JAKARTA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – A fire swept through a seven-storey office block in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Tuesday, killing 22 people, police said. The fire has now been extinguished and the recovered bodies have been sent to a hospital for identification, Susatyo Purnomo Condro, the head of Central Jakarta police, told reporters. The fire …
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By Martin Petty and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Cambodia is open to immediate bilateral talks with Thailand to halt their border conflict, a top adviser to its prime minister said on Tuesday, after the neighbours accused each other of violating a truce brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. The countries fired at …
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KATHMANDU, Dec 9 (Reuters) – An anti-graft panel in Nepal has charged 55 officials, including five former ministers and a Chinese contracting company, with corruption in the construction of a Chinese-funded airport in west Nepal, officials said on Tuesday. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed the case at the anti-corruption …
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By Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The threat of tariffs should not be used to pressure Thailand to start talks with Cambodia and halt renewed border fighting, the Thai foreign minister told Reuters on Tuesday, underlining that it was up to its neighbour to de-escalate the conflict. Hostilities re-ignited on Monday after weeks …
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JAKARTA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – A fire broke out at a seven-storey building in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Tuesday, an official said on Tuesday, with 20 people confirmed dead. The fire has been extinguished and efforts to find more possible victims inside the building continue, Susatyo Purnomo Condro, the head of Central Jakarta police, told …
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By Ahmad Luqman Ismail and Aidil Ichlas SIPIROK, Indonesia Dec 9 (Reuters) – Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago, Amran Siagian, 39, frequently met Tapanuli orangutans on a hill in the region of Sipirok, North Sumatra province. Siagian, who has been working as a ranger to protect the endangered …
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HONG KONG, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The death toll in a fire that ripped through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong in late November has risen to 160 after police completed the final stage of search operations, authorities said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Clare Jim and Donny Kwok; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
By Joe Cash BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) – China’s Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday urged trading partners to reject rising protectionism, a day after the world’s second-largest economy posted a record $1 trillion trade surplus driven by a rush of exports to non-U.S. markets. Beijing is now facing broadening tensions with major trading partners beyond …
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By Mariko Katsumura and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings on Tuesday hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern regions, injuring at least 30 people and forcing about 90,000 residents to evacuate their homes. The earthquake struck off the coast at 11:15 p.m. (1415 GMT) on Monday, and …
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TOKYO, Dec 9 (Reuters) – American actor and playwright Jeremy O. Harris was released from custody in Japan on Monday after his arrest last month on suspicion of attempting to smuggle drugs into the country, a police spokesperson said. Harris was detained on November 16 at Okinawa’s Naha airport when a customs officer found 0.78 …
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