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(Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister said on Saturday that a U.S. move to restore sanctions waivers to Tehran was not enough and Washington should provide guarantees for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers. Washington on Friday restored the waivers to allow international nuclear cooperation projects, as indirect U.S.-Iranian talks on reviving …

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By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) -A cross country skier born in Xinjiang, who was one of the two final torchbearers at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, was not picked because of where she comes from, the International Olympic Committee said on Saturday. Dinigeer Yilamujiang, from Altay in China’s western Xinjiang region, …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – A snowflake instead of a huge cauldron and a “micro-flame” in place of a roaring fire at the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics were an “innovation” celebrating the human spirit, the ceremony’s director said on Saturday. Fans watching the climactic moment of Friday’s start of the Beijing 2022 Games were left …

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(Reuters) – New Zealand reported a record 243 new COVID-19 community cases on Saturday, as officials warned more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant are expected but urged people in the highly vaccinated nation not to panic. The country of five million people has kept its borders closed since early 2020. Prime Minister Jacinda …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The key to solving the issue of North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs is in the United States’ hands, China’s U.N. envoy said on Friday, urging Washington to show “more sincerity and flexibility” if it wants a breakthrough. “They should come up with more attractive and more practical, …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan on Saturday condemned as “contemptible” the timing of China and Russia’s “no limits” partnership at the start of the Winter Olympics, saying the Chinese government was bringing shame to the spirit of the Games. China and Russia, at a meeting of their leaders hours before the Winter Olympics officially opened, backed …

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