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• Peru demands compensation from Spain’s Repsol for disastrous oil spill

  19-01-2022 23:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Waves from Tonga volcanic eruption caused spill, described as the worst ecological disaster to hit country in recent historyPeru has demanded compensation from the Spanish oil giant Repsol after freak waves from a volcanic eruption near Tonga caused an oil spill described as the worst ecological disaster to hit the South American country in recent history.Peru’s prime minister, Mirtha Vásquez, told journalists on Wednesday that the Pampilla refinery, run by Repsol, did not have a co
  
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• Peru demands compensation for disastrous oil spill caused by Tonga volcano

  19-01-2022 23:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Volcanic eruption caused spill, described as the worst ecological disaster to hit country in recent history, at refineries operated by Spanish oil giant RepsolPeru has demanded compensation from the Spanish oil giant Repsol after freak waves from a volcanic eruption near Tonga caused an oil spill described as the worst ecological disaster to hit the South American country in recent history.Peru’s prime minister, Mirtha Vásquez, told journalists on Wednesday that the Pampilla refiner
  
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• Tonga airport runway being cleared of ash as Australian planes ready to depart

  19-01-2022 22:44 via theguardian.com
  
  NZ defence minister says dust from volcano eruption is being removed by hand because equipment was damaged or destroyedFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefingTwo Royal Australian Air Force planes are ready to depart for Tonga as soon as conditions allow, with the flights waiting for ash to be removed from the Pacific nation’s airport runway.New Zealand’s defence minister, Peeni Henare, said he was informed th
  
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• ByteDance disbands investment team amid China’s Big Tech clampdown

  19-01-2022 13:07 via ft.com
  Reorganisation at company behind TikTok comes as authorities tighten antitrust enforcement
  
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• Sony/Microsoft: Activision deal will activate copycat M&A wave

  19-01-2022 11:29 via ft.com
  Drop in the Japanese group’s shares looks overdone but a knee-jerk reaction is understandable
  
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• Sania Mirza: India tennis star to retire after 2022 season

  19-01-2022 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sania Mirza, a former Wimbledon doubles champion, is one of India's most celebrated sports stars.
  
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• Sony shares fall 13% on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

  19-01-2022 10:56 via ft.com
  US tech group’s bid wiped $20bn from the Japanese company’s valuation in a day
  
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• Sony shares fall 13% after Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

  19-01-2022 10:56 via ft.com
  US tech group’s bid wiped $20bn from the Japanese company’s valuation in a day
  
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• Iran’s president visits Moscow in effort to boost relations

  19-01-2022 10:43 via ft.com
  Tehran seeks to expand links with Russia and China amid fraught relations with US
  
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• Iran’s president to visit Moscow in effort to boost relations

  19-01-2022 10:43 via ft.com
  Tehran seeks to expand links with Russia and China amid fraught relations with US
  
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• Protesting Winter Olympics athletes ‘face punishment’, suggests Beijing official

  19-01-2022 10:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Organising committee official warns against ‘any behaviour or speech that is against the Olympic spirit’Any athlete behaviour that is against the Olympic spirit or Chinese rules or laws will be subject to “certain punishment”, a Beijing 2022 official has said in response to a question about the possibility of athlete protests at next month’s Winter Games.It comes shortly after human rights advocates warned athletes they were better off staying silent for the duratio
  
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• Protesting Winter Olympics athletes face ‘certain punishment’, suggests Beijing official

  19-01-2022 10:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Organising committee official warns against ‘any behaviour or speech that is against the Olympic spirit’Any athlete behaviour that is against the Olympic spirit or Chinese rules or laws will be subject to “certain punishment”, a Beijing 2022 official has said in response to a question about the possibility of athlete protests at next month’s Winter Games.It comes shortly after human rights advocates warned athletes they were better off staying silent for the duratio
  
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• Cathay Pacific offers bonuses in bid to keep pilots

  19-01-2022 08:15 via ft.com
  Airline has been losing staff frustrated by Hong Kong’s strict quarantine rules
  
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• Cathay Pacific offers $3,700 bonuses to pilots to fly into Hong Kong

  19-01-2022 08:15 via ft.com
  Airline pummeled by pandemic has been losing staff because of Hong Kong’s strict quarantine rules
  
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• Cambodia resumes treason trial of opposition leader Kem Sokha

  19-01-2022 06:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Charges widely viewed as politically motivated, with critics saying prime minister Hun Sen has used courts to stifle opponentsCambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha has called for treason charges against him to be dropped as his trial resumed after two years of delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The case against the 68-year-old has been widely condemned as politically motivated and has dragged on for years. Continue reading...
  
