(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 has struck Mindanao in the Philippines, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said on Monday The quake was at the depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said (Reporting by Rachna Dhanrajani in Bengaluru; Editing by Jan Harvey)
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -All signs suggest Russia is on the brink of invading Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday, but still vowed that Washington would use every opportunity until the last minute to see if diplomacy would dissuade Moscow from going ahead. Speaking on broadcaster CNN’s “State of the …
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By Julia Love and Helen Coster (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, appears set to launch in Apple’s App Store on Monday, according to posts from an executive on a test version viewed by Reuters, potentially marking the return of the former president to social media on the U.S. Presidents Day …
By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong is in “all-out combat” to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, the city’s number two official said on Sunday, with the ramping up of community isolation and treatment units helped by mainland Chinese construction teams. Scenes of people lying outside public hospitals in the rain and chilly …
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By Nandita Bose MUNICH (Reuters) -There could be a knock-on impact to energy prices paid by American consumers from ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris said, adding that the U.S. government is working to mitigate the effects. Speaking in Munich, where she had been attending a security summit, Harris said the …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong health authorities on Sunday reported 6,067 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 deaths, after posting 6,063 confirmed cases on Saturday, with the city battling to contain an outbreak of coronavirus that has overwhelmed its healthcare system. (Reporting By Twinnie Siu and Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison accused Beijing of an ‘act of intimidation’ after a Chinese navy vessel directed a laser at an Australian military surveillance aircraft last week. A P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was illuminated on Thursday while flying over Australia’s northern approaches by a laser from a People’s Liberation Army–Navy …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing 2022 Olympics organiser said on Sunday that no new COVID-19 cases were detected among Games-related personnel on Feb. 19. (Reporting by Sophie Yu, Gao Liangping, Ryan Woo; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
By Isabel Kua and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore will increase its carbon tax fivefold to S$25 ($18.60) a tonne in 2024, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said, in an attempt to meet its zero-emissions target by around 2050. The city state, a major Asian oil refining and petrochemical export centre, plans to increase the carbon …
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By Chang-Ran Kim, Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Muyu Xu BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong made sure the Beijing Games’ controversial figure skating competition ended in celebration on Saturday by winning the pairs title for the sport’s final gold medal to the rapture of local fans. Fevered cheers and thunderous applause filled the Beijing …
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