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Following Xi-Biden call, Taiwan to deepen close security partnership with U.S.
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's foreign ministry said on Friday that it will continue to deepen its close security partnership with the United States, after U.S. President Joe Biden and China's leader Xi ...
Jul 28, 2022
Brazil grants permit to pave highway through heart of Amazon forest
By Jake Spring and Carolina Pulice SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's environmental authority on Thursday granted an initial permit that will allow a major highway to be paved through the center of the Am...
Jul 28, 2022
Climate change made Britain’s heatwave at least 10 times more likely, scientists say
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - The heatwave which scorched Britain last week was made at least 10 times more likely because of climate change, scientists reported Thursday. On July 19, temperatur...
Jul 28, 2022
Argentina’s Fernandez bets on ‘superministry’ to stop economic bleeding
By Nicols Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Alberto Fernandez launched his latest effort to tackle an economy in crisis on Thursday, tapping one of the ruling coalition's most powe...
Jul 28, 2022
Analysis-Despite Xi’s ‘fire’, call with Biden avoided Taiwan escalation
By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping managed largely to steer clear of escalatory rhetoric on Taiwan in a Thursday c...
Jul 28, 2022
Japan to free up local officials to battle new COVID variant -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan could announce as early as Friday plans for a new system to allow local authorities to take counter-measures against the spread of a new coronavirus variant, Kyodo News said, c...
Jul 28, 2022
Giant video screen falls on boyband Mirror dancers at Hong Kong concert
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A huge video panel fell on the stage during a concert by popular Hong Kong boyband Mirror on Thursday, crushing one performer and trapping others, prompting a government investig...
Jul 28, 2022
U.S. says talks took place with Taliban officials on central bank reserves
(Reuters) - A U.S. delegation discussed with Taliban officials efforts to enable the release of billions of dollars from Afghan central bank reserves, the State Department said on Thursday. The meetin...
Jul 28, 2022
OSCE countries to review human rights situation in Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and 37 other countries are establishing an expert mission to review the human rights situation in Russia, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. The revie...
Jul 28, 2022
Ukraine bombs Russian forces in drive to retake south
(Reuters) - Ukraine stepped up its drive to retake Russian-controlled southern Ukraine by trying to bomb and isolate Russian troops in hard-to-resupply areas. In a Thursday night address, President Vo...
Jul 28, 2022
