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Factbox: South Korea, Japan seek reset on decades of historical disputes

18 Jul 2022

SEOUL (Reuters) – Efforts to resolve historical disputes between South Korean and Japan have been renewed under new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, with both countries vowing to improve ties. – Relations between the two North Asian U.S. allies have been strained over disputes dating to Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation of Korea. Koreans accuse Japan of …

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British prime minister contenders clash over tax cuts in TV debate

18 Jul 2022

By Michael Holden and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -The five Conservative contenders still vying to be Britain’s next prime minister clashed over tax cuts in a second televised debate on Sunday, with the two frontrunners – Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss – stepping up their battle on the economy. With no clear candidate to succeed …

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Pacific bloc, united, demands climate action as China, U.S. woo

17 Jul 2022

By Kirsty Needham SUVA (Reuters) -Pacific island nations, courted by China and the United States, put the superpowers on notice, telling the world’s two biggest carbon emitters to take more action on climate change while pledging unity in the face of a growing geopolitical contest. Leaders at a four-day summit of the Pacific Islands Forum, …

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Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck get marriage license in Las Vegas – official

17 Jul 2022

(Reuters) -Singer Jennifer Lopez and actor Ben Affleck have obtained a license to get married in Las Vegas, a local official said Sunday, after the celebrity couple rekindled a romance almost 20 years after they first got together. The marriage license was issued by Clark County in the state of Nevada dated Saturday, July 16, …

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Ukraine’s president fires security chief and top state prosecutor

17 Jul 2022

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued executive orders late on Sunday sacking the head of Ukraine’s powerful domestic security agency, the SBU, and the prosecutor general. The orders dismissing SBU chief Ivan Bakanov, a childhood friend of Zelenskiy, and Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, who led the effort to prosecute Russian war crimes in Ukraine, …

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Biden disputes Saudi account of Khashoggi murder discussion

17 Jul 2022

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday differed with Saudi Arabia in their account of discussions at a bilateral summit about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a major point of contention between the two countries. U.S. intelligence agencies believe Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing in 2018 of Khashoggi, …

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Russia prepares for next Ukraine offensive in face of new Western weapons

17 Jul 2022

By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after Moscow said its forces would step up military operations in “all operational areas”. As Western deliveries of long-range arms begin to help Ukraine on the battlefield, Russian rockets and …

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Pope hopes Canada trip will help heal ‘evil’ done to indigenous people

17 Jul 2022

By Philip Pullella (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday his trip to Canada next week will be a “pilgrimage of penance” that he hopes can help heal the wrongs done to indigenous people by Roman Catholic priests and nuns who ran abusive residential schools. The July 24-30 trip will include at least five encounters …

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Eight crew members killed in Ukraine cargo plane crash in northern Greece

17 Jul 2022

ATHENS (Reuters) -A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed in northern Greece late on Saturday, killing all eight crew members on board, Greek and Serbian authorities said on Sunday. Witnesses said the aircraft had come down in a ball of flames near the city of Kavala before exploding on impact in …

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‘Climate change affects everyone’: Europe battles wildfires in intense heat

17 Jul 2022

By Guillermo Martinez JERTE, Spain (Reuters) -Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say are consistent with climate change. In Spain, helicopters dropped water on the flames as heat above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) …

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