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By Napat Wesshasartar NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (Reuters) – Four times a day, Thai conservationist Watchiradol Phangpanya puts on a black, long-sleeved shirt, red gloves, and a red balaclava, hoping to imitate an endangered red-headed vulture feeding its baby. The pinkish chick, covered in white fuzz that will turn into black feathers as it grows, is …

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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s civil aviation authority disputed on Tuesday whether a flydubai plane had been hit by a bird strike in Nepali airspace, calling the United Arab Emirates carrier’s account of the incident “misleading”. The airline had said a flight carrying 167 passengers from the Nepali capital Kathmandu to Dubai experienced …

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By Jibran Ahmed KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -The death toll from Monday’s blasts in a police ammunition depot in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 17, police said. The dead include nine policemen, five detainees and three civilians, Swat valley police chief Shafiullah Gandapur said on Tuesday. More than 50 people were injured and several buildings in …

Death toll from blasts in Pakistan ammunition store rises to 17 – police Read More »

By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore government on Tuesday accused British billionaire Richard Branson of peddling falsehoods and disrespecting its justice system, hitting back at the tycoon over his call to spare a man set to be executed this week for drug trafficking. Singapore is due to hang Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, on Wednesday for …

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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Leading South Korean and U.S. companies announced billions of dollars in investments, joint ventures and other plans on Tuesday, as President Yoon Suk Yeol kicked off a state visit to Washington. Yoon, who calls himself “the No. 1 salesman” for South Korea, has made business deals and “sales diplomacy” …

Billions of dollars in deals unveiled as S.Korea’s ‘No.1 salesman’ to meet Biden Read More »

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has invited Chinese Premier Li Qiang for talks in Berlin on June 20, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. China’s State Council Information Office, which handles media queries on behalf of the central government, was not immediately available for comment.  Scholz’s government is developing a new …

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