SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is coordinating with Japan to hold a meeting between their leaders on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Lithuania next week, a South Korean presidential official said on Thursday. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will depart Seoul on Monday for a trip that will also include a visit …
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By Jessie Pang and Tyrone Siu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong national security police on Wednesday arrested four men it accused of supporting overseas dissidents and of advocating for independence from China, two days after issuing warrants and bounties against several foreign-based activists. The four men “were suspected of receiving funds from operating companies, social …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Dramatic swings between extreme heat and intense rainfall are testing China’s ability to cope with increasingly wild weather, as high temperatures challenge power grids and water security while floods ruin crops and threaten urban populations. Officials have warned repeatedly that China is especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to its …
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By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) -International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi on Wednesday vouched for the safety of Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean after he surveyed the facility. In a major milestone for the decommissioning of the power plant, destroyed in …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Two Hong Kong activists living in Britain, who were subjects of arrest warrants for alleged national security offences, said on Wednesday they will continue to highlight China’s crackdown on freedoms despite fears for their safety. Hong Kong police issued arrest warrants for eight overseas-based activists on Monday, accusing them …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian President Joko Widodo met his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape in Port Moresby on Wednesday, the latest leader to visit the island nation as major powers compete for influence in the strategically important region. Widodo’s one-day visit, where a border agreement and trade were the focus of talks, comes after Indian …
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(Reuters) – Myanmar’s Supreme Court heard on Wednesday the latest in a series of appeals by former leader Aung San Suu Kyi against a slew of convictions, a source familiar with the case said, as she seeks to reduce her 33 years of jail time. The 78-year-old Nobel peace laureate has been convicted of offences …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday it was “unacceptable” that Hong Kong has put bounties on two Australian residents who are among eight overseas democracy activists wanted under a national security law. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday eight overseas-based Hong Kong activists who were …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that he hoped the $3 billion short-term bailout for Pakistan would be given final approval by the International Monetary Fund board when it meets on July 12. After eight months of negotiations, both sides signed a staff-level agreement on Friday, to avert …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s military said on Wednesday it had retrieved the wreckage of a North Korean spy satellite that plunged into the sea in May after a botched launch and found it had no meaningful military use as a reconnaissance satellite. The military last month also recovered parts of the rocket …
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