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JAKARTA (Reuters) – A fact-finding team tasked with investigating a deadly soccer stampede in Indonesia has concluded that tear gas was the main cause of death in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters, the country’s security minister said on Friday. The team, which included government officials, soccer and security experts, has been investigating how …

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By Martin Quin Pollard and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing authorities removed rare banners of political protest from an overpass in the Chinese capital, according to images circulated widely on social media on Thursday, just days before the start of a twice-in-a-decade Communist Party congress. The banners bore several slogans, including a call for President …

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ABOARD USS RONALD REAGAN (Reuters) – The United States has made available $100 million in foreign military financing to the Philippines, its ambassador in Manila said on Friday, part of efforts to boost the Southeast Asian country’s defence capabilities and military modernisation. The new military financing underscores improved defence ties between the treaty allies under …

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By Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will take the stage on Sunday to kick off a historic congress of the ruling Communist Party, where he is poised to win a third term that solidifies his place as China’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. The congress comes at a tumultuous time, …

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By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party will reshuffle its leadership when it holds a once-in-five-years Congress starting Oct 16, with Xi Jinping widely expected to stay on for a third term as general secretary, China’s senior-most position. That break with precedent makes it even harder than usual to predict the …

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ASTANA (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin used a speech to Asian leaders on Thursday to develop a theme that he has pressed more intensely as Russia’s military fortunes have waned: that Moscow is fighting the West to establish a fairer world. With Western economic sanctions also tightening, Putin has shifted his emphasis from fighting alleged …

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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Desperate to avoid military call-up to fight in Ukraine, more than 20 Russians have sailed in yachts down the North Pacific coast to South Korea, but most were refused entry, a South Korean lawmaker said on Wednesday. There has been an exodus of conscription-age men from Russia since President Vladimir …

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