By Twinnie Siu and Marius Zaharia HONG KONG (Reuters) -China will help Hong Kong to cope with an expanding COVID-19 outbreak by providing testing, treatment and quarantine capacity, Chief Secretary John Lee said on Saturday, adding that there were no plans for a mainland-style lockdown for now. Hong Kong and mainland China are among few …
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By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – Hundreds of Hindu nationalist protesters marched in the Indian state of Gujarat on Saturday, prompting the closure of stores owned by several multinational companies caught up in a furore over social media posts supporting disputed Kashmir. The messages were posted last week by the Pakistani branches of firms …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s Chief Secretary John Lee said on Saturday mainland Chinese authorities have agreed to adopt a series of measures to help the global financial hub as it grapples with record cases of the coronavirus. Lee was speaking after a visit with other senior Hong Kong officials to meet authorities in …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan is closely watching the situation in the narrow strait that separates it from China and raising its preparedness in response to what is happening with Ukraine, the government said on Saturday, though it added the two cases were very different. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up military …
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YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta showed off its military strength with a parade in the capital Naypyitaw on Saturday, with its leader Min Aung Hlaing defending last year’s coup as necessary to protect the country from enemies, both domestic and foreign. Celebrating Myanmar’s Union Day, which marks independence from British colonial rule in 1947, the …
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(Reuters) -The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) said on Saturday that it will temporarily rescind its withdrawal from the Pacific’s main political forum, as U.S. Secretary Antony Blinken paid a strategic visit to the Pacific Island region. Blinken reassured leaders of 18 Pacific Island nations that Washington and its allies are committed to providing security …
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By Humeyra Pamuk NADI, Fiji (Reuters) -The United States will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday as he committed more diplomatic and security resources into the Pacific as a counter to China’s drive for greater influence. Blinken, in Fiji for virtual summit of the Pacific Islands …
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ASHGABAT (Reuters) – Turkmenistan will hold an early presidential election on March 12, a Central Election Commission official told Reuters on Saturday, after President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov hinted he planned to resign. Berdymukhamedov, 64, has run the gas-rich Central Asian nation since 2006 with sweeping powers and no effective opposition. His 40-year-old son Serdar, a deputy …
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(Reuters) – Australian citizens in Ukraine should leave the country as soon as possible as the situation there is increasingly dangerous, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday. “Our advice is clear, this is a dangerous situation … you should seek to make your way out of Ukraine,” Morrison told a briefing. The warning came …
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By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) -Days-long rallies against COVID-19 vaccination mandates picked up in numbers in New Zealand and Australia on Saturday, with protesters blocking roads and disrupting life in the countries’ capitals. About 10,000 protesters gathered at Canberra’s major showgrounds, forcing the cancellation of a popular charity book fair, bringing traffic to a standstill and …
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