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Chinese fighters, balloon cross Taiwan Strait a month before election

8 Dec 2023 8 Dec 2023

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan said on Friday that 12 Chinese fighter jets and a suspected weather balloon had crossed the Taiwan Strait’s sensitive median line, in a ratcheting up of tensions about a month before the island’s presidential election. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained for the …

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ASEAN strongly condemns Sunday’s ‘heinous terrorist attack’ in Philippines

8 Dec 2023 8 Dec 2023

MANILA (Reuters) – The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN on Friday strongly condemned what it called a “heinous terrorist attack” in the southern Philippines at the weekend in which four people were killed in a bombing at a Catholic Mass. The bomb went off on Sunday during a service at a university gymnasium in Marawi, a …

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Thailand, Myanmar to form aid task force as border unrest intensifies

8 Dec 2023 8 Dec 2023

(Reuters) – Thailand and conflict-torn Myanmar will create a task force to boost humanitarian assistance to people displaced by fighting and could expand that to include other aid agencies, Thailand’s foreign ministry said on Friday. Thailand hopes the plan will lead to constructive engagement between military-ruled Myanmar, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional …

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China rejects spying concerns from Costa Rica leader over 5G network

7 Dec 2023 7 Dec 2023

By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) – China forcefully rejected cyber-security and spying concerns on Thursday raised by Costa Rica’s president as he explained why Chinese tech company Huawei is ineligible to run 5G mobile data networks in the Central American country. In a statement, China’s embassy in San Jose blasted the government’s position as …

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With China poised, Campbell says vital for US to approve Pacific deals

7 Dec 2023 7 Dec 2023

By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -It is essential the U.S. Congress approves new agreements with three Pacific island states, the U.S. Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Thursday, stressing that China is waiting to take advantage if the U.S. fails to fulfill its commitments. Campbell made the comments about new 20-year funding …

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Armenia backs Azerbaijan to host COP29 climate conference

7 Dec 2023 7 Dec 2023

By Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) – Armenia agreed on Thursday not to block Azerbaijan’s candidacy to host next year’s COP29 U.N. climate conference as part of a series of mutual goodwill gestures intended to promote reconciliation between the estranged South Caucasus neighbours. The move could not only resolve a problem hanging over the COP28 forum …

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China and EU leaders agree on need of ‘balanced’ trade ties

7 Dec 2023 7 Dec 2023

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -China and the European Union agreed their trade relationship should be more balanced at their first in-person summit for four years on Thursday, but gave no sign of resolving differences on a range of issues. Pressing Beijing over the EU’s big trade deficit with China, EU leaders said Europe would …

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Tsunami threat lifted after earthquake strikes Vanuatu region

7 Dec 2023 7 Dec 2023

(Reuters) -A tsunami warning for the coasts of Vanuatu and New Caledonia has passed, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said, after an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Vanuatu region on Friday. It earlier said that hazardous tsunami waves from the earthquake were possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of Vanuatu …

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Soaring pollution in Pakistan’s Lahore fills wards with sick children

7 Dec 2023 7 Dec 2023

By Charlotte Greenfield and Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE (Reuters) – In the packed paediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up for treatment this week, part of a surge of young patients caused by the air pollution crisis in Pakistan’s second most populous city. “We are disturbed and tense,” said …

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Meloni: Italy can improve trade with China after Belt and Road departure

7 Dec 2023 7 Dec 2023

By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that Italy can improve trade and economic ties with China even after Rome’s decision to leave Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). “I think that we should… improve our cooperation with China on trade, the economy,” Meloni told reporters …

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