TOKYO (Reuters) – A 61-year-old man suspected of starting a fire that killed 24 people last week in an Osaka clinic bought 10 litres of gasoline at a petrol station last month, but it was not known whether the fuel was used in the blaze, police said on Monday. Security camera footage from the psychiatry …
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By Rozanna Latiff, Angie Teo and Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Hard-pressed Malaysian emergency services, reinforced by civilian volunteers, on Sunday rescued 21,000 people displaced by flooding from torrential rain in seven states, officials and volunteers said. More than 66,000 police, army and fire department personnel were mobilised to help pluck people from vehicles marooned …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s hospitals must dedicate more beds and resources for the treatment of coronavirus patients, President Moon Jae-in said on Monday, as serious infections hovered near record highs. As the medical system is strained by a surge in new daily infections and serious cases, authorities restored tougher social distancing rules this week, …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has launched a new high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear plant in the eastern coastal province of Shandong, the first to make use of ‘pebble bed reactor’ (PBR) technology developed by state-run China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). The first unit of the Shidaowan reactor project, built near the city of Rongcheng in collaboration with …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China would not fear confrontation with the United States but would welcome cooperation if it is mutually beneficial, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday. Problems in the U.S.-China relationship were down to “strategic misjudgments” by the American side, he said in a speech, posted on foreign ministry website. “If there is …
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By Tony Munroe and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said on Sunday that she had never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her, and that a social media post she had made early last month had been misunderstood. Peng’s well-being became a matter of concern among the global tennis community …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is considering reinstating mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors due to concerns over the spread of Omicron, as the health ministry reported on Monday the country’s first case of local transmission of the coronavirus variant. The public health ministry will propose scrapping a quarantine waiver for vaccinated visitors and revert to hotel …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Japan on Monday to halt a military study-abroad program in which cadets from Myanmar receive combat training. Since the February coup in Myanmar, Japan has cut new aid and called on the Myanmar military to halt violence, but human rights groups have been asking for stronger actions …
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(Reuters) – A court in military-ruled Myanmar deferred on Monday the latest verdicts in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to Dec. 27, a source familiar with the proceedings said. The court had been due to rule on charges of possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies and a set of signal jammers, which carry …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Prospects for democracy in Hong Kong are “bright”, China said on Monday in a white paper, a day after pro-Beijing candidates won a legislative election in the city in record low turnout after a sweeping Chinese crackdown on its freedoms. China had “restored order” and brought “democracy back on track” in Hong Kong, …
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