By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A Nepali mother of two, Parwati Sunar finds herself attending the same school as her son after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when she eloped with a man seven years her senior. “I enjoy learning and am proud to attend with classmates …
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By Aleksander Solum and Ann Wang HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan’s air force showcased its anti-aircraft capabilities on Thursday, saying they were ready for action 24 hours a day as the democratically governed island faces sustained pressure from Chinese military drills. China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, has been carrying out exercises around the …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Flooding caused by heavy rainfall in the western Chinese province of Qinghai has killed 16 people, state media reported on Thursday, with an additional 36 missing. Heavy and sudden downpours in Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County, population 403,368, of Qinghai province started late Wednesday, causing flooding on the mountains and triggered …
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By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) – It is “reasonable to conclude” that forced labour of members of minority groups has taken place in China’s western Xinjiang region, the UN’s top expert on slavery said in a report released this week, prompting a fierce response from Beijing. The findings were “based on an independent assessment …
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(Reuters) – Military-ruled Myanmar plans to import Russian gasoline and fuel oil to ease supply concerns and rising prices, a junta spokesperson said, the latest developing country to do so amid a global energy crisis. The Southeast Asian country has maintained friendly ties with Russia, even as both remain under a raft of sanctions from …
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court lifted restrictions on Thursday on reporting pre-trial proceedings of a landmark national security case involving 47 pro-democracy campaigners that has dragged on for more than a year. The decision comes one day after the lifting of a reporting restriction for another …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Teams of Indonesians clambered over each other on Wednesday to reach prizes hanging from the top of slippery tree trunks in an annual competition held to celebrate the country’s Independence Day. At an amusement park in the capital Jakarta, 45 palm tree trunks coated in oil were set up for the games, …
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By Hyonhee Shin and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -Talks with North Korea should not be for political show but contribute to establishing peace, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday, just hours after the North test fired two cruise missiles into the sea. Speaking at a news conference to mark his first 100 days …
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By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s aggressive military response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has increased interest from other countries’ parliaments in similar trips, the island’s de facto ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday. China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, carried out its largest-ever military exercises around …
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(Reuters) – A senior U.N. official said she had urged Myanmar’s military ruler to release political prisoners and stop executions on Wednesday, in a rare, high-profile visit that comes amid growing violence in the country. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew an elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi …
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