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(Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday called the Minsk Agreement the “only way out” for resolving the Ukraine situation, and said Ukraine should not be a frontline for competition among major powers. Speaking to a security conference via videolink, Wang said all parties should sit down to have in-depth discussion, and come …

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LAHORE (Reuters) -Australian all-rounder James Faulkner has been banned from future editions of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) after he abruptly left the tournament on Saturday citing payment disputes, though the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has denied the allegation. Faulkner did not play the last three games of his Quetta Gladiators franchise and announced his …

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By Nandita Bose MUNICH (Reuters) -The United States and its allies will impose “significant and unprecedented” economic measures against Russia if it attacks Ukraine, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday. “National borders should not be changed by force,” she said at the Munich Security Conference. “I can say with absolute certainty if Russia …

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(Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet can visit Xinjiang, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday, but China does not welcome any investigation based on the presumption of guilt. Bachelet has long sought access to the western Chinese region to investigate accusations of abuse against ethnic Uyghurs. The issue has strained ties …

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(Reuters) – Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said that no country, not even a superpower should replace international norms with its own will as he addressed the situation in Ukraine. Speaking to a security conference via videolink, Wang said certain big powers were reviving a cold war mentality and stoking confrontations between blocs. …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that if Western nations fail to live up to their promises to support Ukraine’s independence, that would have damaging consequences worldwide, including for Taiwan. “Every time that Western ministers have visited Kiev, we have assured the people of Ukraine and their leaders that we …

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By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – China would back Russia diplomatically and perhaps economically if it invades Ukraine, worsening Beijing’s already strained relations with the West, but would stop short of providing military support, experts said. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russia’s Vladimir Putin had decided to invade Ukraine within days, …

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo recorded 13,516 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up 1,751 from a week earlier, national broadcaster NHK reported. It is the first daily rise from week-earlier levels since Feb. 8, NHK said, adding that the Japanese capital recorded 27 deaths, the highest this year. A Japanese health panel on Friday approved a …

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong health authorities on Saturday reported 6,063 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths as the city grapples to contain an outbreak of coronavirus that has overwhelmed its healthcare system. Authorities reported about 7,400 additional preliminary positive cases. (Reporting By Clare Jim, Twinnie Siu and Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by …

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