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Taiwan plans $9 billion boost in arms spending, warns of ‘severe threat’

By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan proposed on Thursday extra defense spending of T$240 billion ($8.69 billion) (More…)

North and South Korea conduct duelling missile tests as arms race heats up

By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea and South Korea test fired ballistic missiles on Wednesday, the (More…)

Pope rejects German archbishop’s resignation after abuse scandal

BERLIN (Reuters) – Pope Francis has rejected the resignation of the Archbishop of Hamburg who had offered to step down (More…)

Biden to announce alliance with Britain, Australia on tech, cyber, defense -Politico

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday plans to announce a plan to share advanced technologies in a (More…)

Taliban seize $12.4 million from former top Afghan officials

LONDON (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban-controlled central bank said it had seized nearly $12.4 million in cash and gold from former (More…)

Canada inflation hits 18-year-high with election just days away

By Julie Gordon

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated to an 18-year-high in August, driven by broad upward price (More…)

China develops machines to track data sent abroad by cars

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China, the world’s biggest vehicle market where regulators are implementing new rules on data protection, is developing (More…)

UK would not have approved Valneva COVID vaccine, health secretary says

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain cancelled its contract for about 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by France’s (More…)

UK likely to require health workers to be vaccinated against COVID

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is highly likely to require front-line health and social care workers in England to be vaccinated against (More…)

Boeing raises jet demand forecast on pandemic recovery

By Eric M. Johnson and Tim Hepher

(Reuters) – Boeing revised up long-term demand forecasts on Tuesday, as a snapback (More…)