By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s parliament has passed a new law to curtail the powers of the Supreme Court’s chief justice, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Friday, a move that comes amid a row between the higher judiciary and the government. Tarar had introduced the bill in the lower house of …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Soccer’s world governing body FIFA is considering sanctions against Indonesia after stripping the country of its hosting rights for the Under-20 World Cup, Indonesia’s football federation chief (PSSI) Erick Thohir said on Friday. FIFA removed Indonesia’s hosting rights over what a PSSI official said was a failure to honour its commitments to …
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By Joe Cash BOAO, China (Reuters) – ‘China is open for business’ was the message its newly-appointed Premier Li Qiang delivered this week to the Boao Forum, an international summit sometimes touted as Asia’s answer to the World Economic Forum’s meetings in Davos. But unlike the gaggle of global leaders, celebrities and CEOs that descended …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A technical glitch at entry points into Singapore led to rare delays at one of the world’s busiest airports on Friday, with snaking queues and disgruntled passengers for several hours as automated immigration lanes suffered problems. The city-state’s immigration authority said it had “resumed normalcy” at checkpoints by 4 p.m. local time …
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By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s top court on Friday dismissed a bid by jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to review his corruption conviction over the multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, ending Najib’s judicial efforts to challenge the guilty verdict. Najib became the first Malaysian premier to be imprisoned after Malaysia’s …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s foreign minister will visit Beijing for two days from Saturday to discuss a range of issues, including the detention of an Astellas Pharma Inc employee, the minister said. Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters he would meet Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during the visit for “an honest and frank discussion to create a …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s finance minister, Ishaq Dar, said on Friday that China had rolled over a $2 billion loan that matured last week, providing relief during the South Asian nation’s acute balance of payment crisis. Locking in a rollover had been critical for Pakistan, where reserves have dipped to just four …
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By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – A group of Hong Kong transgender people staged a small protest on Friday against a delay by authorities in changing the gender indicated on their identity documents, saying they have yet to be fully recognised despite a landmark court ruling in February. The protesters held up placards outside …
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By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government laid out a fresh plan on Friday to boost childcare over the coming three years to stem a relentless drop in the country’s birth rate, a move that may lead to another big spending package and strain its already tattered finances. Under the plan, the government will …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Efforts to build guardrails and a floor under U.S.-China relations have yet to be successful, and coming months will determine whether it is possible to reestablish constructive diplomacy with Beijing, a top White House official said on Thursday. Speaking at a time of heightened tensions with China over a U.S. stopover by Taiwan’s …
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