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A year after Biden’s Afghanistan exit, accountability in short supply

11 Aug 2022

(Makes clear in para 17 Austin chose to impose no accountability) By Idrees Ali and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As weary U.S. military planners wrapped up the evacuation and pullout from Afghanistan one year ago, officials across the government steeled themselves for intense public scrutiny into how America’s longest war ended in shambles with the …

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Landfills around the world release a lot of methane – study

11 Aug 2022

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – Decomposing food waste is releasing thousands of tonnes of planet-warming methane gas at landfills in Buenos Aires, Delhi, Mumbai, and Lahore, new research finds. With about 570 million tonnes of the greenhouse gas emitted every year from both industrial and natural processes, the concentration of methane in the atmosphere …

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Islamic state claims responsibility for attack on school in Kabul

11 Aug 2022

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Islamic State claimed on Thursday responsibility for an attack on a seminary in Kabul that killed a prominent Taliban cleric, according to the group’s channel on telegram. (Reporting by Lilian Wagdy; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

Chinese screenwriter vows to seek retrial after losing harassment case

11 Aug 2022

By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) -A Chinese woman who accused a well-known host on state broadcaster CCTV of sexual harassment said on Thursday she would seek a retrial, a day after having her case rejected at the appeal stage by a Beijing court. Beijing-based screenwriter Zhou Xiaoxuan, 29, accused one of CCTV’s premier entertainment …

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Sri Lanka’s ousted president arrives in Thailand for temporary stay

11 Aug 2022

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday, according to three Reuters witnesses, as he seek temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests. Rajapaksa arrived at Bangkok’s Don Muang airport on a chartered flight from Singapore after the city-state’s …

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Taliban cleric killed in blast in Kabul – officials

11 Aug 2022

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Jibran Ahmad KABUL/PESHAWAR (Reuters) -A prominent Taliban cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, was killed in an attack in a seminary in Kabul when the attacker detonated explosives hidden in a plastic artificial leg on Thursday, according to officials and Taliban sources. “Very sadly informed that respected cleric (Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani) was …

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Sri Lanka’s ousted president Rajapaksa arrives in Thailand – The Straits Times

11 Aug 2022

(Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has arrived in Thailand on Thursday for a temporary stay, according to The Straits Times. Rajapaksa is believed to have arrived in Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport around 8 p.m. (1300 GMT), via charter plane from Singapore’s Seletar Airport, the report said. (https://bit.ly/3dcSoJK) Rajapaksa had fled Sri Lanka for …

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North Korea declares victory over COVID, suggests leader Kim had it

11 Aug 2022

By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared victory over COVID-19 and his sister indicated that he too caught the virus, while vowing “deadly retaliation” against South Korea, which the North blames for causing the outbreak. Kim ordered the lifting of maximum anti-epidemic measures imposed in May …

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After deluge, climate change fears make S.Korea prioritise Seoul flood defences

11 Aug 2022

By Heejung Jung and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – The heaviest rain in Seoul in 115 years has spurred the South Korean capital to revive a $1.15 billion plan to improve drainage after floods exposed how even the affluent Gangnam district is vulnerable to climate change-driven extreme weather. Experts say the city’s capacity to drain …

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HSBC oversold risks of $35 billion Asia spin-off, investor Ping An thinks – source

11 Aug 2022

By Selena Li, Lawrence White and Anshuman Daga HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC overstated the risks of spinning off its Asia unit when it rebuffed such a proposal by shareholder Ping An Insurance Group, a source familiar with the Chinese insurer’s thinking said, adding the move could unlock up to $35 billion in value. HSBC, …

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