SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean state media on Friday said about 100,460 more people showed fever symptoms as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, and reported one new death amid the country’s first confirmed coronavirus outbreak. (Reporting by Joori Roh; Editing by Leslie Adler)
By Pavel Polityuk and Conor Humphries KYIV/SVITLODARSK, Ukraine (Reuters) -Advancing Russian forces came closer to surrounding Ukrainian troops in the east, briefly seizing positions on the last highway out of a crucial pair of Ukrainian-held cities before being beaten back, a Ukrainian official said on Thursday. Three months into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China and Russia vetoed on Thursday a U.S.-led push to impose more United Nations sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches, publicly splitting the U.N. Security Council for the first time since it started punishing Pyongyang in 2006. The remaining 13 council members all voted …
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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As the United States and its allies provide Ukraine with increasingly sophisticated arms, Washington has held discussions with Kyiv about the danger of escalation if it strikes deep inside Russia, U.S. and diplomatic officials tell Reuters. The behind-the-scenes discussions, which are highly sensitive and have not been …
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By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Asif Shahzad KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan on Thursday announced it will hike fuel prices so that it can resume receiving aid from a $6 billion package signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2019, the country’s finance minister said. Prices will rise by 20% starting Friday, causing long lines …
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(Reuters) – A shooting at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children and two teachers has revived a push for new gun safety laws in the United States, which has more firearms than people and more permissive gun laws than many other high-income countries. Over 200 mass shootings have been reported in the United …
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By Divya Chowdhury DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Southeast Asia and Latin America are strong growth regions for Mastercard after its withdrawal from Russia in March and India’s 2021 ban on it from issuing new cards, the company’s co-president for international markets said. “Southeast Asia is exciting (due to) the right demographics, the adoption of technology …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean state media has kept quiet about a recent flurry of missile tests amid an unprecedented coronavirus wave – perhaps to avoid overshadowing a potential nuclear test, analysts say. North Korea launched three missiles on Wednesday, including its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the HS-17, prompting live-fire drills …
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing has registered 1,670 new COVID-19 infections since April 22 as of 3 pm local time Thursday, Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director at the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, told a news briefing. A total of 28 new infections were found during the 24 hours ending 3 pm local time Thursday, …
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By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) – Indian security forces have killed six militants in Kashmir in the past 24 hours while militants shot dead a female TV performer and a police officer, officials said on Thursday, following the conviction of the region’s best-known separatist. A New Delhi court on Wednesday ordered life in jail for …
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