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China’s Xi to participate in G20 leaders’ summit via video link
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China’s Xi to participate in G20 leaders’ summit via video link

BEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping will participate in the Group of 20 (G20) leaders’ summit in…
Japan keeps tourism freeze despite plunge in virus cases
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Japan keeps tourism freeze despite plunge in virus cases

TOKYO (AP) — Filled with pink and fuzzy things and cuddly bears, 6%DOKIDOKI, a tiny store in the heart of…
Singapore probes unusual surge in COVID-19 cases after record
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Singapore probes unusual surge in COVID-19 cases after record

SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Singapore is looking into an “unusual surge” of 5,324 new infections of COVID-19, the city-state’s…
Tightrope election may spell uncertain future for Japan’s new prime minister
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Tightrope election may spell uncertain future for Japan’s new prime minister

TOKYO, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could lose its majority in Sunday’s general election, polls…
France’s Macron asks China’s Xi Jinping for signal ahead of COP26
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France’s Macron asks China’s Xi Jinping for signal ahead of COP26

PARIS, Oct 26 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron asked China’s President Xi Jinping during a phone call on Tuesday…
Japan PM’s nuclear push faces resistance ahead of election
Middle East

Japan PM’s nuclear push faces resistance ahead of election

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s push to restart Japanese nuclear power plants idled after the…
Xi’s not there? COP26 hopes dim on Chinese leader’s likely absence
Middle East

Xi’s not there? COP26 hopes dim on Chinese leader’s likely absence

SHANGHAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) – The leaders of most of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters gather in Glasgow from…
China to start vaccinating children to age 3 as cases spread
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China to start vaccinating children to age 3 as cases spread

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Children as young as 3 will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in China, where 76% of the…
China will uphold world peace, Xi says, despite others’ concerns
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China will uphold world peace, Xi says, despite others’ concerns

BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping vowed on Monday that China would always uphold world peace and international…
US envoy urges N.Korea to end ‘provocations’, accept offer of talks
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US envoy urges N.Korea to end ‘provocations’, accept offer of talks

SEOUL, Oct 24 (Reuters) – North Korea’s recent ballistic missile tests were “concerning and counterproductive” for efforts to reduce tensions,…
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