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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Lananh Nguyen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials expect the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies to send a tough new warning next week to smaller Chinese banks to stop assisting Russia in evading Western sanctions, according to two people familiar with the matter. Leaders gathering at the June 13-15 summit in …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – The U.S. poses the largest security challenge in the South China Sea as its military deployment there is turning it into “the whirlpool of an arms race”, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said in remarks published on Sunday. Recent maritime run-ins between China and the Philippines, a U.S. treaty ally, have …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – A majority of Thais are dissatisfied with the government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who took office nine months ago, as it has not been able to resolve the country’s problems and implement policies, an opinion poll showed on Sunday. The survey of 1,310 people, conducted by the National Institute of Development …

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By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Sunday it would resume loudspeaker broadcasts at the border directed at North Korea for the first time in six years as a response to balloon launches by Pyongyang sending trash to the South. The following are some facts about the broadcasts as tensions once again …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will begin on Sunday loudspeaker broadcasts at the border directed at North Korea in response to the resumption of balloons carrying trash being launched by Pyongyang, the South’s National Security Council said in a statement. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s main doctors’ lobby group said on Sunday it would go on strike on June 18 to protest the government’s healthcare reform plan, defying a warning by the prime minister that such action would damage the credibility of the medical community. The Korean Medical Association, which it says …

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By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines will continue to maintain and supply its outposts in the South China Sea without seeking permission from any other country, the country’s national security adviser said. The Philippines national security council said on Saturday it reaffirmed its commitment to uphold its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the …

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