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By Karen Lema and Tom Allard MANILA (Reuters) – Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. was 28 years old when a helicopter whisked his family from the Philippines’ presidential palace as millions of protesters demanded the ouster of his dictator father in a historic “people power” revolution. Just over 36 years later, the son is celebrating a …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday that an expression of concern by the Group of Seven industrialised nations over the selection process for Hong Kong’s new chief executive was interference in China’s internal affairs. The G7 said on Monday that the selection process for a new chief executive in Hong Kong was a source …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Asked if Russia would rule out a preemptive tactical nuclear strike on Ukraine, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday that a decision on the possible use of nuclear weapons was clearly set out in Russia’s military doctrine, RIA reported. “We have a military doctrine – everything is written there,” Alexander Grushko …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday slammed the United States for changing the wording on the State Department website about Taiwan, saying “political manipulation” will not succeed in changing the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. The State Department website’s section on Taiwan has removed wording both on not supporting Taiwan independence and on …

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By David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Tesla operated its Shanghai plant well below capacity on Tuesday, showing the problems factories face trying to ramp up output under a tightening COVID-19 lockdown, while China’s capital kept up its fight with a small but stubborn outbreak. Many of the hundreds of companies reopening factories …

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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, said on Tuesday that North Korea’s weapons programmes pose a threat but that he is ready to provide an “audacious” economic plan if the North is committed to denuclearisation. Yoon gave the remarks in his inauguration speech after being sworn in at a ceremony …

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By Karen Lema and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines woke to a new but familiar political landscape on Tuesday, after an election triumph by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. paved the way for a once unimaginable return to the country’s highest office for its most notorious political dynasty. Marcos, better known as “Bongbong”, trounced …

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