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By Choonsik Yoo SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called on Friday for pre-emptive action against financial risks, saying they spread fast as stress keeps building in financial markets around the world. He made the comment in response to a question about government measures announced on Thursday to help cut the debt-service burden on …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -Detection in the Chinese city of Wuhan of a bacteria that caused cholera in a student and was separately found in samples from softshell turtles at a food market has struck a sensitive nerve with ordinary Chinese people, with some relating it to COVID-19. The food market where samples from softshell turtles tested …

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By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) – A six-time prime minister, the leader of the main opposition party and a journalist-turned-politician from the ruling party are vying to become Sri Lanka’s next president, after the incumbent Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country this week. Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker will convene the legislative body after …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Veterinarians and park staff pulled off a dramatic rescue of a pair of elephants in Thailand this week that saw the use of a boom lift, a digger and the resuscitation of an unconscious mother by three people. The rescue took place in the pouring rain in central Nakhon Nayok province on …

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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s original resignation letter has been received by the country’s parliamentary speaker, his office said in a statement on Thursday, after it was flown from Singapore, where the leader fled to. The speaker’s office said it will verify the authenticity of the letter, complete all legal processes and …

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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s original resignation letter will be flown into Colombo from Singapore as soon as possible, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Rajapaksa earlier emailed his resignation to the speaker of Sri Lanka’s parliament, two government sources said, after he fled to Singapore following …

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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emailed a letter of resignation to the speaker of the country’s parliament late on Thursday, a source familiar with the matter said. It was not immediately clear if the letter, sent shortly after Rajapaksa arrived in Singapore, would be accepted in email form, the source added. (Reporting …

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