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The Netherlands returns major fossil collection, including ‘Java Man’, to Indonesia

26 Sep 2025

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The Netherlands said it would give back a major fossil collection to Indonesia, granting its former colony’s request to recover historical artefacts, including bones of the “Java Man”, the first known fossils of the Homo erectus species from which humans are believed to have evolved. “At Indonesia’s request, the Netherlands is transferring …

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South Korea’s National Assembly passes law overhauling finance ministry, prosecutors’ office

26 Sep 2025

By Heejin Kim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters)<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-16″?> -South Korea’s National Assembly passed a law on Friday overhauling government organisations including the finance ministry and prosecutors’ office, live footage from the parliament showed on Friday. The law aims to dismantle the nation’s prosecution service and strip the finance ministry of its power to …

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South Korea President Lee to host Japan PM Ishiba on Sept 31-Oct 1, Lee’s office says

26 Sep 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit South Korea from September 30 to October 1 on the invitation of President Lee Jae Myung for talks aimed at strengthening the two countries’ ties and security cooperation, Lee’s spokesperson said on Friday. Lee and Ishiba will meet in the city of Busan, presidential spokesperson Kang …

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South Korea begins new trial of ousted President Yoon over failed martial law

26 Sep 2025

By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol denied on Friday all charges against him, including those of obstruction, as a new trial started after weeks of boycotting a separate one for masterminding insurrection by leading a failed martial law bid. Yoon, 64, appeared noticeably slimmer, with his hair greyer and …

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South Korea passes landmark bill to legalise tattoo artists

26 Sep 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s parliament has passed a bill to legalise tattoo artists, ending a decades-long ban on tattooing by those without medical licences. The Tattoist Act passed convincingly on Thursday afternoon with 195 votes in favour out of 202 members present, enabling non-medical professionals to obtain a licence. The new law will take effect …

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South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean ship crossing sea border

26 Sep 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea fired warning shots on Friday at a North Korean commercial vessel that crossed the maritime border in disputed waters off the Korean peninsula’s west coast, and the vessel subsequently retreated, the South’s military said. The incursion early on Friday also involved South Korean military transmitting verbal warnings and the operation followed …

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China’s new climate target ‘falls well short,’ EU says

25 Sep 2025

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -China’s new climate pledge “falls well short” and will make it harder to reach global targets to slow climate change, the European Union’s climate chief said on Thursday, as the bloc struggles to agree its own emissions-cutting goal. China led several countries in announcing climate plans at the U.N. on …

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US imposes sanctions on arms network linking North Korea and Myanmar

25 Sep 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on a network it said generated revenue for North Korean weapons programs, including by procuring North Korean bombs and bomb guidance kits for Myanmar’s ruling military. The State Department said the move was aimed at cutting off funding for North Korea’s weapons programs and countering a …

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North Korea close to developing ICBM that can hit US with nuclear weapon, South Korea’s Lee says

25 Sep 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea is in the last stage of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit the United States with a nuclear weapon, though it has yet to master re-entry technology, South Korea’s president said on Thursday. President Lee Jae Myung, who is visiting New York for the United Nations General Assembly, hosted …

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