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By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -The Southeast Asian grouping ASEAN will hold two meetings specifically on the civil war in army-ruled Myanmar ahead of its summit next week, the bloc’s secretary-general said on Wednesday, in a bid to advance its faltering peace effort.  The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations has repeatedly called for a …

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By Xiuhao Chen, Ethan Wang and Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -Pakistan and Afghanistan plan to upgrade their diplomatic ties, China said on Wednesday after hosting an informal meeting between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban administration following several outbreaks of violence. The neighbours agreed in principle to send ambassadors to each other’s country as soon as …

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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan said on Wednesday it had agreed to deepen trade and investment with China, days after the end of a deadly conflict with India that Beijing urged should be resolved through dialogue. Arch rivals India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on May 10, after four days of fighting, the worst in nearly …

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By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea pledged on Wednesday more support measures for key export industries such as biopharmaceuticals and autos, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs weigh on the trade-reliant economy. Since Trump slapped tariffs on various products and announced 25% duties on South Korea, Seoul has prepared support packages for …

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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -China, Qatar, Switzerland and others pledged over $170 million for the World Health Organization at its assembly on Tuesday, the agency said, and countries also accepted higher fees to help offset the expected loss of the U.S., the top donor. “In a challenging climate for global health, these funds will …

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(Reuters) -The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected in stool specimens of two healthy children in Papua New Guinea on May 9. The detection of wild poliovirus or vaccine-derived poliovirus, including from samples taken from healthy children, is considered a serious public health event, WHO …

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