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Thai, U.S. troops prepare for scaled down ‘Cobra Gold’ exercises

18 Feb 2022

BANGKOK (Reuters) – An annual joint military exercise between the United States and Thailand will kick off on Sunday on a reduced scale compared to pre-pandemic times, with traditional war games absent from a two-week programme of largely humanitarian training drills. “Cobra Gold”, which was launched in 1982, is the world longest-running multinational military exercise …

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Young boy dies after three days trapped in well in southern Afghanistan

18 Feb 2022

KABUL (Reuters) – A young boy in trapped in a well in southern Afghanistan for three days died before locals and authorities were able to rescue him, officials said on Friday. The boy, who was aged around five years old, had fallen into the well on Wednesday. Since then authorities and ordinary citizens had tried …

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Hong Kong’s future unclear as leadership election, lacking front-runner, is delayed by COVID

18 Feb 2022

By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong on Friday postponed an election for a new leader until May to battle a raging COVID outbreak, but unlike previous years, there’s still no front-runner for the job, adding to uncertainty about the city’s future as Beijing imposes its rule. The former British colony returned to …

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Malaysia may reconsider murder charge against teen accused of killing newborn

18 Feb 2022

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian prosecutors may reconsider a murder charge made against a teenage girl accused of killing her newborn son, pending the outcome of a probe into allegations the baby was conceived of rape, the attorney general’s office said on Friday. The 15-year-old was charged with murder on Tuesday after her son was …

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Japan plans targeted COVID curbs as new cases fall but deaths hit record

18 Feb 2022

TOKYO (Reuters) -A Japanese health panel approved on Friday a plan for more targeted COVID-19 curbs across much of the nation, as new infections decline but deaths rise to a record level. The government will let limits on mobility and commerce lapse on Sunday in five prefectures where the virus appears to have peaked, but …

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Japan PM Kishida’s border easing as COVID deaths spike draws ire online

18 Feb 2022

By Rocky Swift and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s plan to relax the strictest COVID-19 border controls among wealthy nations has pleased nobody, with businesses and student groups worried it might not be enough while online critics blast his change of tack. Japan has largely been closed off to non-residents …

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Myanmar junta, ousted government fight for recognition at top U.N. court

18 Feb 2022

(Corrects to “government” from “National Unity Government (NUG)” in para 4; restores reference to NUG, para 8) By Anthony Deutsch and Poppy McPherson AMSTERDAM/BANGKOK (Reuters) -Myanmar’s military junta is to take part in hearings at the top United Nations court in The Hague next week despite a complaint from political opponents that this could give …

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