TASHKENT (Reuters) -Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed on Sunday forming a regional co-operation organisation he called the “Community of Central Asia”, in what he said was a bid to promote economic integration in the region of more than 80 million people. In a speech at a meeting in Tashkent of the leaders of the five …
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MANILA (Reuters) -People allegedly involved in a Philippine corruption scandal linked to government infrastructure projects, including in flood-control facilities that failed during a heavy typhoon season, will be jailed by the end of the year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr vowed on Thursday. The scandal has outraged a graft-weary public, who have taken to the streets …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese public is divided on whether Japan should exercise its right to collective self-defence if China attacks Taiwan, a Kyodo news agency poll found on Sunday. The survey found 48.8% in favour and 44.2% against, while 60.4% backed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s plan to beef up the country’s defence spending. The …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -A China Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Senkaku Islands on Sunday on a “rights enforcement patrol”, the China Coast Guard said in a statement, as Beijing ramps up tensions with Japan over its prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan. A diplomatic spat between China and Japan has intensified since …
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CARDIFF (Reuters) -Replacement flyhalf Jarrod Evans kicked a penalty after the hooter as Wales claimed a priceless 24-23 victory over Japan on Saturday, their first home victory in two years and relief for new coach Steve Tandy. Wales had been on the brink of a 20th defeat in their last 21 tests, but ill-discipline from …
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By Valerie Volcovici and Lisandra Paraguassu BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -With the United States absent from the U.N. annual international climate summit for the first time in three decades, China is stepping into the limelight as a leader in the fight against global warming. Its country pavilion dominates the entrance hall of the sprawling COP30 conference …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand will go ahead with talks on finalising a reciprocal trade deal with the United States, a government spokesperson said on Saturday, adding the discussions will remain separate from issues relating to its border dispute with Cambodia. Bangkok had earlier on Saturday said that Washington was suspending negotiations until the Thai government reaffirmed …
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By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -China has begun preparations to send a Shenzhou spacecraft to its permanently inhabited space station ahead of schedule, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday. Shenzhou-22 is being sent without anyone on board to the Tiangong space station six months ahead of its planned launch in order to put China’s manned …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -A landslide after heavy rains in Central Java killed 11 people, Indonesia’s disaster management agency said on Saturday, adding that rescuers were searching for a dozen who are still missing. The landslide in the city of Cilacap on Thursday buried a dozen houses in Cibeunying village, Antara previously reported the agency as saying, …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan urged China on Saturday to take “appropriate measures” after Beijing warned Chinese citizens against visiting Japan, Kyodo news agency reported, in an ongoing dispute over Taiwan. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Japan had “conveyed the message to China and strongly asked it to take appropriate actions,” the report said. It did …
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