By Charlotte Greenfield (Reuters) – Over a thousand Afghan civilians were killed in bombings and other violence since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021, according to a report by the U.N.’s mission to Afghanistan released on Tuesday. Between Aug. 15 2021 and May this year 1,095 civilians were killed and 2,679 …
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By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s exports contracted less than expected in May, as higher industrial goods shipments and a weakening baht helped offset some of the impact of sluggish global demand, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday. Customs-based exports, a key driver of Thai growth, declined 4.6% in May from a …
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Monday summoned the U.S. embassy’s deputy chief of mission to express concern over a statement last week by U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that called on Pakistan to ensure its territory was not used as a base for militant attacks. The statement from the …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army has sacked three senior officers, including a lieutenant general, for failing to prevent violent attacks on military assets by ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s supporters protesting his arrest, the army’s spokesperson said on Monday. It was a rare public announcement by the army of an internal inquiry and …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – Pakistan and several African nations called for more protections for migrants at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday following the shipwreck off the Greek coast. At least 82 people died and hundreds more are feared dead in the June 12-13 shipwreck along the world’s most deadly migration route from Libya to …
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(This June 23 story has been corrected to clarify that 2020 marked 25 years of normalised relations in paragraph 4) HANOI (Reuters) – The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan will stop at Central Vietnam’s port city of Danang on Sunday in a rare visit for a U.S. warship to the southeast Asian nation, as …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s government unveiled plans on Monday aimed at curbing the country’s burgeoning spending on private education, which has been blamed for being a major factor behind the country’s declining fertility rate. The move comes as President Yoon Suk Yeol this month criticised college entrance tests that incorporate questions not …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s education ministry on Monday unveiled plans aimed at ensuring the country’s college entrance exams are fairer by cutting questions outside the curriculum in public schools to curb ballooning spending on private education (Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Ed Davies)
BEIJING (Reuters) – A blast at an eatery in northwest China’s Gansu province injured two on Monday, according to state broadcaster CCTV, the third in a series of restaurant explosions in less than a week that have prompted a nationwide push to stem out fire hazards. A pressure cooker exploded at a braised meat restaurant …
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By Alasdair Pal and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian government will provide a new A$110 million ($73.5 million) package to Ukraine including 70 military vehicles to defend against Russia’s invasion, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday. The fresh commitments take Australia’s total contribution for Ukraine to A$790 million, including A$610 million in military …
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