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    Japan condemns China’s dual-use export ban as rare earth curbs loom

    Asia’s top two economies embroiled in biggest dispute in years China’s ban latest response to Japan PM’s Taiwan remarks Beijing weighing broader rare earth curbs, state media says Japanese automakers at risk if restrictions expanded TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Japan called China’s ban on dual-use exports for its military “absolutely unacceptable” on Wednesday, amid…

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    James Pomfret

      Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades followed a year of safety complaints

      Residents had raised concerns about fire hazards posed by ongoing renovation works HK authorities said last year that mesh used by contractors met fire safety standards, though police have since raised fresh suspicions Residents had also complained about use of foam insulation and workers smoking near scaffolding HONG KONG/BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Residents of…

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      Britain’s populist Reform party faces local authority tests

      Britain’s populist Reform party faces local authority tests

      Reform UK faces scrutiny transitioning from protest to power Local government efficiency push modelled on Musk’s DOGE Farage seeks experienced defectors to bolster party’s clout National cost-cutting plans dismissed by economists as unrealistic NORTHAMPTON, England, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Britain’s Reform UK has surged in popularity on the back of fiery rhetoric against illegal immigrants,…

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