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Britain’s Prince visits Singapore for Earthshot environmental prize

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William attended the annual Earthshot Prize ceremony on Tuesday, which awards 1 million pounds ($1.23 million) to each of five green innovators working on projects including a cleaner lithium-ion battery and ocean conservation. “The light of optimism is burning bright in our Earthshot finalists,” Prince William said …

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Russia’s Shoigu meets top Chinese military official for second time in 10 days

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu held talks in Moscow on Wednesday with a senior Chinese military official and said they would discuss steps to deepen cooperation, Interfax news agency reported. “We, unlike some aggressive Western countries, are not creating a military bloc. Relations between Russia and China are an example of strategic …

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South Korea ramps up pest control after reports of bedbugs

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is ramping up pest control measures and inspections to prevent a spread of bedbugs after reports of suspected infestations at some saunas and residential facilities, officials said on Wednesday. The small, flat oval insects have caused a panic in France, where reports of outbreaks on trains and …

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Pollution forces city-wide closures of businesses, schools in eastern Pakistan

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE (Reuters) – Heavy pollution-fuelled smog forced authorities to close schools and markets this week in Pakistan’s most populous province, including the eastern city of Lahore which has risen to one of the world’s worst cities for hazardous air quality. “The government has decided to close down markets for four days from …

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South Korea’s Yoon to attend APEC summit, visit Europe

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will attend the APEC summit in San Francisco on Nov. 15-18, Yoon’s office said on Wednesday. After the U.S. trip, Yoon is set to pay a state visit to Britain on Nov. 20-23 following an invitation from King Charles and visit France on Nov. 23-26 as …

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Biden, Xi set to steal APEC spotlight with talks to steady ties

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold summit talks in San Francisco next week as they seek to stabilize tense ties by meeting in-person for just the second time in nearly three years, but little bonhomie and no grand bargains …

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US says it, China had ‘constructive’ arms control talks

7 Nov 2023 7 Nov 2023

By Arshad Mohammed (Reuters) -The United States said on Tuesday it had held constructive talks with China this week on arms control and nonproliferation as part of an effort to keep lines of communication open ahead of a possible meeting of the U.S. and Chinese presidents this month. The arms control talks in Washington on …

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Myanmar rebels capture provincial town as anti-junta offensive widens

7 Nov 2023 7 Nov 2023

(Reuters) – Opposition troops have captured a town in central Myanmar that is a district administrative headquarters after beating back the military, the shadow government and local media said on Tuesday. The shadow National Unity Government (NUG) hailed it as a key victory, although an analyst cautioned that the fighters may struggle to hold Kawlin, …

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Indonesian president to meet Biden at White House on Monday

7 Nov 2023 7 Nov 2023

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Stanley Widianto and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON/JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian President Joko Widodo will meet U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House next week for talks on regional security and clean-energy transition, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday. Jean-Pierre told a news briefing the meeting would take pace on Monday, confirming …

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China unveils action plan to reduce methane emissions

7 Nov 2023 7 Nov 2023

By David Stanway, Valerie Volcovici and Ethan Wang BEIJING (Reuters) -China published its long-awaited plan to tackle climate-warming methane on Tuesday, but included no firm targets for reducing those emissions – only goals for re-using them as fuel. Policy analysts called the plan vague and disappointing. Producing more than 14% of global methane emissions, China …

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