By Neil Jerome Morales and ADRIAN PORTUGAL VIGAN, Philippines (Reuters) – A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing at least five people, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila. At least 64 people were injured and 173 buildings damaged, officials said, many in Abra …
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By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -The fate of Ukraine’s second biggest power plant was hanging in the balance on Wednesday after Russian-backed forces claimed to have captured it intact, but Kyiv did not confirm its seizure, saying only that fighting was under way nearby. Seizing the Soviet-era coal-fired Vuhlehirsk power plant in eastern Ukraine would …
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By Waruna Cudah Nimal Karunatilake and Chen Lin COLOMBO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s parliament approved the extension of a state of emergency for a month on Wednesday, a lawmaker said, in a bid to get a grip on a political and economic crisis that has forced a change of leadership. Then acting-president Ranil Wickremesinghe had …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China must focus on addressing “unbalanced and inadequate development” in the next five years, President Xi Jinping told senior leaders this week, indicating he wants to continue the economic priorities adopted in the past five years. State broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday said Xi made the comments in a special two-day meeting in Beijing …
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(Reuters) -Hong Kong’s controversial national security law should be repealed, experts on the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday, amid concerns the legislation is being used to crack down on free speech and dissent in the former British colony. Chinese and Hong Kong officials have repeatedly said the law, imposed by Beijing in 2020, …
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By Jorgelina do Rosario and Uditha Jayasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sri Lanka should kick off debt restructuring talks with its bilateral lender China, while the island state’s government seeks a financing loan from the Washington-based fund. “China is a big creditor, and Sri Lanka has to engage proactively with …
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By Michael Church (Reuters) – Tournament hosts Japan won the East Asian Championship for only the second time after a 3-0 victory over defending champions South Korea in Toyota earned the Samurai Blue their first regional title since 2013. Second half goals from Yuki Soma, Sho Sasaki and Shuto Machino secured Hajime Moriyasu’s side the …
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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s parliament has approved the extension of its state of emergency, according to a vote on Wednesday (Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe in Colombo, writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar, editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai businesses are cashing in with cannabis-infused products like toothpaste, tea, soaps and snacks after the government legalised the plant and its extract this year, generating a wave of interest in the drug. “It gives me a deep and comfortable sleep,” said Pakpoom Charoenbunna, 32, who …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – A district in China’s financial hub of Shanghai has ordered a three-day lockdown of some of its steel warehouses from July 26 after a residential neighborhood in the district was classified as high risk following the detection of a coronavirus case there. Three out of six warehouses in the Baoshan district that …
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