has shown a trend of spreading gradually from border areas to inland areas, and officials must closely monitor the …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -China’s foreign minister Wang Yi stopped over in Kiribati on Friday, visiting the remote island nation as part of a Pacific tour that Beijing hopes will lay ground for a regional trade and security pact, alarming the United States and its allies. Wang met with his counterpart and Kiribati president, …
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By Humeyra Pamuk, Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will not block China from growing its economy, but wants it to adhere to international rules, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday in a long-awaited speech on U.S. strategy to address China’s rise as a great power. Washington will not …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will take firm steps to restart idled nuclear power plants to make maximum use of nuclear power to stabilise energy prices and supply, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday. “With priority in safety, we will take concrete steps to restart (plants), while the government is not considering to replace” existing …
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