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• Fears for Tonga’s tiny Mango island as every house destroyed

  19-01-2022 06:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Tsunami waves reaching up to 15 metres hit remote area that sent distress signalThe Tongan government has raised concerns about the tiny islands of Mango and Fonoifua islands – north-east of the main island of Tongatapu – which both suffered catastrophic damage from the tsunami and volcano eruption on Saturday.The Tongan government reported on Tuesday night that all houses had been destroyed on Mango Island, and only two houses remained on Fonoifua. Continue reading...
  
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• Tencent pursues quieter investment strategy amid China’s Big Tech crackdown

  19-01-2022 06:01 via ft.com
  Pony Ma seeks to avoid Beijing’s push against perceived monopolists by targeting expansion overseas
  
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• Houthi attack tests UAE effort to ease tensions with Iran

  19-01-2022 06:01 via ft.com
  Strikes by Tehran-backed group come as Abu Dhabi seeks closer diplomatic and trade ties with Islamic republic
  
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• Patriotic Generation Z fuels pandemic-era jewellery boom in China

  19-01-2022 06:00 via ft.com
  Country’s biggest retailer Chow Tai Fook banks on young people’s love of traditional designs
  
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• Patriotic Gen Z fuels pandemic jewellery boom in China

  19-01-2022 06:00 via ft.com
  The country’s biggest retailer Chow Tai Fook is banking on the youth’s love of traditional designs
  
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• Davos cancellation highlights Covid’s power to divide

  19-01-2022 05:31 via ft.com
  
  Geopolitical tensions and surging migration would be hard to manage even in normal times
  
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• China’s high-tech rise sharpens rivalry with the US

  19-01-2022 05:31 via ft.com
  
  Alarm over the country’s growing military strength is accelerating moves towards economic decoupling
  
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• Sony shares fall almost 10% on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

  19-01-2022 05:13 via ft.com
  US tech group’s $75bn bid pushed shares of video game companies higher on acquisition speculation
  
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• First aid shipments leave for Tonga, amid fears aid workers could bring ‘tsunami of Covid’

  19-01-2022 05:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Australia and New Zealand dispatch naval vessels carrying material to help provide temporary shelter and clean drinking water after volcanic eruptionAustralia and New Zealand have started to dispatch aid to Tonga, amid fears that relief workers could bring a “tsunami of Covid” cases to the Pacific Island nation that has so far recorded just one case of the virus.New Zealand has dispatched two naval vessels with relief supplies onboard. Defence minister Peeni Henare said they were exp
  
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• Papua New Guinea reports first Omicron cases, amid fears over low vaccination rate

  19-01-2022 03:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Authorities have called for calm while announcing the first case of the virulent strain of Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLocal authorities in Papua New Guinea are calling for calm, after the country announced its first case of the Omicron variant.Authorities announced on Tuesday the case was a man who came to Papua New Guinea in December from South Africa, after travelling through London and Hong Kong. He initially tested negative with no symptoms upon
  
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• Taliban victory unleashes hardline forces in Pakistan

  19-01-2022 02:01 via ft.com
  Imran Khan welcomed Islamists’ conquest but is struggling to contain emboldened extremists at home
  
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• Man arrested after Australian child found dead in barrel

  19-01-2022 01:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with murder after a five-day search for a girl near Sydney, police say.
  
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• The women put on sale on Clubhouse for their views

  19-01-2022 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The women say right-wing trolls in India targeted them for criticising Narendra Modi and his government.
  
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• The women facing rape threats and abuses on Clubhouse

  19-01-2022 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The women say right-wing trolls in India targeted them for criticising Narendra Modi and his government.
  
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• Winter Olympics 2022: China sells Xinjiang as a winter sports hub

  19-01-2022 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many foreign firms hoping to ride the Olympics boom are investing heavily in the troubled region.
  
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• Japan scales back listing shake-up

  19-01-2022 01:01 via ft.com
  Requirements lowered for membership of new prime market segment
  
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• Murata’s Thailand move heralds Japan tech shift from China

  19-01-2022 00:00 via ft.com
  Renesas and Tokyo Electron also race to respond to geopolitical tensions
  
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