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China, U.S. can find common ground on tariff exclusions, Chinese think tank says
XIAN, China (Reuters) - The Biden administration is unlikely to remove tariffs on Chinese goods in the short term, but China and the United States might find a middle ground by increasing tariff exclu...
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Orphans, soldiers, students: N.Korea turns to ‘volunteers’ for coal mines, construction
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Orphans, conscripted soldiers, and students - some appearing to be children - are "volunteering" to work manual labour in North Korea, including in coal mines, farms, a...
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Malaysia reports 9,020 new coronavirus cases, record daily count
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 9,020 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic. This is the fifth straight day of record new infections, bri...
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Iranian media say tanker seized in Indonesia is released
(Reuters) - An Iranian-flagged tanker seized by Indonesia in January has been released, Iran's state broadcaster reported on Saturday, saying the vessel has resumed its mission before returning home. ...
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Taiwan reports new rise in domestic COVID-19 cases
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan reported 486 new domestic COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 166 cases added to the totals for recent days as it continues to readjust its infection numbers following dela...
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NBA roundup: Jayson Tatum nets 50 in Celtics’ victory
Jayson Tatum scored a playoff career-high 50 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 125-119 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Friday n...
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U.S. probes two Malaysian glove makers over forced labour allegations -report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The United States is investigating Malaysian glove makers Hartalega Holdings and a unit of Supermax Corp over allegations of forced labour, the Edge Weekly reported on Saturda...
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Hong Kong organisers loses appeal to hold Tiananmen vigil
By Jessie Pang (Reuters) - Organisers of an annual vigil to commemorate the Chinese Communist government's bloody crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989 ...
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Myanmar’s shadow government parades new armed force
(Reuters) - The underground government set up by opponents of Myanmar's military junta said its first batch of recruits have finished training for a new defence force, releasing video of them parading...
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Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK COVID-19 variant
(Corrects spelling of "than" in paragraph seven) HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam health minister Nguyen Thanh Long said on Saturday the country has detected a new variant of the coronavirus, a mix of the In...
Syndicated Content May 29, 2021
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