MUMBAI (Reuters) -The death toll has risen to 26 after a bus fell into a gorge in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand with 30 people on board, with four of those rescued in critical condition, a police official said on Monday. The updated toll in Sunday’s bus crash was provided to Reuters by Arpan Yaduvanshi, …
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By Zahra Matarani and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heralded a deepened relationship with close neighbour Indonesia, pledging stronger cooperation on trade, security and climate change during his first bilateral visit on Monday. Before the formal talks began, Albanese accompanied his host, President Joko Widodo, for a ride through the presidential …
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By Emma Farge and Philip Blenkinsop GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The World Trade Organization will host ministers from across the globe this month with the aim of striking deals on fish and vaccines, testing the world’s ability to set trade rules at a time of mounting tensions. Global trade discord, COVID-19 and the crippling of its dispute …
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By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russia struck Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles early on Sunday for the first time in more than a month, while Ukrainian officials said a counter-attack on the main battlefield in the east had retaken half of the city of Sievierodonetsk. Dark smoke could be seen from …
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By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following are summaries of some of the cancer research advances being presented the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago. Amgen drug extends survival for some advanced colon cancers Amgen Inc’s drug Vectibix led to “the longest survival ever reported” in a major trial …
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By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) -Firefighters worked for a second day on Sunday to extinguish a massive blaze that killed at least 49 people at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh, the latest incident highlighting the country’s poor industrial safety track record. The fire that also injured more than 200 broke out at the shipping …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Sunday it had suspended BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma in response to comments she made during a TV debate about the Prophet Mohammed. The BJP said in a statement on its website that the party respected all religions. “The BJP strongly denounces insult of any religious …
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ALMATY (Reuters) -Kazakhstan voted on a constitutional reform on Sunday promoted by its president as a step toward liberalising the Central Asian republic, though it would still leave key powers in his hands. The reform is likely to give President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, 69, the political capital he needs to run for a second term in …
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By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thousands of members of Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community raised rainbow flags in the country’s first official pride parade on Sunday evening to celebrate pride month and support gender equality. Also waving blue, pink, and white transgender flags, marchers made their way through the main streets of Bangkok. Some chanted and …
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By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -Cambodians voted in local elections on Sunday as a reborn opposition movement sought to mount a challenge to the party of longtime leader Hun Sen. Authorities under the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) have in recent years moved to crush dissent, with more than 100 opposition members jailed …
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