(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck north of Halmahera, Indonesia on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 151 kilometres, EMSC added. (Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
(Reuters) – Ajaz Patel credited New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen for his record-equalling display against India on Saturday, after the spinner became the third player in history to claim all 10 wickets in a test match innings. Patel achieved the feat in Mumbai, the city where he was born before moving to New Zealand …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 59 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Dec. 4, down from 90 a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Sunday. Of the new infections, 42 were locally transmitted, according to a statement by the National Health Commission, compared with 75 a day earlier. The local cases were reported by …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday said Chinese military flights near Taiwan look like “rehearsals” though he did not indicate that he expected Beijing actually to carry out such operations. Cross-strait tensions have been rising in recent months, with Taiwan complaining for a year or more of repeated missions by China’s …
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By Nilufar Rizki and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -The Semeru volcano on the Indonesian island of Java erupted on Saturday, killing one person, injuring at least 35 and trapping some people in buildings as it spewed out huge clouds of smoke and ash, officials said. Videos shared by emergency officials showed residents running as towering …
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ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss International Air Lines has temporarily suspended flights to Hong Kong until Dec. 11 as a result of tightened quarantine restrictions for crew members, the Swiss unit of German group Lufthansa said on Saturday. The move affects four flights from Zurich in all, a spokesperson said, adding Hong Kong was the only …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai authorities intercepted nearly 900 kg (2,000 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine hidden in a cargo shipment at Bangkok’s Port Custom Office and bound for Taiwan where it could be sold for up to $88 million, a customs official said on Saturday. The drug was seized by customs officials late on Friday, hidden …
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By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s foreign minister called on Saturday for a fresh effort to stop neighbouring Afghanistan sliding further into crisis as he announced an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) later this month. The meeting of foreign ministers from Islamic countries will be held in Islamabad on …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have concluded their first joint naval exercise, Indonesia’s navy said on Saturday, as the region faces rising tensions with China. The three-day exercise off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island aimed at increasing interoperability between the ASEAN member states and the Russian navy …
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By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD (Reuters) – India reported its third case of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday, government officials said, as total Covid-19 cases inched closer to the 35 million mark. Officials in the western state of Gujarat said the patient who tested positive for Omicron was a 72-year old man of Indian origin …
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