By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – They may be the most powerful people on earth, but for the seating arrangement at Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday, all foreign leaders will play second fiddle to the Argentines and Italians and surrender to the whims of the French alphabet. About 130 foreign delegations had so far …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping numerous times but did not say when the two leaders last talked or what topics they discussed. Asked whether he has spoken with Xi since enacting his tariff plan, Trump told reporters: “I don’t want to comment …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was discharged from hospital after recovering from a high fever, a government official said on Friday. Paetongtarn, 38, was admitted to hospital after returning from a two-day visit to Cambodia on Thursday evening, government spokesperson Jirayu Houngsub said. After a thorough medical examination, doctors confirmed her condition had …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held a productive meeting with his South Korean counterpart on Friday in which they agreed on the importance of making swift progress toward reciprocal and balanced trade, his office said in a statement. Greer and South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Ahn Dukgeu instructed their …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry urged Washington on Friday to stop “misleading the public” on bilateral tariff negotiations, and said it wasn’t familiar with reports on whether Beijing was planning to exempt tariffs on some U.S. imports. “The United States and China are not engaged in consultations or talks on the tariff issue,” Guo …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Roger Yu, a gay man from the Philippines who abandoned plans to become a priest, said he was in Italy to pay homage to Pope Francis, a spiritual leader he saw as an inspiring supporter of the LGBTQ community. “I think everybody loves him because he’s like pro-poor, pro-LGBT. He opened doors …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s top policymakers pledged to support firms and workers most affected by the impact of triple-digit U.S. tariffs and urged the country to prepare for worst-case scenarios, state media reported on Friday. The ruling Communist Party’s Politburo reiterated plans to accelerate debt issuance, ease monetary policy and vowed to support employers to safeguard …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s former president Moon Jae-in said on Friday that prosecutors were becoming political and abusing their power and that his indictment on bribery charges was a good example. South Korean prosecutors indicted Moon for alleged bribery on Thursday, making him the latest former leader of the country to face …
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By Devjyot Ghoshal, Poppy McPherson and Pasit Kongkunakornkul BANGKOK (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta has kept up a deadly military campaign, including airstrikes and artillery assaults, despite announcing a ceasefire after a major earthquake killed thousands in March, according to the United Nations and data from a crisis monitor. The March 28 quake, the worst natural disaster …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it had upgraded Thailand’s air safety rating to “Category 1” a decade after a downgrade, paving the way for direct U.S.-Thailand flights to resume. Thai airlines could not launch or expand services to the United States, either directly or as a …
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