By Poppy McPherson, Kwang Jiraporn Kuhakan and Orathai Sriring THA UTHAI, Thailand (Reuters) – In the days before he killed 36 people, including 22 children stabbed as they slept, the former police sergeant behind Thailand’s worst massacre was firing guns in his back yard. For several nights the sound of 34-year-old Panya Khamrap’s 9 mm …
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By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Communist Party has “prioritised national interests” and displayed a “fighting spirit” in the past five years, it said on Wednesday, in the most explicit acknowledgement yet that it has put domestic factors first in dealings with other countries. Observers say this affirmation of foreign policy during a …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will investigate cases of acute kidney injury which has caused the deaths of more than 20 children in its capital Jakarta this year, health authorities said on Wednesday. The probe comes as authorities in Gambia said nearly 70 children died from acute kidney injury after taking a locally-sold paracetamol syrup used …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -A Myanmar court sentenced Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison on Wednesday on charges of violating an immigration law, the Japanese government said, bringing the total term of his incarceration to 10 years. Kubota, 26, was arrested in July at a protest in Myanmar’s main city of …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong said on Wednesday it had approved a version of the BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for babies and children under five years old, part of broader measures to boost vaccination uptake in the financial hub. The government said it was discussing with the vaccine manufacturer the timeframe for when it would be …
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By Josh Smith (Reuters) – From the war in Ukraine to North Korea’s recent missile testing spree, tactical nuclear weapons are being debated and developed in a way not seen since the Cold War. There is no universal definition of such weapons, and analysts note that the use of any type of nuclear device would …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – A group of 32 police officers from the South Pacific nation of Solomon Islands has flown to China to train in policing techniques and improve their understanding of Chinese culture, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force said in a statement. China has provided public order management training to police in the Solomon …
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By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – When Wang Yang was Chinese Communist Party boss of economic powerhouse Guangdong province, the man now considered a top contender to be China’s next premier displayed a liberal streak that has been less visible since Xi Jinping took power. During his time in Guangdong, which borders Hong Kong, …
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By Ryan Woo and Engen Tham BEIJING (Reuters) -China will persist with its COVID-19 policies to guard against new coronavirus strains and the risks they bring, the official newspaper of the Communist Party warned in a commentary for the third straight day, crushing hopes of any near-term easing. “Lying flat is not advisable, and to …
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By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States could soon offer billions of dollars in military financing for Taiwan, fast-track weapons sales and increase military coordination, as China exerts pressure on the democratically governed island. The Senate included much of the expansive “Taiwan Policy Act of 2022” in the $817 billion National Defense Authorization …
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