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Shanghai sweats over small, but nagging COVID outbreak already damaging economy
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Anxiety levels rose along with temperatures in Shanghai on Wednesday, as medical workers sweated beneath their hazmat suits while administering compulsory mass tes...
Jul 13, 2022
G20 host Indonesia hopes for progress in finance chief talks despite war friction
By Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) - G20 finance leaders will meet in Bali this week for talks that are due to include issues like global food security and soaring inflation, as host Indonesia tries ...
Jul 13, 2022
Biden en route to Israel for high-stakes Middle East visit
By Steve Holland ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden arrives in Israel on Wednesday to kick off a high-stakes trip to the Middle East dominated by efforts to persuade Gulf allies...
Jul 12, 2022
Chinese cities break heat records, weather extremes to persist
BEIJING (Reuters) - Several Chinese cities broke new records for high temperatures on Tuesday as scorching heat and contrasting relentless rains wreaked havoc, with local forecasters expecting the wea...
Jul 12, 2022
South Korea presidential office denounces 2019 repatriation of N.Korean fishermen-Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential office denounced on Wednesday the 2019 repatriation of North Korean fishermen suspected of killing 16 of their shipmates under the previous Moon Jae-in adm...
Jul 12, 2022
Pacific island leaders welcome U.S. pledge to triple funding for region
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pacific island leaders welcomed a pledge by the United States to triple aid to the region to combat illegal fishing, enhance maritime security and tackle climate c...
Jul 12, 2022
Kishida support edges up post-election, but hurdles linger for agenda
TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for the government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida edged up in the wake of his ruling party's election win, but hurdles remain for key parts of his agenda, including...
Jul 12, 2022
South Korea PM warns of big COVID surge as cases hit two-month high
SEOUL (Reuters) - Daily COVID-19 infections in South Korea have jumped above 40,000 for the first time in two months, with the government warning of a potential five-fold surge in the coming months. "...
Jul 12, 2022
Sri Lanka parliamentary speaker yet to get President Rajapaksa’s resignation letter – sources
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's parliamentary speaker had yet to receive President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation letter though he has fled the country, two sources with knowledge of the matter told...
Jul 12, 2022
Kyiv strikes Russian-held area in southern Ukraine in rocket attack
By Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine launched long-range rocket attacks on Russian forces in southern Ukraine and destroyed an ammunition store, its military said, as Russia co...
Jul 12, 2022
