HALONG BAY, Vietnam (Reuters) -The death toll from a tourist boat accident in Vietnam’s Halong Bay climbed to at least 38 with several people still missing, the government said, as rescuers continued to search for survivors while bracing for the approach of Typhoon Wipha. The vessel capsized on Saturday afternoon carrying 48 tourists and five …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Rains from Typhoon Wipha pounded Hong Kong on Sunday as the storm skirted southwards before making landfall on the coast of China’s Guangdong province, leaving fallen trees and scaffolding and sending over 200 people to seek refuge at temporary shelters. Hong Kong’s weather authorities downgraded the typhoon warning to a No. 3 …
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday they had sought court approval to detain the head of a military drone unit as part of an investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol and drone operations in neighbouring North Korea. Prosecutors stepped up a probe into the drone operation after indicting the jailed ex-President Yoon …
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HANOI (Reuters) -At least 27 people died after a tourist boat capsized in stormy weather in Vietnam’s Halong Bay on Saturday, state media reported. The boat, carrying 53 people, tipped over at around 2 p.m. local time (0700 GMT), as Storm Wipha approached the country across the South China Sea. Strong winds, heavy rainfall and …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -Torrential rains that lashed South Korea for a fourth day on Saturday kept nearly 3,000 people from returning to their homes, while livestock were stranded up to the neck in rising waters as the death toll reached four with two missing, authorities said. Rain will last until Monday in some areas, weather officials …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday up to five jets were shot down during recent India-Pakistan hostilities that began after an April Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir, with the situation calming after a ceasefire in May. Trump, who made his remarks at a dinner with some Republican U.S. …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will testify at a U.S. House panel hearing on Wednesday about countering China’s “economic coercion against democracies,” the committee said on Friday. Former U.S. ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will also testify before the House Select Committee on China. Relations with China, already rocky …
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By Jack Kim and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Heavy rains pounded South Korea for a third day on Friday in a deluge that has killed at least four people, forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes and destroyed property and infrastructure. Warnings of torrential rain remained in effect for most of the country’s …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China has lodged “stern representations” to the Philippines over recent “negative moves” concerning Taiwan, as well as maritime and security issues, a Chinese foreign ministry statement said on Friday. Department of Asian Affairs Director-General Liu Jinsong conveyed the “stern representations” and “strong dissatisfaction” to Philippine Ambassador to China, Jaime FlorCruz, on Friday, the …
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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -A passenger plane crash in Nepal last year that killed 18 people was caused by faulty information about the aircraft’s takeoff speed in the flight documentation, a report issued on Friday by a government-appointed investigation panel said. A CRJ-200LR aircraft, owned by Nepal’s Saurya Airlines, crashed shortly after taking off …
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