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BEIJING (Reuters) -China restated its case that COVID-19 may have originated in the United States in a white paper on its pandemic response released on Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s administration blamed a lab leak in China. The White House launched a COVID-19 website on April 18 in which it said the coronavirus came from …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -At least one person was killed and 21 others injured when an explosion rocked a residential area in northern China’s Shanxi province, creating clouds of smoke and shattering glass in nearby buildings, state media reported on Wednesday. The blast occurred at around 1:17 p.m. (0517 GMT) in Shanxi’s Taiyuan city, state broadcaster CCTV …

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(Corrects ages of astronauts and identities of those flying for the first time, in the sixth paragraph) HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Shenzhou-19 crewed spacecraft landed in the north of the country on Wednesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, after a one-day delay due to weather conditions at the landing site. The spacecraft and its three …

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By Chiara Rodriquez, Marissa Davison and Guglielmo Mangiapane ROME (Reuters) – Raniero Mancinelli, tailor to the last three popes, is leaving nothing to chance as he prepares the white vestments that could be worn by the next pontiff, who will be chosen during next week’s secret conclave. The identity of the new pope remains a …

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By Xinghui Kok and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s dominant People’s Action Party is widely expected to sweep eight or nine out of every 10 seats in the May 3 general election as it typically does, making it one of the world’s longest-reigning ruling parties in a democracy. The PAP has run Singapore …

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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines and New Zealand strengthened defence ties with the signing of a landmark troop pact on Wednesday, opening the way for expanded military cooperation amid shared security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region. The Status of Visiting Forces Agreement, signed in Manila by Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and NZ Defence Minister …

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