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TOKYO (Reuters) – The exit of Shell from the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant does not impact Japan’s energy imports, Japan’s government spokesperson Hirokazu Matsuno said on Tuesday. Japan will work with international society to take the necessary measures, while taking into account its own national energy security, Matsuno added. Major Western oil companies …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co will suspend its car assembly plant in Russia’s St Petersburg on March 1-5 due to supply chain interruptions, Interfax newsagency reported on Tuesday, citing a company official for the South Korean company in Russia. (Reporting by Moscow Bureau, Editing by Louise Heavens)

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Tuesday it would will take “appropriate action” on energy projects in Russia involving Japanese state-owned companies, as major Western oil companies led a withdrawal from Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Industry minister Koichi Hagiuda told a news conference that Japan’s decisions would be based on …

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By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s government on Tuesday announced nominees to replace two central bank policymakers who retire in July, appointments that will likely tilt the Bank of Japan (BOJ) board away from aggressive monetary easing policy. The government chose Hajime Takata, an economist at brokerage Okasan Securities, to replace Goushi …

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By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong residents braced for a city-wide lockdown, emptying supermarkets and pharmacies on Tuesday, even as leader Carrie Lam called for calm and appealed for the public not to worry over a compulsory mass COVID-19 testing plan. Mass testing for the city’s 7.4 million residents is set to …

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(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the Ukraine crisis right now: HEADLINES * Ukrainian forces battled Russian invaders on three sides on Thursday after Moscow mounted an assault by land, sea and air. * By nightfall, a picture was emerging of fierce fighting across multiple fronts. An adviser to the Ukrainian presidential …

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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces are defending against an invasion on three sides by a Russian military that is bigger, better armed and steeped in recent combat experience from Syria’s civil war. Missiles struck Ukrainian cities on Thursday, and Ukraine reported columns of troops pouring across its borders from Russia and Belarus and …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s prime minister Narendra Modi urged an end to violence in Ukraine during a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Indian government said in a statement on Thursday. “(The) Prime Minister appealed for an immediate cessation of violence, and called for concerted efforts from all sides to return to the …

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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden met with his counterparts from the Group of Seven allies on Thursday morning to map out more severe measures against Russia after President Vladimir Putin launched what Biden called “a premeditated war” against Ukraine. Biden, who spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy late on Wednesday, …

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