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Factbox-How China benefits from Western sanctions on Russia’s energy exports

BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Russia on Monday in his first overseas trip since securing a third term as president. The visit comes just over a year after Russia launched what it calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine, triggering sanctions by the European Union on purchases of Russian seaborne crude …

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U.N. expert calls for coordinated action against Myanmar junta

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Monday called on the international community to coordinate sanctions to counter the abuses perpetrated by the southeast Asian country’s military. Since a junta seized power in February 2021, Myanmar has been plunged into chaos, with a resistance movement fighting …

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Czech Republic readies big Taiwan delegation in defiance of China

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The head of the Czech Republic’s lower house said on Monday she would lead 150 businesspeople, scientists and officials to Taiwan this week, the country’s biggest-yet delegation to the self-ruled island, despite repeated warnings from China. The Czechs’ centre-right government has sought to develop relations with Taiwan which has become one of …

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North Korea’s Kim oversees simulated nuclear counterattack against US, South Korea

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the U.S. and South Korea in a warning to the allies who are scaling up their joint military exercises, state media KCNA said on Monday. The North’s drills involved a short-range missile launch but – unusually …

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Adani Group says engaging with financial institutions over Gujarat petchem project

BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s Adani Group said, on Monday, its engagement with financial institutions over a petrochemical project at Mundra in the western state of Gujarat was still ongoing. The company clarified after Press Trust of India reported on Sunday that the embattled group had suspended work on the 349 billion rupees ($4.23 billion) Green …

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Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car

By Nick Carey, Paul Lienert and Sarah McFarlane LONDON/DETROIT (Reuters) -For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off cars with few miles – leading to higher premiums and undercutting gains from going electric. And now those battery packs …

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Singapore to tighten shoe recycling controls after Reuters report

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singapore shoe recycling project will be subject to surprise inspections following a Reuters investigation that found footwear it donated to the scheme was not recycled, Singapore’s minister of culture said on Monday. U.S. petrochemicals giant Dow Inc and Sport Singapore, a government agency, had pledged that the shoes would be ground …

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