By Ju-min Park SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) – More than 200 South Koreans joined a tour of the National Assembly on Wednesday to view parts of the compound associated with last year’s martial law crisis, including a sports field where helicopters carrying masked soldiers landed. The so-called “dark tour” was arranged to mark the first …
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SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday there was still work left to deal with the fallout of the failed martial law bid one year ago and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice. The attempt to impose martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol threatened to …
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By Joyce Lee, Ju-min Park and Heejin Kim SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday there was still work to be done to address the fallout from the failed martial law bid by his predecessor a year ago, and the country needed to ensure the perpetrators are brought …
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JAKARTA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Authorities battling floods on Indonesia’s island of Sumatra that killed about 800 people this week have appealed for more central government help to tackle shortages of funds, food and fuel in relief efforts. Cyclone-induced floods and landslides have left 463 missing across the three provinces of West Sumatra, North Sumatra …
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By Heejin Kim SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday sought a combined 15-year prison sentence for former First Lady Kim Keon Hee, who has been indicted for bribery and other charges and is currently on trial. The case comes amid a year-long probe into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief imposition …
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HONG KONG, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The death toll in a fire that ripped through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong last week has risen to 159, police said on Wednesday. A total of 140 of them had been identified – 91 of them women and 49 men, according to the police statement. The youngest …
(Refiles to change date to Wednesday, not Tuesday in paragraph 1) BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) – China’s former senior anti-corruption inspector, Li Gang, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for accepting bribes worth more than 102 million yuan ($14.44 million), state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday. Li, who previously headed the discipline inspection and …
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By Joe Cash BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The British government has proposed that Prime Minister Keir Starmer visit Beijing and Shanghai from January 29-31, according to two sources familiar with the plan. The trip could be postponed if Beijing decides that a lack of progress on approving China’s contentious plan to build what would …
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(Corrects paragraph 4 date to January 20, not January 10) By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Britain delayed on Tuesday for a third time a decision on whether to approve China’s contentious plan to build the largest embassy in Europe in London, prompting China to warn that the latest setback risks undermining trust …
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JAKARTA, Dec 2 (Reuters) – The number of people killed by floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to 708 on Tuesday, the disaster agency said, as authorities rushed to repair infrastructure and deliver aid to cut-off areas. The agency in a press conference late on Tuesday said 708 people had been killed since …
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