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Indonesia raises alert to highest level for Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano

19 May 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia raised the alert level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki to the highest after it erupted eight times over the weekend, its volcanology agency has said. Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores island in eastern Indonesia, spewed volcanic ash between 3 km (1.86 miles) to 5.5 km high on Sunday, Muhammad Wafid, the agency’s head …

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China urges Germany not to undermine cooperation in name of ‘de-risking’

19 May 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -China and Germany should prevent undermining their normal bilateral cooperation in the name of “de-risking”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in a phone call on Monday. The two countries should jointly oppose unilateralism and protectionism, a Chinese foreign ministry statement quoted Wang as saying in the call. …

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Landslide at gold mine in Indonesia’s Papua kills six; 14 missing

19 May 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Torrential rains forced a halt on Monday to Indonesia’s search for 14 missing in its easternmost region of Papua after a landslide killed six workers at a gold mine and injured four, officials said. The rains had triggered Friday’s landslide, which hit a small mine run by residents of the Arfak mountains of …

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World Health Organization countries don’t invite Taiwan to annual assembly

19 May 2025

GENEVA (Reuters) -Member states of the World Health Organization on Monday rejected a proposal to invite Taiwan to its annual assembly in Geneva after China voiced opposition. Belize and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, who are among just 12 remaining countries with formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, spoke on behalf of a group of countries …

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Japanese farm minister apologises after saying he has ‘never had to buy rice’

19 May 2025

By Kaori Kaneko and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto apologised on Monday after saying he had “never had to buy rice” thanks to gifts from supporters, angering consumers grappling with sky-high prices for the staple food. After Kyodo News first reported the remarks, made during a political fundraising party on Sunday, …

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Kanye West concert in South Korea cancelled over ‘controversies’

19 May 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has cancelled a Kanye West concert scheduled for late May “due to recent controversies involving the artist”, the company and a ticket vendor said on Monday. Coupang and the Interpark ticket outlet did not elaborate on the controversies involving West, who is now known as Ye. The …

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China fully respects Denmark’s sovereignty on Greenland, foreign minister says

19 May 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) – China fully respects Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity on the Greenland issue, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Danish counterpart on Monday, urging the European nation to reciprocate over China’s own sovereignty concerns. U.S. President Donald Trump has in recent months insisted that Washington should take over the strategically located, semi-autonomous Danish …

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Exclusive-Trump Organization explores plan for tower in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam document shows

19 May 2025

By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – The Trump Organization and a local partner are exploring plans to build a skyscraper in Vietnam’s business hub of Ho Chi Minh City, with Eric Trump expected to visit this week, a Vietnamese government document seen by Reuters shows. The visit by the son of U.S. …

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Indian, Romanian climbers die on Lhotse peak in Nepal

19 May 2025

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – An Indian climber and another from Romania died on Nepal’s Mount Lhotse, the world’s fourth tallest peak, hiking officials said on Monday, taking the season’s death toll to at least eight. Rakesh Kumar, 39, from India, died on Sunday while descending from the 8,516 m (27,940 ft) mountain’s summit, …

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South Korea’s presidential candidates face off in fiery debate

19 May 2025

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s presidential candidates faced off in a heated first TV debate on Sunday evening, ahead of a snap election on June 3 to choose a successor to former President Yoon Suk Yeol who was impeached over his short-lived martial law declaration in December. Lee Jae-myung, the main opposition Democratic …

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