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People watch a TV broadcasting file footage of a news report on North Korea firing missiles off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, September 15, 2021. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji
People watch a TV broadcasting file footage of a news report on North Korea firing missiles off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, September 15, 2021. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

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

SEOUL, (Reuters) – Both North Korea and South Korea test fired ballistic missiles today, the latest volley in an arms race that has seen both countries develop increasingly sophisticated weapons while efforts to get talks going on defusing tension prove fruitless.

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks after the polls closed on the recall election, at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, California, U.S., September 14, 2021.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks after the polls closed on the recall election, at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, California, U.S., September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

California Governor Newsom defeats Republican recall effort

SACRAMENTO, Calif.,  (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday handily beat back a Republican campaign to oust him from office, sending a decisive message that voters in the deeply Democratic state supported his policies for tackling COVID-19, immigration and crime.

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