By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) -It would be a “dangerous and highly concerning development” if North Korea was sending troops to help Russia in Ukraine, the United States said on Monday as South Korea and Britain warned of the high price Moscow would likely have to pay Pyongyang. “We are consulting with our allies …
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By Sarah N. Lynch and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Monday proposed new rules to protect federal government data or Americans’ bulk personal data from getting into the hands of countries like China, Iran and Russia by placing new limits on certain business transactions. The proposal, which was previewed in …
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By Krishn Kaushik, Fayaz Bukhari and Shilpa Jamkhandikar NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India and China have reached a deal on patrolling their disputed frontier to end a four-year military stand-off, the Indian foreign minister said on Monday, paving the way for improved political and business ties between the Asian giants. The news came on the eve …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Melioidosis, a bacterial infection, was responsible for killing at least nine monkeys at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities said, as a further two died over the weekend, taking the total to 11 in the past week. Part of the zoo, built in 1860 and the oldest park in Hong Kong, has remained …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes Japan will work with it to maintain a “mutually cooperative and non-threatening” positioning between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Japan’s national security adviser Takeo Akiba on Monday. During a phone call, Wang expressed hope that Japan’s new cabinet would bring a fresh outlook, and that China-Japan …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India said on Monday that it had reached an agreement with China over patrolling arrangements along the disputed Himalayan border the countries share, opening the door to resolving a conflict that escalated in 2020. Here is a look at what happened and how the nuclear-armed neighbours have tackled the standoff over …
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(Reuters) – Shell said on Monday there was no impact to operations after an oil leak over the weekend from a land-based pipeline at Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore on Bukom island, adding that the leak had been stopped. “We estimate that approximately 30-40 metric tonnes of slop, which is a mixture of oil …
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(Reuters) -The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on Monday said it received an alert about an engine room fire onboard a Malta-flagged tanker, the Med Atlantic, which was anchored in the East Johor Straits within Singapore waters. The vessel is currently anchored and there is no disruption to vessel traffic in the area, …
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By Hyunsu Yim and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador in Seoul on Monday to protest over what it has called the sending of North Korean troops to Russia for deployment in Ukraine. The Kremlin declined to directly answer a query on whether North Korean troops were going …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China condemned on Monday an attack on its consulate in Mandalay and urged Myanmar authorities to make every effort to arrest the perpetrators, a spokesperson of its foreign ministry said. Myanmar has been in turmoil since February 2021 when the military ousted an elected civilian government in a coup, abruptly ending the …
