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BEIJING (Reuters) -Natural disasters in China caused direct economic loss of 19.6 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) in August, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on Wednesday. Across the country, more than 10 million people were affected by floods, droughts and other disasters last month, while 122 people were killed or went missing, the ministry said. …

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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greeted North Korean troops and people overseas and touted the secure position of his country in a speech for North Korea’s founding day, state media KCNA said on Wednesday.  “(I) give a warm combat salute to the generals, military officers, and soldiers who have been deployed to …

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By Kanishka Singh and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives will make an official trip to China later this month, led by Democratic U.S. Representative Adam Smith. Smith, a U.S. representative from the Washington state, is the former chair of the House Armed Services Committee …

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By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will send a chartered plane to Atlanta as early as Wednesday to bring back workers detained in a huge immigration raid last week on a car battery plant in the U.S. state of Georgia, a Korean Air spokesperson said on Tuesday. President Lee Jae …

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By Gopal Sharma and Navesh Chitrakar KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli was forced to resign on Tuesday by angry young anti-corruption protesters who defied a curfew and clashed with police a day after 19 people died in a first day of protests. The outrage was sparked by a social media ban, …

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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -When Nepal banned major social media platforms including Facebook last week citing a tide of fake news, activists like Sandip saw it as an attempt to silence their growing online anti-corruption movement. Stung into action, they turned to still-accessible apps such as Viber and TikTok to rally thousands, sparking protests …

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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Nepalese communist leader K.P. Sharma Oli was sworn in as prime minister a year ago promising stability and jobs but resigned abruptly on Tuesday after the worst unrest in decades amid accusations of corruption and authoritarian rule. His resignation following violent anti-corruption protests that left 19 people dead was the …

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