By Tom Bateman NINOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Dozens of times a year, Rebun Kayo takes a ferry to a small island across from the port of Hiroshima in search of the remains of those killed by the atomic bomb 80 years ago. For the 47-year-old researcher, unearthing even the tiniest fragments on Ninoshima Island is a …
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By Naw Betty Han, Devjyot Ghoshal, Shoon Naing and Poppy McPherson (Reuters) -The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army since December has been battling the junta …
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GENEVA (Reuters) -The Red Cross said on Tuesday it is bracing for another 1 million people to be sent back from Iran to Afghanistan amid mass deportations that humanitarians say are placing a heavy strain on the aid system. Over 1.2 million people have been returned to Afghanistan from Iran since the start of this …
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ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s foreign and defence ministers will visit Pakistan on Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss bilateral ties, regional issues, and defence industry cooperation, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Tuesday. Turkey has strong ties with Pakistan and expressed solidarity with it during its military conflict with India in May, …
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MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines’ foreign ministry has summoned China’s ambassador to Manila over Beijing’s imposition of sanctions against former senator Francis Tolentino, the president’s office said on Tuesday. Tolentino, who lost his bid for a second term in the Philippines’ midterm elections in May, was banned from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau over “egregious …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese authorities have arrested eight people after more than 200 children who fell ill in the northwestern province of Gansu were found to have abnormally high levels of lead in their blood, the country’s state broadcaster reported on Tuesday. The children attended a privately owned kindergarten in Gansu’s Tianshui, which was set …
By Orathai Sriring and Stefanno Sulaiman BANGKOK/JAKARTA (Reuters) -Southeast Asia’s biggest economies prepared on Tuesday to step up trade negotiations with Washington after it hit them with steep tariffs, despite a last-ditch flurry of offers to boost imports and slash levies on U.S. goods. Regional nations are among the hardest hit by President Donald Trump’s …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -The tale of a middle-aged Chinese man, or “uncle”, who disguised himself as a woman to secretly film and share videos of his hookups with more than 1,000 men, shook China’s social media, spurring fears for public health, privacy and marital fidelity. The hash tag “red uncle” was the top trending item on …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The United States has restored $6.8 million in funding for Tibetans in South Asia, the U.S. State Department told Reuters on Tuesday, confirming comments by Tibet’s government-in-exile. The aid had been cut by President Donald Trump’s administration as part of its “America First” policy that hit a number of programmes, including those …
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By Ju-min Park POCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) -The equipment activist Lee Min-bok uses to send balloons laden with anti-Kim Jong Un leaflets across the border from South Korea unto the North has been gathering dust and cobwebs for months. When it became clear that centre-left politician Lee Jae Myung was on track to win the …
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