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Baidu robotaxi falls into construction pit in China, raising safety concerns

8 Aug 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -An autonomous vehicle operated by Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxi service fell into a deep construction pit while carrying a passenger in southwestern China, according to local media reports. The incident occurred on Wednesday in Chongqing, according to media outlets including the Southern Metropolis Daily and Huashang Newspaper. The female passenger was uninjured and …

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Xi orders ‘all-out’ rescue as floods kill 10 in northwest China

8 Aug 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -President Xi Jinping on Friday ordered “all-out” rescue efforts in China’s arid and mountainous northwest after flash floods caused by exceptionally heavy rain killed 10 people and left 33 missing. Torrential downpours began around 6 p.m. on Thursday and unleashed flash floods in Gansu province’s Yuzhong, stranding some 4,000 people, state broadcaster China …

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Malaysia minister to seek clarity from Myanmar on election, state media reports

8 Aug 2025

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan will seek details from Myanmar’s military leadership about a planned election when he leads a four-nation delegation to the war-torn country next month, Malaysian state media reported on Friday. Myanmar has been in chaos since a 2021 military coup against an elected civilian government plunged the country …

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China accuses Philippines of ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan

8 Aug 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -China accused the Philippines on Friday of “playing with fire” after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the Southeast Asian nation would be drawn into any conflict between China and the United States over Taiwan. It was responding to remarks by Marcos during a state visit to India that the Philippines’ closeness to Taiwan …

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Myanmar signs deal with Washington lobbyists to rebuild US relations

8 Aug 2025

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Washington lobbying firm has signed an agreement worth $3 million a year with Myanmar’s Ministry of Information to help the long-time military-ruled country rebuild relations with the United States. According to documents submitted under the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the DCI Group signed the agreement with the ministry …

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Cambodia PM says he has nominated Donald Trump for Nobel Prize

7 Aug 2025

(Reuters) -Cambodia’s prime minister said on Thursday he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, lauding his “extraordinary statesmanship” in halting a border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand. Hun Manet made the announcement in a Facebook post late on Thursday, accompanied by a letter he said had been sent to the Norwegian …

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U.S. secures strategic transit corridor in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal

7 Aug 2025

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to the White House on Friday, the meeting will culminate in the signing of a peace framework that includes exclusive U.S. development rights to a strategic transit corridor through the South Caucasus, officials told Reuters. Armenia and Azerbaijan …

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China tests spacecraft it hopes will put first Chinese on the moon

7 Aug 2025

By Eduardo Baptista (Reuters) -China conducted its first test on Wednesday of a lunar lander that it hopes will put the first Chinese on the moon before 2030, the country’s manned space program said. The lander’s ascent and descent systems underwent comprehensive verification at a site in Hebei province that was designed to simulate the …

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South Korea special prosecutor seeks detention warrant for ex-first lady

7 Aug 2025

By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean investigators requested a warrant on Thursday to arrest former first lady Kim Keon Hee on corruption charges, raising the possibility she could join ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol in detention as an investigation against them gathers pace. The couple are being probed by two separate special prosecutors appointed after the …

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Five killed in China’s Xinjiang after cable on suspension bridge snaps

7 Aug 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -Five people were killed after a cable on a suspension bridge snapped in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, causing them to fall off the bridge, state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. The incident, which took place at 6:18 p.m. (10:18 GMT) on Wednesday in a sightseeing area in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, …

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