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Nearly a third of domestic workers in Malaysia in forced labour conditions – U.N. agency

15 Jun 2023

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Nearly a third of migrant workers employed in domestic households in Malaysia are working under forced labour conditions, according to a survey released by the United Nations’ labour agency on Thursday. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) identified conditions such as excessive working hours, unpaid overtime, low wages, restricted movement, and being …

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China’s Premier Li to visit Germany, France in first overseas trip

15 Jun 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Premier Li Qiang will depart Beijing on Saturday for visits to Germany and France in his first overseas trip since taking office in March, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. Li will head the Chinese delegation for inter-governmental consultations with Germany set for June 20, and attend a Summit for a …

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Cyclone approaching India, Pakistan – what you need to know

15 Jun 2023

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A powerful cyclone, named Biparjoy, is inching closer to India and Pakistan. Here are key details regarding its landfall and the preventive measures being taken by both countries to minimise damage it may cause to life and property. LANDFALL The ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ developing over the northeast Arabian Sea is …

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Does secretive Cuba base host Chinese spy station? US thinks so

14 Jun 2023

By Dave Sherwood and Matt Spetalnick BEJUCAL, Cuba (Reuters) – Just outside the sleepy Cuban village of Bejucal, a winding track, rutted with potholes and losing ground to the jungle, ends at a barbed wire fence. A sign warns: “KEEP OUT, MILITARY ZONE.” What lies beyond remains largely a mystery, though the U.S. government has …

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Xi: China willing to help foster Palestinian peacemaking with Israel

14 Jun 2023

By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China is willing to play a positive role to help the Palestinians achieve internal reconciliation and promote peace talks with Israel, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Palestinian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday. “The fundamental solution to the Palestinian issue lies in the establishment of an independent Palestinian state …

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Exclusive-Bill Gates in China to meet President Xi on Friday – sources

14 Jun 2023

By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp’s co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The meeting will mark Xi’s first meeting with a foreign private entrepreneur in recent years. The people said the encounter may …

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U.S. will “make every effort” to boost cooperation with China on fentanyl

14 Jun 2023

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration will strive to step up cooperation with China to halt the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States, a U.S. counter-narcotics official said ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Beijing. Efforts could include negotiations with China over …

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Weather office warns of floods as India, Pakistan brace for cyclone

14 Jun 2023

By Sumit Khanna and Rajendra Jadhav AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI (Reuters) -Roads will be flooded along parts of India’s western coast, crops could be damaged and some houses destroyed when a very severe cyclonic storm makes landfall late on Thursday, the country’s weather department said. On Wednesday, the storm Biparjoy was situated in the Arabian Sea about 280 …

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Estonian police investigate crypto hack blamed on North Korea

14 Jun 2023

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Estonian authorities are investigating the theft of cryptocurrency from users of the country’s Atomic Wallet service, a police spokesperson said Wednesday. More than $100 million in digital assets were stolen from thousands of users of cryptocurrency service Atomic Wallet by a gang of allegedly North Korean hackers known as …

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