U.S. and Japan sound alarm on China, seek new defence collaboration
Tokyo/Washington (Reuters) – The foreign and defence ministers of the United States and Japan on Friday voiced concerns about what
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Australia suffers record COVID cases, straining businesses and supply chains
Sydney (Reuters) – Fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Australia’s daily coronavirus infections soared to a fresh peak on
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Russia sends paratroopers to Kazakhstan to quell deadly unrest
Almaty (Reuters) – Russia has sent paratroopers into Kazakhstan as part of an international peacekeeping force to quell deadly unrest
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Indonesia survey finds 85% of population have COVID-19 antibodies
Jakarta (Reuters) – More than 85% of Indonesia’s population has antibodies against COVID-19, a government-commissioned survey showed, but epidemiologists warned
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Hair loss treatment for votes? S.Korea’s hairy debate
Seoul (Reuters) – South Korea’s ruling party presidential candidate ignited a debate this week after he proposed allowing public healthcare
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India reports first death linked to Omicron coronavirus variant
New Delhi (Reuters) – India on Wednesday reported its first COVID-19 death linked to the fast-spreading Omicron variant in the
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Indian court halts Amazon, Future arbitration in blow to U.S. giant
New Delhi (Reuters) – A Delhi court has halted arbitration proceedings between Indian conglomerate Future Group and its estranged U.S.
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North Korea fires suspected missile as S.Korea breaks ground for ‘peace’ railway
Seoul (Reuters) – North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, just hours before South
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Kazakhstan declares state of emergency in protest-hit city, province
Almaty (Reuters) – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has declared a two-week state of emergency in the Central Asian nation’s biggest
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Russia, China, Britain, U.S. and France say no one can win nuclear war
Moscow/Washington (Reuters) – China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms
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