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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday hailed the Chinese Olympic delegation for maintaining high standards of “morality, style and cleanliness” in their pursuit of gold metals at the Paris Olympics. His comment come amid renewed scrutiny over doping issues involving Chinese swimmers and increased government efforts to address fan culture in sports …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – More than 200 South Korean and U.S. fighter jets are due to fly around the clock for five days this week in what would mark the largest number of sorties flown in training by the allies, South Korea’s air force said on Tuesday. The drills are part of the annual Ulchi Freedom …

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By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – Politicians in Thailand must reform the judiciary to prevent interventions that have the country “going around in circles”, a recently banned opposition figurehead said, after two big rulings that dissolved his party and dismissed a prime minister. Pita Limjaroenrat, whose now defunct Move Forward Party was blocked from forming …

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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Tuesday said China’s coast guard was not helping efforts to build confidence in the South China Sea, after accusing it of ramming and damaging its vessels in the latest in a succession of altercations. The Philippines urges China to refrain from aggressive actions and adhere to international law, said …

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – China will beef up its 2.88 trillion yuan ($406 billion) social security fund, making it “bigger and stronger” to help support its rapidly ageing population as the number of new births and younger workforce to support its seniors shrinks. The National Social Security Fund will “effectively” respond to population ageing and …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and the Philippines have reached a deal to allow “a limited number” of Afghans to transit through the Philippines to complete processing for special immigrants visas and resettlement to the U.S., the State Department said on Monday. (Reporting by Jasper Ward)

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – One case of the mpox virus has been detected in Pakistan of the clade 2 variety, the country’s ministry of health said on Monday, adding that no cases of the clade 1b strain of the disease have been diagnosed. Clade 1b has triggered global concern because it seems to spread more easily …

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