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(Reuters) – Relief organisations were awaiting clearance from Myanmar’s military rulers on Wednesday to access areas of Rakhine State devastated by a deadly cyclone three days ago, and deliver food and medicine to communities in urgent need. Hundreds of people are estimated to have been killed in the impoverished region after cyclone Mocha on Sunday …

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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government has said it will try in military courts suspects accused of attacking army installations in countrywide protests in the wake of the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan last week. Here are some key facts about Pakistan’s military courts, according to lawyers Reuters spoke to: …

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By Sakura Murakami HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – The last time a U.S. president visited Hiroshima, atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori was filled with hope for a future without nuclear weapons. Seven years later, he’s more sceptical. As leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations gather in the Japanese city this week for a summit, …

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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that police had surrounded his house and that he expected to be rearrested soon, after the government warned him to hand over supporters who it blamed for attacks on the army. Khan was arrested by a paramilitary force on May …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Former British prime minister Liz Truss said in Taiwan on Wednesday the West must avoid appeasing China and show unwavering support for the democratically governed island, in a speech that risks further damaging Britain’s ties with Beijing. Truss is the most well-known British politician to visit Taiwan since former prime minister Margaret Thatcher …

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By Katya Golubkova and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Rich nations should boost financial and technical support to poorer countries to help them tackle climate change and achieve similar decarbonisation goals, a senior Japanese environment ministry official said ahead of a G7 summit in Hiroshima. Developed countries promised in 2009 to transfer $100 billion annually …

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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities on Wednesday arrested a senior cabinet minister on corruption charges in a case they said caused more than half a billion dollars in state losses. Johnny G. Plate is the fifth minister in President Joko Widodo’s administrations to be charged with corruption. Most recently, his social affairs and fisheries ministers …

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By Sarah Wu and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party picked New Taipei City mayor Hou Yu-ih on Wednesday to be its presidential candidate for an election next year, with China tensions set to top the election agenda. The run-up to the vote in mid-January is taking place at a time …

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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand police said on Wednesday a fire at a hostel in the capital, Wellington, in which at least six people were killed was suspected to have been arson and they had opened a homicide inquiry. A blaze broke out on the top floor of the Loafers Lodge in the …

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