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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s parliament approved a crucial anti-corruption bill on Wednesday to improve governance in the crisis-hit country as part of requirements linked to a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The legislation was passed without a vote in the 225-member parliament. “The bill is passed with amendments,” Sri …

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By James Pomfret and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s appointment of a top intelligence official to run Hong Kong’s national security regime underscores its determination to tighten its grip on the financial hub, according to diplomats and analysts. Dong Jingwei, 59, is the highest-level Chinese security official to be appointed to a senior …

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By Ed Davies (Reuters) -The U.S. military identified a soldier who made an unauthorised crossing into North Korea on Tuesday as Private Travis T. King and said he was facing disciplinary action before he fled during a tour of the heavily fortified border area. He is believed to be in custody in the North, but …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -The United States needs “Kissinger-style diplomatic wisdom” in its policies towards China, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told the former U.S. state secretary in Beijing on Wednesday, as bilateral ties languished at historic lows. While Washington said it was aware of the visit by Henry Kissinger, now aged 100, to China, he was …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -There is no reason for China to take “provocative” action in response to brief visits to the United States next month by Taiwan Vice President William Lai, the top U.S. diplomat in Taipei said on Wednesday. China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up military and political pressure over the …

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By Hyonhee Shin, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An American soldier facing disciplinary action fled across the inter-Korean border into North Korea on Tuesday and was believed to be in North Korean custody, U.S. officials said, creating a fresh crisis for Washington in its dealings with the nuclear-armed state. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin …

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