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(Reuters) – Japan’s “militarisation” complicates the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, the deputy chair of the Russian Security Council and former President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday. Russia and Japan have complex relations marked by decades of territorial dispute over a handful of small, Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that Moscow calls the southern Kurils but …

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VENICE (Reuters) – Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai received a Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, brushing away his tears as he was given a prolonged standing ovation. “It is like a dream come true,” Leung told Reuters TV. Leung gained international recognition for his roles in movies …

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(Reuters) – The much-anticipated Asia Cup clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan was abandoned on Saturday as rain played spoilsport in the Group A contest between the heavyweights in Pallekele. Pakistan bowled out India for 266 in 48.5 overs to nose ahead in the contest but their chase never began as rain kept the players …

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By Joseph Campbell ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – Vietnamese Catholics who flew thousands of miles to see Pope Francis in Mongolia had one message for the pontiff: They want him to visit their communist-run country too. “Visit Vietnam, Papa,” some in the group shouted as the pope was driven in a golf cart past a crowd of …

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By Mubasher Bukhari and Saleem Ahmed LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Public markets across Pakistan stayed closed on Saturday due to a strike by retail associations over rising electricity prices and brisk inflation, as the country embarks on a tricky path to economic recovery. A $3 billion loan programme, approved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) …

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By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was named finance minister on Saturday in a cabinet that was endorsed by the king, as the real estate tycoon seeks to boost Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy and implement key campaign promises. Thailand’s economy has been faltering due to weaker …

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