SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s Hainan Airlines cancelled flights between Shanghai and Tel Aviv on Monday, citing tensions in Israel, the Global Times newspaper reported citing the airline. The newspaper added that Hainan Airlines has three direct flight routes between China and Israel. (Reporting by Brenda Goh; Editing by Kim Coghill)
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping met with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in Beijing on Monday afternoon, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported. (Reporting by Albee Zhang; Editing by Edmund Klamann)
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is very concerned about the recent escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and is opposed to violence and attacks, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. “China opposes actions that escalate conflicts and undermine regional stability. We hope to see an early ceasefire, cessation of war and restoration of peace,” spokesperson …
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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal said on Monday at least 10 of its nationals were killed in Israel after the attack by Palestinian group Hamas, and the cabinet will hold an emergency meeting to discuss how to evacuate thousands of others working and studying there. The foreign ministry said four Nepalis were also …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong saw heavy flooding on Monday as the remnants of Typhoon Koinu brought heavy rains and strong gales, with many areas inundated with water just a month after the city was paralysed by record-breaking rainfall. Koinu had weakened into a severe tropical storm but still brought gale-force winds and heavy rain, …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Former party chief and chairman of China Everbright Group Li Xiaopeng was expelled from the Communist Party and his post for severe violations of discipline and law including bribery, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday. Li is the latest Chinese financial executive found guilty under President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign that has …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Communist Party named Wang Zhiqing as chairperson and party chief for China Eastern Airlines, the company said on its official social media account on Monday. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Kim Coghill)
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) -More than 2,400 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in years. The Saturday quakes in the west of the country hit 35 km (20 miles) northwest of the city of Herat, with …
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By Martin Quin Pollard and Ian Ransom HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) -China’s eastern city of Hangzhou rounded off the 19th Asian Games on Sunday with a colourful and “joy”-themed closing ceremony after hosting the continental sporting extravaganza which organisers hailed as “one of the finest” ever. Watched on by China’s premier Li Qiang and a packed …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Typhoon Koinu, which lashed Taiwan with rain and wind last week, on Sunday turned south over the sea off the coast of China’s Guangdong province towards the resort island of Hainan, with its intensity nearly unchanged from a day earlier. As of 10 a.m. (0200 GMT), Koinu had yet to make landfall on …
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