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☆ New Zealand's central bank defends Maori language use
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Lucy Craymer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Adrian Orr is pictured during an interview at the bank in Wellington, New Zealand, April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charlotte Greenfield/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWELLINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - New Zealand’s central bank chief defended its use of the Maori language in official communications on Wednesday, as the country’s new centre-right government looks to roll back the use of the Indigenous language in the public sector. Central bank governor Adrian Orr said at a media conference following the bank’s monetary policy meeting that it was proud of its Maori name "Te Putea Matua" and would continue to use it in addition to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). Over the past few years, the RBNZ has undergone an overhaul that puts the country's Maori heritage and language at the centre of its operations. The government has not released specific details on the policies and it is unclear whether they would directly impact the central bank.

Persons: Adrian Orr, Charlotte Greenfield, Orr, Christopher Luxon's, Luxon, Lucy Craymer, Sam Holmes Organizations: Bank of New Zealand, REUTERS, Rights, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Labour, New Zealand, prudential, Thomson Locations: Wellington , New Zealand, Central, Te Ao

☆ Russia deploys defense missile system on Kuril island near Japan
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Russia’s defense ministry said Monday it has deployed mobile coastal defense missile systems on a northern Kuril island, part of a strategically located chain of islands that stretch between Japan and the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula. Japan lays claim to the Russian-held southern Kuril islands, which Tokyo calls the Northern Territories, a territorial row that dates to the end of World War Two, when Soviet troops seized them from Japan. The Russian Bastion systems, which have missiles with a flight range of up to 500 km (310 miles), were deployed on the island of Paramushir, the Russian defense ministry said Monday. The Bastion coastal missile system went on duty on the Kuril island or Paramushir. Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril Islands because of Japanese sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

☆ Russia deploys defence missile system on Kuril island near Japan
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERSDec 6 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry has said it has deployed mobile coastal defence missile systems on a northern Kuril island - part of a strategically located chain of islands that stretch between Japan and the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula. Japan lays claim to the Russian-held southern Kuril islands that Tokyo calls the Northern Territories, a territorial row that dates back to the end of World War Two when Soviet troops seized them from Japan. The Russian Bastion missile systems, which have missiles with a flight range of up to 500 km (310 miles), were deployed on the island of Paramushir in the northern portion of the Kuril Islands, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday. This deployment comes a year after Russia set up the Bastion systems on the island of Matua, in the central part of the Kuril ridge, the ministry said in a statement. Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril Islands because of Japanese sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

În ultimii ani, Rusia şi-a sporit în mod considerabil capacităţile militare în Insulele Kurile. În august 2018, armata rusă a comunicat că avioane multifuncţionale Su-35 au fost dislocate pe aeroportul Iasnîi de pe insula Iturup. Armata rusă a raportat crearea unui aerodrom pe insula Matua din Kurile pentru avioane militare uşoare de transport. În 2016, presa rusă a informat despre planurile armatei de a înfiinţa o bază în Matua pentru navele marinei ruse. Rusia dispune în Insulele Kurile şi de tancuri T-72B3 modernizate, conform Interfax.

Persons: Ghennadi Jidko Organizations: rus, Apărării Locations: Districtul, Estic, Kurile de Sud, lanţul, Sud, Iturup, Kunashir, URSS, Japonia, de Nord, Rusia, Kurilele, rus, Federaţiei Ruse, Insulele Kurile, Matua, Kurile

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