BEIJING (Reuters) – China has replaced Chen Quanguo, who as Communist Party chief in the Xinjiang region oversaw a security crackdown targeting ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims in the name of fighting religious extremism. Chen, in his post since 2016, will move to another role and Ma Xingrui, governor of the coastal economic powerhouse Guangdong …
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By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -More than 100 domestic flights in Japan were grounded on Sunday due to heavy snow in the northern and western parts of the country, Japan’s two biggest airlines said. ANA Holdings had halted 79 flights as of 4 p.m. (0700 GMT), affecting about 5,100 passengers, said Hiroaki Hayakawa, an operations …
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(Reuters) – Aid group Save the Children said it was suspending operations in Myanmar’s strife-torn Kayah state after two staff members went missing in an attack that left at least 30 people dead, including women and children, with many bodies burnt. The two staff were travelling to their home villages for the year-end holidays when …
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TORONTO (Reuters) – Western countries should have a united front against China to prevent the Asian state from using commercial interests to play them against each other, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview aired on Saturday. Trudeau said China has been “playing” Western countries against one another as they compete for access …
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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Saturday decried increasing polarisation in personal and international relationships, saying only dialogue can resolve conflicts ranging from family feuds to threats of war. In his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) message, he called on individuals and world leaders …
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(Reuters) – Indonesia needed extra-time to see off eight-man Singapore in the Suzuki Cup semi-finals on Saturday as Shin Tae-yong’s side won a drama-filled second leg 4-2 to advance to next week’s final with a 5-3 aggregate victory. Safuwan Baharudin and Irfan Fandi were sent off during normal time while Faris Ramli missed an injury …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Two more members of the K-pop group BTS on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19 following their return to South Korea from the band’s first pandemic-era concerts in the United States, their management company Big Hit Music said. Rapper RM, 27, and vocalist Jin, 29, were diagnosed with COVID-19 a …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State claims responsibility for an explosion that took place close to the gate of the passport office in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, the militant group said on Saturday in a statement posted on an affiliated Telegram account. (Reporting by Omar Fahmy; Writing by Yasmin Hussein; Editing by Pravin Char)
(Reuters) -More than 30 people, including women and children, were killed and their bodies burnt in Myanmar’s conflict-torn Kayah state on Friday, according to a local resident, media reports and a local human rights group. Karenni Human Rights Group said they found the burnt bodies of internally displaced people, including elders, women and children killed …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Kyoto and Fukuoka prefectures detected new infections involving the Omicron coronavirus variant, including cases of possible community transmission, a government representative and local media said on Saturday. Kyoto prefecture in western Japan found four new infections of the Omicron coronavirus variant, including three cases of suspected community transmission as their infection routes …
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