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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese authorities in the northwestern Xinjiang region have announced their first official snow holiday for more than 70,000 students, a push to bolster the country’s ice and snow economy and boost children’s physical fitness. Local authorities in Altay prefecture, a region in Xinjiang known for its ski resorts, said on their official …

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HANOI (Reuters) -A new round of floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in central Vietnam since the weekend has killed at least eight people, a government report said on Wednesday, with traders also warning that it could hamper the ongoing coffee harvest. From Saturday night, rainfall has exceeded 1,100 millimetres in several parts of …

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By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -The Turkish-operated cargo plane that skidded off the runway at Hong Kong’s international airport last month, killing two airport workers, experienced an acceleration in one of its four engines after landing, an initial investigation has found. A preliminary report from Hong Kong’s Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) released late …

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SYDNEY/BELEM (Reuters) -Australia will not oppose a successful Turkish bid to host next year’s COP31 climate summit, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, warning a prolonged standoff over hosting rights could undermine unity required to help the Pacific island nations. Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022 to host COP31 and neither has withdrawn. Albanese earlier …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Premier Li Qiang met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Moscow, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. Li said “China is willing to further enhance the resilience of cooperation with Russia, consolidate and maintain the steady development momentum of bilateral cooperation,” the report quoted him as saying. (Reporting by Joe …

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By Krishna N. Das and Sam Jahan DHAKA (Reuters) -A Bangladeshi court’s decision to sentence exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death has done little to heal a nation scarred by her long rule and last year’s bloody crackdown against student-led, anti-government protests. Families of the victims want her immediate execution. The government demanded …

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