TOKYO (Reuters) – Four members of a group said to be a Japanese version of QAnon, which has frequently protested against COVID-19 vaccinations, were arrested on Thursday for intruding on a clinic where vaccinations were taking place, media reports said. Japan is conducting booster shots against the virus that causes COVID-19, with about 44% of …
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By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has sought to rein in speculation that he intends to stay in office beyond his legally mandated two terms, ordering ministers this week to cease calls for an extension or postponement of elections due in 2024. The proposal to extend his term, …
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By Natalia Zinets and Conor Humphries LVIV, Ukraine/DUBLIN (Reuters) – Russian forces bombarded cities in Ukraine as the United States imposed more sanctions on Wednesday after civilian killings widely condemned as war crimes and Ukraine’s President urged a decisive Western response amid divisions in Europe. Russia’s 42-day-long invasion has forced more than 4 million people …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Indonesia has set the official Indonesia Crude Price (ICP) for Minas crude oil at $113.05 a barrel for March, up $17.12 from the previous month, a document from the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources showed on Wednesday. The March Minas alpha, or price difference to dated Brent, was set at minus …
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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka has appointed a three-member advisory group to assist government officials engaging with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the president said on Wednesday, as the island nation looks to get through a severe economic crisis. The responsibilities of the group “of economic and fiscal experts” include providing guidance that will address …
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By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign, a minister said on Wednesday, despite demonstrations against his handling of the country’s worst economic crisis in decades and as doctors held street protests over a shortage of medicine. Rajapaksa, governing the South Asian island nation since 2019 with …
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(Corrects headline to remove references to ‘Friday’) KABUL (Reuters) – An explosion rocked a mosque in central Kabul during prayer time on Wednesday, injuring at least six people, officials said. The blast was the second in a week in the Afghan capital, after another tore through the main money exchange centre, killing one person and …
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COLOMBO (Reuters) – India has delivered two fuel consignments to Sri Lanka in the last 24 hours, India’s high commission on the crisis-hit island nation said on Wednesday. India supplied 36,000 tonnes of petrol and 40,000 tonnes of diesel, the high commission said, taking total Indian fuel supplies to Sri Lanka to 270,000 tonnes. The …
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By Clare Jim and Twinnie Siu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong Chief Secretary John Lee, a security official during the global financial hub’s prolonged and often violent 2019 pro-democracy protests, said on Wednesday he had resigned in a bid to run in an election in May to become the city’s new leader. Lee, 64, a …
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By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – Asset managers Blackrock Inc. and Ashmore Group Plc. are among the top holders of Sri Lanka’s international bonds that form part of a creditor group as markets prepare for a potential debt restructuring, a source said on Wednesday. The bondholder group, which hasn’t been formally announced yet, holds …
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