By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A Chinese climber died en route to the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday while a 59-year-old Indian woman was evacuated from base camp suffering an unspecified illness and died on her way to hospital, a government official and hiking companies said. Bigyan Koirala, an official at the Department …
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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam on Thursday criticised recent conduct by a Chinese research ship and the Philippine coast guard in the South China Sea, accusing its neighbours of separate actions that were violating its sovereign rights. Tensions are high in contested parts of the South China Sea, one of the world’s most important trade routes …
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KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda said on Thursday construction of its much delayed $2.2 billion Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will commence this year, a welcome development for importers and exporters in the landlocked country who had long endured sky-high transport costs. “Government of Uganda… is in advanced stages of engaging M/s Yapi Merkezi (Turkish firm) to …
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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand police said they had arrested and charged a man with two counts of arson on Thursday after a hostel fire in the capital, Wellington, killed at least six people this week. A blaze broke out on the top floor of the Loafers Lodge in the suburb of Newtown …
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By Kantaro Komiya and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government estimates it needs to raise about 3 trillion yen ($22.2 billion) in funds per year for a childcare policy Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has put forward to help reverse the declining birth rate, Jiji news agency reported on Thursday. The government in March laid …
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By Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is facing corruption charges, said on Thursday he would not join an investigation by the powerful anti-graft agency while he was out on bail. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), which has in the past investigated, put on trial and jailed …
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By Andrew Hayley XIAN, China (Reuters) – Central Asian heads of state converged in China’s historic city of Xian on Thursday for one-on-ones with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to seal pledges of “enduring” friendship, paving the way for a summit expected to result in a regional pact with Beijing. The bilaterals set the stage for …
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HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy countries will discuss the idea of an international peace summit over Ukraine when they meet in Japan this week, a European Union official said on Thursday. G7 leaders will meet on May 19-21 in Japan’s city of Hiroshima. (Reporting by John Irish, writing by …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will treat two injured Ukrainian soldiers at a Tokyo hospital run by its military, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday, Tokyo’s latest support measure following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Self-Defence Force Central Hospital plans to admit them next month for rehabilitation treatment, the ministry said in a statement, without providing details …
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By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) -The leader of the progressive Move Forward Party that delivered a surprise victory in Thailand’s election said on Thursday he was confident he could muster additional support from rivals to back his alliance and form a stable government. Move Forward, which won most seats after it capitalised …
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