HONG KONG (Reuters) -China has unveiled a detailed plan to build and implement a tennis ecosystem, from boosting the number of top professional players and creating Chinese tournament brands to expanding the availability of courts and infrastructure across the country. In a document released on Wednesday night, China’s official sporting body said it would encourage …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised “heroic” North Korean troops who fought for Russia in the war against Ukraine, in a meeting with officers of the army’s overseas operation, state media KCNA said on Thursday. Kim “highly appreciated their feats of leading the combat units of our armed forces, which participated in …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – A fire that broke out on the U.S. naval ship New Orleans off southern Japan’s Okinawa prefecture has been extinguished, the U.S. Navy said on Wednesday. In a statement, the U.S. Navy said the fire was extinguished with the help of Japan’s Self-Defence Forces, Japan’s Coast Guard and at least one other …
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By Mei Mei Chu, Joe Cash and Xiuhao Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -China will stage a massive military parade next month in Beijing to commemorate 80 years since the end of World War Two following Japan’s surrender, mobilising tens of thousands of people and showcasing weapons never seen before. Hundreds of aircraft including fighter jets and …
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By Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Evicted from their homes and huddling under plastic sheets after heavy rains, Afghan refugees in a park near government offices in Islamabad said they had nowhere to go as Pakistan pressures landlords to expel documented families. Among them is Samia, 26, from Afghanistan’s Hazara minority, a Shi’ite community long persecuted …
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KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan ordered businesses, schools and public offices in Karachi to shut on Wednesday after torrential monsoon rain left at least 10 people dead in the densely populated port city, with more heavy downpours predicted. The monsoon has brought havoc across Pakistan in recent days with the death toll from flash floods that …
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KABUL (Reuters) -China told Afghanistan on Wednesday that Beijing was keen on exploring and mining minerals in Afghanistan and wanted Kabul to formally join its Belt and Road Initiative, the Afghan Taliban foreign ministry said. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting Kabul and held talks with Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, the …
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(Repeats to fix byline, no changes in content) By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) -An overcrowded bus carrying Afghans expelled from Iran crashed in western Afghanistan and at least 79 people were killed, authorities said on Wednesday. The crash on the Herat-Kabul highway involved a motorcycle, a truck and a bus late on Tuesday, said …
By Joyce Lee and David Brunnstrom SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -North Korea is stepping up criticism of South Korea’s new President Lee Jae Myung as he prepares for his first summit with U.S President Donald Trump, calling Lee’s efforts to engage with Pyongyang a “pipedream”. Since taking office in a snap election in June, the liberal Lee …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday for an official visit, according to a statement from his ministry. Wang is also there to attend a China, Afghanistan and Pakistan trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting. (Reporting by Liz Lee and Yukun Zhang; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
