HANOI (Reuters) – A Vietnamese court on Wednesday handed lengthy terms of jail and house arrest to two Facebook users for anti-state activities, police said, a day after a journalist and prominent dissident was imprisoned on the same charge. A Hanoi court sentenced Trinh Ba Phuong to 10 years in prison and five years of …
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By Yew Lun Tian and Andrius Sytas BEIJING/VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania’s diplomatic delegation to China left the country on Wednesday in a hastily arranged exit, diplomatic sources said, as relations soured further over Taiwan, which opened a de facto embassy in Vilnius last month. Beijing, which has stepped up pressure on countries to sever relations with …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has changed the way it carries out capital punishment in response to greater international scrutiny of its human rights, holding executions away from prying eyes to stop information filtering out, a rights group said on Wednesday. The Seoul-based Transitional Justice Working Group analysed satellite imagery and conducted …
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By Edmond Ng HONG KONG (Reuters) -A fire broke out on Wednesday in Hong Kong’s World Trade Centre, trapping about 150 people on its roof, and 13 people were injured before firefighters put out the blaze, police and the fire department said. The 39-floor World Trade Centre is home to restaurants, offices and shops in …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s health ministry said on Wednesday its panel of experts had agreed Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccines could be used for booster shots, setting the stage for official government approval. Japan started administering booster shots this month with Pfizer Inc vaccines. The panel agreed Moderna vaccines could be used on those aged 18 …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron coronavirus variant, which also carries a higher risk of reinfection, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. The WHO, in its weekly epidemiological update, said that more data was needed to better understand the …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A search and rescue mission was underway for 25 Indonesians missing after a boat capsized off Malaysia on Wednesday killing 11 people, among them suspected undocumented migrants, maritime authorities said. There were 14 people reported safe among the estimated 50 aboard the boat, which turned over in adverse weather off southern …
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(Reuters) – A photographer detained after an anti-coup protest in Myanmar’s biggest city last week has died while in custody, according to accounts from his friends, media reports and an advocacy group. Soe Naing, who trained as a graphic designer and started documenting demonstrations after the military seized power in February, was detained last Friday …
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By Humeyra Pamuk and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the United States was looking at what additional steps to take against Myanmar’s junta and said Southeast Asian leaders had been invited to hold talks at a summit with President Joe Biden. He made the comments …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea warned on Wednesday it may reinstate stricter social distancing curbs as it posted a new record daily coronavirus tally due to a persistent spike in breakthrough infections among those vaccinated and serious cases. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) posted 7,850 cases for Tuesday, with …
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