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BEIJING (Reuters) -China rejected Philippine maritime claims on Sunday, saying new legislation “severely infringes on” Beijing’s territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea, and vowing to protect its own interests. Philippine President Ferdinand Marco Jr signed two laws on Friday to define the country’s maritime entitlements and set designated sea lanes and air …

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By Saleem Ahmed QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast on Saturday at a railway station in the city of Quetta in southwestern Pakistan, police and other officials said. Quetta is the capital of Balochistan province, which is grappling with a surge in strikes …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore for days as surging pollution spurs authorities to curb activities and set up a panel to oversee preventive efforts. Here is a look at what causes the hazardous air, and how the government is tackling it. WHERE IS LAHORE? The capital of …

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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) – Unprecedented air pollution levels in Pakistan’s second-largest city of Lahore prompted authorities to take emergency measures on Sunday, including issuing work-from-home mandates and closing primary schools. The city held the top spot on a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities on Sunday after recording its highest ever …

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By William James BAKU (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather next week for COP29, the annual U.N. climate summit, in Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku. But as each year’s summit has produced its own set of promises, plans and paperwork to chase, the rationale for these discussions can be …

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BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) -China summoned the Philippines’ ambassador on Friday to express its objection to two new laws in the Southeast Asian nation asserting maritime rights and sovereignty over disputed areas of the South China Sea, its foreign ministry said. China made “solemn representations” to the ambassador shortly after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the …

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By Kate Abnett and Tim Cocks BRUSSELS/JOHANNSEBURG (Reuters) -China has put trade talks onto the proposed agenda for the COP29 summit, a U.N. document showed, raising the prospect that the issue could disrupt the start of global climate talks. The draft agenda for this year’s climate summit, published on Friday, includes a Chinese proposal, previously …

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