By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – For most of China’s 1.4 billion people, regular COVID-19 tests have become a way of life. Siyuan Zhuji is trying to turn them into a work of art. Since March, the 33-year-old multi-disciplinary artist from Jiangsu province has been filming his own nucleic acid tests with a small camera …
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By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Sayed Hassib KABUL (Reuters) -A suicide attack at a tutoring centre in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens, police said on Friday, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. Many of those living in the western area where the blast …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain urged North Korea to return to dialogue with the United States on Friday, expressing concerns over the Asian country’s latest launch of ballistic missile tests. “We urge North Korea to refrain from provocations and take concrete steps towards complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation,” a statement from the British Foreign Office said. …
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By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday ruled Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha had not exceeded the maximum eight years allowed in office, clearing the way for the former coup leader’s return from a five-week suspension. The decision will be a big boost for Prayuth, a staunch royalist whose premiership …
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By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday ruled Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha had not exceeded the maximum eight years allowed in office, clearing the way for the former coup leader’s return from a five-week suspension. The decision will be a big boost for Prayuth, a staunch royalist whose premiership …
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By A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia said on Friday it will challenge a move by the heirs of a Southeast Asian sultan to seize its Dutch assets as part of the descendents’ efforts to enforce a $15 billion arbitration award against the Malaysian state. The heirs of the former Sulu sultan …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday ordered a probe into possible misconduct by a former top prosecutor who had brought corruption cases against several senior members of his ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party. Tommy Thomas, who served as attorney-general between 2018 and 2020, will be investigated for …
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By Joori Roh and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s kimchi makers are in serious pain – brought low as a climate change-induced shortage of cabbages sent prices rocketing this year, exacerbating damage inflicted by cheaper offerings from Chinese competitors. Such is the sense of crisis surrounding the spicy pickled side dish eaten daily …
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By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan should not rely solely on debt issuance and must instead come up with a stable source of revenue to fund an expected rise in defence spending, a senior official of the ruling coalition said on Friday, flagging the chance of a future tax hike. In the face of …
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By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, his administration pledging to help stave off China’s “economic coercion,” promised Pacific island leaders on Thursday to work harder with allies and partners to address their needs. After a two-day Washington summit, the United States and leaders and representatives from 14 Pacific island …
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