LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister David Lammy said he was seeking answers from Hong Kong and Chinese authorities on Sunday after an opposition member of parliament, Wera Hobhouse, was denied entry to the Chinese territory and former British colony. “It is deeply concerning to hear that an MP on a personal trip has been …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to deepen his country’s strategic partnership with Indonesia in a call with President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported. Xi told Prabowo the bilateral partnership had strategic significance and impact globally, as the two exchanged congratulations over the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties, …
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(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 5.79 struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, hitting at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. (Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Myanmar on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km (21.75 miles), EMSC said. (Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonali Paul)
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s capital hunkered down on Saturday as rare typhoon-like gales swept northern regions, forcing the closure of historic sites and disrupting travel while bringing late snowfalls and hailstone showers in some areas. Windows shook and trees crashed onto footpaths and cars, rocked by gusts of wind driven by a cold vortex from neighbouring …
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(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 5 struck Pakistan on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 39 km (24 miles), EMSC said. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)
By Jeff Mason, Nandita Bose, Joe Cash and Karin Strohecker ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) -Beijing increased its tariffs on U.S. imports to 125% on Friday, hitting back against President Donald Trump’s decision to raise duties on Chinese goods and increasing the stakes in a trade war that threatens to upend global supply chains. The …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan officials held their first tariff talks with U.S. officials on Friday, with both sides looking forward to further discussions soon, the island’s government said on Saturday. While Taiwan, a major semiconductor producer facing tariffs of 32%, complained they were unfair, it moved quickly to lay out proposals with the United States, offering …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon will not run for president of South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday. South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3 to replace Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office last week, when the Constitutional Court upheld his impeachment for declaring martial law in …
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By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than one hundred Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine are mercenaries who do not appear to have a direct link to China’s government, two U.S. officials familiar with American intelligence and a former Western intelligence official said. Chinese military officers …
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