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By Alasdair Pal and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) – It was the moment when two brothers who had dominated Sri Lanka’s politics for nearly 20 years finally went their separate ways. On May 9, when a crowd of ruling party supporters marched towards activists protesting against a crippling economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered police …

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PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) – The last remaining tigers and a bear were rescued from Phuket zoo in Thailand on Tuesday, after the zoo closed last year due to the pandemic. A lack of tourists plunged the zoo into financial trouble and forced it to shut in late 2021, but several animals were left behind without …

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By David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -North Korea could conduct a seventh nuclear test at “any time” and has shown no interest in returning to negotiations, the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea said on Tuesday. North Korea has test-launched an unprecedented number of ballistic missiles this year and its officials have also …

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By Rupam Jain MUMBAI (Reuters) – Leaders of India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party on Tuesday instructed officials to be “extremely cautious” when talking about religion on public platforms after derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad drew protests from Islamic nations. India’s minority Muslims have felt more pressure on everything from freedom of worship to hijab …

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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan will reduce its official work week to five days from six in a bid to reduce energy and fuel consumption as part of an energy conservation plan approved by the country’s cabinet on Tuesday, the information minister said. The move comes as hours-long power outages hit the South …

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(Reuters) – A parallel government opposed to military rule in Myanmar announced on Tuesday it was forming its own police force, in its latest effort to hamper the junta’s efforts to govern after a coup last year. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the overthrow of Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, which ended a …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing reported no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections in communities during the 15 hours to 3 p.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Tuesday, a disease control official said. The city reported five new cases during that period who had already been quarantined, Pang Xinghuo, deputy director at the Beijing Center for Disease …

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