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N.Korea accuses U.N. of double standards over missile tests, warns of consequences

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Published by Reuters By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said on Sunday the United Nations Security Council applied double standards over military activities among U.N. member states, state media KCNA said, amid international criticism over its recent missile tests. The Council met behind closed doors on Friday upon requests from the United States and […]

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Philippines’ Duterte says daughter running for president in 2022 elections – media

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Published by Reuters MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Rodrigo’s daughter would run for president in next year’s election and her father’s long-time aide, who filed his vice presidential candidacy, would be her running mate, broadcasting firm ABS-CBN news reported late on Saturday. Sara Duterte-Carpio is currently mayor of Davao, the Philippines’ third-largest city, and filed on

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Daniel Craig always had ‘real collaboration’ with James Bond effects team

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Published by BANG Showbiz English Daniel Craig has been heavily involved with the James Bond special effects team. Academy Award-winning special effects coordinator Chris Corbould – who has worked on six 007 blockbusters, including new movie ‘No Time To Die’ – has heaped praise on the leading man’s efforts behind the scenes. He told HeyUGuys.com:

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Global COVID-19 deaths hit 5 million as Delta variant sweeps the world

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Published by Reuters By Kavya B and Roshan Abraham (Reuters) -Worldwide deaths related to COVID-19 surpassed 5 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with unvaccinated people particularly exposed to the virulent Delta strain. The variant has exposed the wide disparities in vaccination rates between rich and poor nations, and the upshot of vaccine

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Sydney left leaderless after corruption resignation

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Published by Al-Araby The leader of Australia’s most populous state resigned Friday amid a corruption investigation, leaving Sydneysiders – deep in months of lockdown – without a political leader. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she would leave parliament after an anti-corruption body announced an inquiry into allegations against her. “My resignation as premier

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Asian factories stagnate as China’s slowdown, supply constraints hit

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Published by Reuters (Corrects to change keyword search for media clients to GLOBAL-ECONOMY/(WRAPUP 2), no changes to text) By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Asia’s manufacturing activity broadly stagnated in September as pandemic-induced factory shutdowns and signs of slowing Chinese growth weighed on the region’s economies, surveys showed on Friday. Countries where large outbreaks of the

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India coal crisis brews as power demand surges, record global prices bite

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Published by Reuters By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI (Reuters) – Indian utilities are scrambling to secure coal supplies as inventories hit critical lows after a surge in power demand from industries and sluggish imports due to record global prices push power plants to the brink. Over half of India’s 135 coal-fired power plants have fuel stocks

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Myanmar’s junta powerless as currency drops 60% in four weeks, economy tanks

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Published by Reuters (Reuters) – Myanmar’s currency has lost more than 60% of its value since the beginning of September in a collapse that has driven up food and fuel prices in an economy that has tanked since a military coup eight months ago. “This will rattle the generals as they are quite obsessed with

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China seeks to quell power crunch fears, as coal prices soar, winter nears

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Published by Reuters By Gabriel Crossley and Shivani Singh SHENYANG, China (Reuters) -China on Wednesday demanded railway companies and local authorities raise their game in shipping vital coal supplies to utilities, as regions key to the world’s no. 2 economy grapple with power cuts that have crippled industrial output. The order, handed down from China’s

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