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By Andrea Shalal and Susan Heavey FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) -The United States could see a significant response from China following any U.S. tariff actions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday ahead of expected new tariffs targeting certain sectors this week. Yellen, speaking to reporters after a broadband event in rural Fredericksburg, Virginia, said …

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By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Voters in the main Indian Kashmir city of Srinagar turned out in large numbers in national elections on Monday, reversing the trend of abysmally low vote counts in the first polls since Prime Minister Narendra Modi removed the region’s semi-autonomy in 2019. Srinagar is the first of the …

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By Ellen Zhang and Sarah Wu BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is set to announce new China tariffs as soon as Tuesday, targeting sectors including electric vehicles, medical supplies and solar equipment, according to people familiar with the matter. The expected move by the Biden administration comes ahead of the November presidential election. …

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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is committed to sustaining a presence in a disputed area of the South China Sea to ensure China does not carry out reclamation activities at the Sabina Shoal, its spokesperson said on Monday. The coast guard said on Saturday it had deployed a ship to Sabina Shoal, …

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By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s Queensland state will decide this month whether to give Glencore a key approval to bury liquefied carbon dioxide in the country’s largest aquifer, a plan farm groups say must be blocked because it risks poisoning water supplies. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is needed to achieve the world’s …

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