NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday amid violent nationwide anti-corruption protests, plunging the Himalayan country into fresh political uncertainty. Nepal, wedged between giant neighbours China and India, has had 14 governments since 2008, not one of which has completed a full five-year term. Here’s a timeline of major …
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday, hours after the country lifted a social media ban that sparked deadly anti-corruption protests. At least 19 people were killed as security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the protesters on Monday. Here is a look at what happened. …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -India captain Suryakumar Yadav and his Pakistan counterpart Salman Agha will not tell their teammates to temper aggression when the arch-rivals clash in a geopolitically-charged Asia Cup contest in Dubai on Sunday. It will be the first cricket match between the sides since four days of military conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours in …
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By Ananda Teresia and Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati was chairing a meeting with top ministry officials when she received a call from President Prabowo Subianto’s office informing her she would be replaced within an hour, two sources said, underscoring the abruptness of the longtime finance czar’s sacking. Sri Mulyani, …
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -Portugal’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to use his country’s close relationship with Russia to push for peace in Ukraine, during a visit to Beijing to seek closer economic ties with China. Montenegro’s visit to China is the first by a Portuguese head of government in …
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(Corrects to say Miyun not Miyuan in paragraph 7) BEIJING (Reuters) – China faced its hottest summer since 1961 while the country’s north experienced its longest rainy season for the same period, the national weather authority said on Tuesday, atmospheric chaos that scientists have linked to climate change. The summer ‘Plum Rains’ – named for …
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By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was sent to prison on Tuesday after the Supreme Court ruled his hospital detention was a ploy to avoid jail, a major blow for a powerful family that has dominated politics for two decades. The polarising billionaire had spent …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations said on Tuesday it was seeking $139.6 million to help half a million people affected by earthquakes that struck eastern Afghanistan, and it urged donors to set aside any reservations about the Taliban authorities. Afghanistan’s worst earthquake in years, which struck on the night of August 31 …
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will elect a new leader on October 4 to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, senior party lawmakers said on Tuesday, after a formal contest rather than a simplified voting procedure. One senior LDP lawmaker said the full-scale selection procedure may favour Sanae Takaichi, a veteran fiscal …
BEIJING (Reuters) -Former vice-president at the Bank of China, Lin Jingzhen, is under investigation over a suspected violation of law and discipline, state television CCTV reported on Tuesday. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom, Editing by Louise Heavens)
