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IMF holds talks in Sri Lanka as cabinet moves to cut president’s powers

20 Jun 2022

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team began bailout talks in Sri Lanka on Monday, as the country’s cabinet cleared a constitutional amendment to dilute presidential powers that could assuage protesters amid rising tensions. Economic mismanagement and the COVID-19 pandemic have left Sri Lanka battling its worst financial problems in seven …

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Factbox-Hong Kong’s new cabinet to focus on national security

20 Jun 2022

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s incoming leader John Lee has announced a cabinet that includes a number of officials with a background in security, calling it a “results-oriented” governing team that will usher in a new chapter after protracted pro-democracy protests in 2019. Lee has spoken of national security being his “fundamental mission”, as …

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As Thailand greenlights cannabis, patients welcome cheaper supplies

20 Jun 2022

BANGKOK (Reuters) – For Jiratti Kuttanam, Thailand’s relaxation of cannabis restrictions meant one thing above all – a cheaper supply of the products she uses to manage the pain and sickness caused by her breast cancer treatments. Thailand last week became the first Asian country to legalise the growing and private consumption of marijuana, a …

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Macau shuts most businesses amid COVID outbreak, casinos stay open

20 Jun 2022

HONG KONG (Reuters) -The world’s biggest gambling hub Macau began its second day of mass COVID-19 testing on Monday after dozens of locally transmitted cases were discovered over the weekend, with most businesses shut but casinos remaining open. The testing of Macau’s roughly 600,000 residents is expected to end on Tuesday as the Chinese-ruled former …

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N. Korea abruptly stops importing COVID containment goods from China

20 Jun 2022

BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea abruptly stopped importing COVID-19 prevention and control products from China in May, trade data released by Beijing showed, after the country bought face masks and ventilators from its neighbour in previous months. Daily new cases of fever in North Korea, as reported by its state news agency, KCNA, have been …

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Islamic State claims attack on Sikh temple in Kabul that killed two

20 Jun 2022

(This June 18 story corrects to say Indian ruling party spokeswoman, not Indian government spokeswoman, in 2nd paragraph) By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) – An attack claimed by Islamic State on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least two people and injured seven, officials said, another deadly incident …

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North Korea reports 18,820 more fever cases amid covid-19 outbreak – KCNA

19 Jun 2022

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has recorded another 18,820 new fever cases amid its first official COVID-19 outbreak, state news agency KCNA said on Monday, as daily reported infections continued to drop and no new deaths were reported. Overall more than 4.6 million have shown fever symptoms since an outbreak was first acknowledged in mid-May, …

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

19 Jun 2022

(Reuters) – Russia said it seized a village near Ukraine’s industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a prime target in Moscow’s campaign to control the country’s east, as the head of NATO predicted the war could last for years. FIGHTING * Luhansk’s Governor Serhiy Gaidai told Ukrainian television that “all Russian claims that they control the town …

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Russia advances in battle for eastern Ukraine city as NATO warns of long war

19 Jun 2022

By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russia said on Sunday it seized a village near Ukraine’s industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a prime target in Moscow’s campaign to control the country’s east, as the head of NATO predicted the war could last for years. Russia’s defence ministry said it had won Metyolkine, a settlement …

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