By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Pachycephalosaurs, two-legged plant eaters known for their bony dome-shaped skulls, are among the quirkiest dinosaurs known, and also among the least understood. A fossil found peeking out of a cliffside in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia – the oldest and most complete of any dinosaur from this group – is now …
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BISHKEK (Reuters) -A court in Kyrgyzstan sentenced two former video editors of the independent outlet Kloop, Zhoomart Duulatov and Alexander Alexandrov, to five years in prison on Wednesday on charges of spreading false information and undermining public order. The journalists’ lawyer said the charges were fabricated, and that they had been unfairly convicted. Two more …
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By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – The leader of the Unification Church, Han Hak-ja, appeared for questioning by prosecutors on Wednesday over alleged involvement in bribing the wife of ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of a criminal probe into the former first couple. After more than 9 hours, Han left the …
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By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Wednesday he would be discussing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s attendance at the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum hosted by Korea in late October during his visit to Beijing. At a meeting between Cho and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, …
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By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian court ruled on Wednesday that parliament had followed proper process in passing contentious revisions to the country’s military law, rejecting legal challenges to legislation that had sparked protests and condemnation. The Constitutional Court judges ruled 5-4 in favour of rejecting a petition that said the amendments were …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday upheld the passage of revisions of the country’s military law by parliament earlier this year, rejecting legal challenges to the process. The court announced its decision on five petitions challenging the passage of the revisions, which, among other things, had increased the number of civilian government departments that …
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By Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) -Lesbian newlyweds Jaedyn Yu and Gloria Tsang believe a recent ruling by Hong Kong to veto a bill that would have allowed limited legal rights for same-sex couples shows how the city lags internationally on human rights. The bill represented an opportunity to implement what would …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader John Lee delivered his fourth annual policy address on Wednesday pledging to boost the financial hub’s economy and enhance people’s livelihoods. Some of the highlights include: ECONOMY – This year’s economic growth is projected at 2% – 3%, compared with 2.5% in 2024. – To accelerate development of Northern Metropolis …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) -China’s embassy in New Zealand has complained to Wellington about the harassment of its citizens at airports, it said on Tuesday, citing the case of a traveller compelled to hand over electronic devices. The protest comes against a backdrop of reasonably stable ties in recent years, with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will not recognise a Palestinian state for now, a decision likely taken to maintain relations with the United States and to avoid a hardening of Israel’s attitude, the Asahi newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified government sources. Several governments, including those in Britain, France, Canada and Australia, have said they will …
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