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Shanghai plans more COVID testing amid fresh curbs across China
By Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Multiple Chinese cities are adopting fresh COVID-19 curbs, from business halts to lockdowns, to rein in new infections, with the commercial hub of Shang...
Jul 11, 2022
Mother of suspect in Abe killing was a member of Unification Church, church says
TOKYO (Reuters) - The mother of the man arrested for the killing of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was a member of the Unification Church, the church's Japan head said on Monday. Tetsuya Ya...
Jul 11, 2022
Analysis: Japan’s dovish Kishida may now take defence mantle of slain mentor Abe
By Tim Kelly and Yukiko Toyoda NARA, Japan (Reuters) - After a strong showing in an election overshadowed by the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have fr...
Jul 11, 2022
China warns ASEAN nations to avoid being used as ‘chess pieces’ by big powers
JAKARTA (Reuters) - China's foreign minister Wang Yi warned on Monday that countries in Southeast Asia must avoid being used as "chess pieces" by major powers during a policy speech in the Indonesian ...
Jul 11, 2022
U.S.-China tensions, Kiribati’s shock withdrawal overshadow Pacific leaders meeting
By Kirsty Needham SUVA, Fiji (Reuters) -Tensions between China and the United States, and the withdrawal of the remote Pacific island nation of Kiribati, have overshadowed the Pacific Islands Forum as...
Jul 10, 2022
Japan PM Kishida set to consolidate ruling party power as Abe mourned
TOKYO/NARA (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looked set to consolidate authority within his ruling party after a strong election result virtually ensured him three more years as premie...
Jul 10, 2022
Shanghai braces for more mass COVID testing amid fresh curbs across China
By Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Multiple Chinese cities are adopting fresh COVID-19 curbs, from business halts to lockdowns, to rein in new infections, with the commercial hub of Shang...
Jul 10, 2022
Exclusive: U.S. weighs possible resumption of offensive arms sales to Saudis – sources
By Matt Spetalnick, Aziz El Yaakoubi and Mike Stone WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) - The Biden administration is discussing the possible lifting of its ban on U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Ara...
Jul 10, 2022
Sri Lanka PM confirms President Rajapaksa to resign
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign as previously announced, the prime minister's office said on Monday. T...
Jul 10, 2022
Japan says it expects security flaws in former PM Abe’s killing to be probed
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government expects security loopholes in the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to be discussed and investigated, the country's top spokesperson said on Monday....
Jul 10, 2022
