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India’s HPCL to operate Vizag refinery at expanded capacity from end-June

By Nidhi Verma VARANASI, India (Reuters) – State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation hopes to operate its Vizag refinery in southern India at an expanded capacity of 15 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) from end-June, its chairman Pushp Joshi said on Sunday. HPCL is in the process of commissioning units at the refinery, which previously had a …

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Indonesian President Jokowi’s approval rating at all-time high: poll

By Kate Lamb JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s approval rating has hit an all-time high after the government eased COVID-19 restrictions last month, a poll showed on Sunday. Figures released by pollster Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) showed satisfaction with the president, widely known as Jokowi, had risen consistently over recent months to reach …

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COVID curbs over, China’s tourists hit Thai beaches for first time in 3 years

By Kwang JirapornKuhakan PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) – Hitting the white sand beaches and eating mango sticky rice and seafood, Chinese tourists are returning to Thailand for their first trips abroad since China ended its strict COVID-19 curbs and reopened its borders. “Because of the pandemic, we hadn’t been out of China for three years,” said …

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China reported 12,658 COVID-related deaths between Jan 13 and Jan 19

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s COVID-related deaths between Jan. 13 and Jan. 19 this year in hospitals totaled 12,658, the country’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement on Saturday. Among them, 681 died of respiratory failure caused by the new coronavirus infection, and 11,977 died of other diseases combined with the …

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Japan PM Kishida weighs Feb. Ukraine visit to hold talks with Zelenskiy -Yomiuri

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting Kyiv in February and holding talks with Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelenskiy, the Yomiuri newspaper said, citing Japanese government sources. As chair of the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies this year, Japan wants to show it intends to keep providing support to Ukraine while it …

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New Zealand farmers sour on Ardern’s Labour, complicating new PM’s path

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Jacinda Ardern won over many New Zealand farmers with effective COVID-19 policies, but the influential rural bloc has soured on her as out of touch, weighing on the chances for the prime minister’s successor to stay in power. Ardern make the shock announcement on Thursday that she was resigning, …

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Six injured in Jammu blasts before India opposition leader Gandhi arrives

By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) – At least six people were injured on Saturday in two blasts in Jammu, the principal Indian city in a region disputed by neighbouring Pakistan, police said, ahead of the arrival of Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on a cross-country march. The blasts hit Jammu’s transport yard in the Narwal …

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