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SEOUL (Reuters) -Poland has completed negotiations with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem to receive a second batch of K2 tanks and plans to sign a contract, South Korea’s defence procurement agency said on Wednesday. The specific size of the contract will be disclosed later, South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration said in a statement. On Thursday, …

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(Corrects spelling to “Liqun” not “Liqung” in paragraph 2) By David Latona SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) -Multilateral development banks need to sharpen their focus on delivering climate action and on empowering women, the heads of two major MDBs in Asia and Europe told Reuters, as they face calls to be bolder, more flexible and inclusive. The …

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By Krishna N. Das DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) -The elderly Dalai Lama assured followers on Wednesday that upon his death he would be reincarnated as the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and spelt out a succession process that sets up a renewed clash with China.     The eagerly awaited statement, made days before the frail …

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By Krishna N. Das DHARAMSHALA, India, (Reuters) -The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of major interest not only for millions of followers of his religion, but also for China, India, and the United States, for strategic reasons. The Nobel peace laureate, who turns …

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By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) -The Hong Kong government is proposing to establish a registration system for same-sex couples who are married or registered overseas to receive legal recognition, according to an official document released on Wednesday. The proposal – detailed in a government paper to be discussed in Hong Kong’s …

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