BEIJING (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Danas headed for China’s eastern seaboard on Tuesday morning, as Zhejiang province braced for landfall after the storm tore through Taiwan with record winds and torrential rain, leaving two dead and over 600 injured. Packing winds of around 80 kmh (50 mph) at its centre, Danas is forecast to make a …
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By Akhtar Soomro and Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) -Survivors of a building collapse that killed 27 people in the Pakistani city of Karachi were trying on Monday to come to terms with the loss of loved ones and their homes. The five-storey building collapsed on Friday in the overcrowded inner-city Lyari district where many working-class …
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By Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Malaysia this week for meetings of Southeast Asian Nations in his first trip to Asia as America’s top diplomat, the State Department said on Monday, even as President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on the hosts and other regional …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -At least 24 flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali were cancelled on Monday after an eruption of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano belched volcanic ash 18 kilometres (11 miles) into the sky, officials said. The alert-level status for Lewotobi Laki-laki, located in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tengarra province, remains at …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s finance ministry said on Sunday it was restricting government purchases of medical devices from the European Union that exceed 45 million yuan ($6.3 million) in value, in retaliation to Brussels’ own curbs last month. Tensions between Beijing and Brussels have been rising, with the European Union imposing tariffs on China-built electric …
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(Reuters) -Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand will visit Japan and Malaysia “to deepen Canada’s strategic partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region,” the Canadian government said in a statement on Monday. Anand will meet with her Japanese counterpart in Tokyo before traveling to Kuala Lumpur for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post Ministerial Conference Plus Canada …
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By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Typhoon Danas lashed southern Taiwan with record winds and strong rain early on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 630 in a rare hit to the island’s densely populated west coast. Taiwan is regularly struck by typhoons but they generally land along the mountainous and sparsely populated east …
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir on Monday rejected New Delhi’s allegation that his military received active support from longtime ally China in its conflict with India in May. Indian army’s deputy chief Lieutenant General Rahul Singh said last week that China gave Islamabad “live inputs” on key Indian positions. The “insinuations …
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LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -Eighteen lions kept illegally as pets have been confiscated in Pakistan’s Punjab region, authorities said on Monday as they launched a crackdown after one escaped from a house and attacked a woman and two children. The woman suffered scratches and bruises, and the two children, aged five and seven, were hospitalised after …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba slid further ahead of major national elections, a poll by public broadcaster NHK showed on Monday, as voters gave the thumbs-up instead to tax cuts proposed by opposition parties. Support for Ishiba’s cabinet stood at 31%, down from 34% a week ago and 39% in early …
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