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By Patricia Zengerle and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, is drawing attention from U.S. Republicans – and within China – for his long history with a country seen as Washington’s greatest economic and military rival. Attacks from supporters of the Republican presidential candidate, former President …

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By Krystal Hu PARIS (Reuters) – China’s top table tennis player Chen Meng has called on Chinese fans to be more considerate towards the country’s athletes after noticeable tension between rival fans at the Olympic Games and the arrest of a woman by Beijing police for posting defamatory comments. China have so far swept all …

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – China’s commerce chamber CFNA said on Wednesday that starting Aug. 2 restrictions on Brazilian poultry sales only apply to products from Rio Grande do Sul state, which had an isolated outbreak of Newcastle disease last month. Speaking on the sidelines of a food conference in Sao Paulo, CFNA Vice President Madame …

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KATHMANDU (Reuters) -A helicopter crashed in a forest outside Nepal’s capital Kathmandu shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, killing all five people on board, an official said, the latest of more than a dozen air crashes in the mountainous region since 2000. The helicopter, operated by Dynasty air crashed into a Himalayan forest in Shivapuri National …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court will rule on two politically charged cases in the next week that will decide the fate of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and the popular opposition party, amid heightened uncertainty over potential upheaval.  Both cases underline intractable rifts in Thai politics, defined by a two-decade struggle between its powerful conservative-royalist …

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