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By Guy Faulconbridge and Yew Lun Tian LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) -Xi Jinping will leave China for the first time in more than two years for a trip this week to Central Asia where he will meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin, just a month before he is set to cement his place as the most powerful Chinese leader …

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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol will visit London, New York and Canada next week in his first trip to those countries, primarily to attend the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and visit the U.N. General Assembly, Yoon’s office said on Monday. Yoon is scheduled to depart on Sept. 18 for …

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is hoping a special work visa will make it more competitive in attracting “the rainmakers of the world”, its manpower minister said on Monday, as it seeks to balance its need for talent with local unease about expatriate workers. The regional financial hub announced new rules two weeks ago to draw …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – More than 60 percent of Thais want the government to dissolve parliament and call an early election, according to a recent opinion poll, as the country’s Constitutional Court considers the future of suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Prayuth, 68, was suspended from duty by the court last month over a petition filed …

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By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV, KHARKIV/Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces kept pushing north in the Kharkiv region and advancing to its south and east, Ukraine’s army chief said on Sunday, a day after their rapid surge forward drove Russia to abandon its main bastion in the area. Ukrainian officials accused retreating Russian forces of …

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DUBAI (Reuters) -Sri Lanka were crowned Asia Cup champions for the sixth time after Bhanuka Rajapaksa’s batting pyrotechnics and Wanindu Hasaranga’s all-round brilliance secured their 23-run victory against Pakistan in the final on Sunday. Player-of-the-match Rajapaksa smashed an unbeaten 71 to help Sri Lanka weather a top order collapse and reach 170-6 at the Dubai …

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By Syed Raza Hassan DADU, Pakistan (Reuters) – Authorities in southern Pakistan plan to breach the country’s Indus Highway, a key transport link, to allow water to flow and prevent flooding in the town of Dadu, officials said on Sunday. Floods from a record monsoon and glacial melt in the north of Pakistan have hit …

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By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) – Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the ruling Taliban on Sunday to re-open girls’ high schools and applauded female students in the eastern province of Paktia who residents said have been publicly protesting against the measure. “The voice of Paktia’s female students is the voice of all …

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By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Voters in Okinawa are expected to re-elect their opposition-backed governor on Sunday, turning their backs on Japan’s central government and national ruling party despite being on the front lines should conflict with China erupt over Taiwan. Rising tensions in the nearby waters have become a concern for the tropical …

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