Thursday, August 1, 2019

Japan strikes South Korea off trusted export list as rift deepens

South Korea is fiercely opposed to the move, which Japan says is due to national security concerns.

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U.S. set to push security strategy as Chinese maneuvers rattle region

(Corrects position of academic, removing reference to Queensland University of Technology, paragraph 6 of this July 31 story.)


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Brazil feels pressure over Amazon deforestation data

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that if a senior government scientist had betrayed his confidence regarding deforestation data, he would be fired, underlining how growing international pressure to protect the Amazon is weighing on his government.


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Wednesday, July 31, 2019