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LGBT activists question Peru’s response to trans man’s death in Indonesia

27 Aug 2022

By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) – LGBT activists in Peru held a protest on Friday questioning how their government handled the death of a Peruvian transgender man in Indonesia earlier this month who was detained at the airport upon arriving to celebrate his honeymoon. Rodrigo Ventosilla, a Peruvian graduate student at Harvard University and transgender …

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Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises above 180 – Taliban

26 Aug 2022

KABUL (Reuters) – Flooding in Afghanistan this month killed more than 180 people, the Taliban said on Thursday, appealing to the international community for help. Flooding has wrought widespread devastation in central and eastern Afghan provinces in recent weeks, washing away thousands of houses and excacerbating the country’s economic and humanitarian crisis. “The Islamic Emirate …

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Afghan refugees rebuild lives in South Korea a year after Taliban takeover

26 Aug 2022

By Soo-hyang Choi and DAE-WOUNG KIM YONGIN, South Korea (Reuters) – A year after nearly 400 Afghan refugees fled the Taliban takeover of their homeland to settle in South Korea, many have swapped white-collar pursuits for factory jobs in a struggle with language and cultural challenges as they build new lives. They were among the …

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Afghan female journalist struggles for women ‘heroes’ from exile

26 Aug 2022

By Fanny Brodersen and Alexander Ratz BERLIN (Reuters) – It was when the Taliban came to arrest her and her brother in October that Fawzia Saidzada, an Afghan journalist and women’s rights activist, finally decided it was time to flee. The 30-year-old managed to get out the next day after promising the Taliban she would …

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Taiwan president says U.S. visits reinforce island’s determination to defend itself

26 Aug 2022

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Recent visits by guests from the United States have reinforced Taiwan’s determination to defend itself, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday as she met the latest U.S. lawmaker to arrive on the island in defiance of Beijing. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory against the strong objections of the democratically …

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Taiwan says 15 Chinese aircraft cross Taiwan Strait median line

26 Aug 2022

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Fifteen Chinese fighter jets flew on Friday across the median line of the Taiwan Strait, which usually serves as an unofficial territorial barrier, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, as China continues military activities near the island. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)

Taiwan’s top China policy maker to visit United States, meet officials

26 Aug 2022

TAIPEI (Reuters) – The head of Taiwan’s China-policy making Mainland Affairs Council will visit the United States to meet officials and speak at think-tank events to help garner international support for the island, his department said on Friday. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory against the strong objections of the democratically elected government …

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Britain relaxes travel advisory for Sri Lanka

26 Aug 2022

(Reuters) – The British government has relaxed its travel advisory for Sri Lanka, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Friday. In July, the Foreign Office advised against all but essential travel because of the impact of the country’s economic crisis. (Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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