By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -For the Korean boy band Riize, recording their second studio album, “Fame,” was a chance to explore a new musical persona. “This next chapter is sort of us showing a different side of ourselves that we haven’t really shown before,” Korean-American member Anton, who grew up in New Jersey, …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -The death toll from a massive fire that ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district has risen to 36, the city’s leader John Lee said early on Thursday. At least 279 people were still unaccounted for, he added, with several dozen hospitalised. (Reporting by James Pomfret; …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -The death toll in Thailand from flooding in the country’s south is 33, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The causes of death included landslides and electrocution, government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat said. (Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Writing by Martin Petty)
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s embassy in Japan on Wednesday again cautioned Chinese citizens against visiting Japan in the near future, citing what it said were reports from multiple nationals who experienced “unprovoked insults and beatings” and suffered injuries in recent days. The embassy advised those already in Japan to step up safety precautions, according to a …
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By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan will introduce a $40-billion supplementary defence budget to underscore its determination to defend itself in the face of a rising threat from China, President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday. China, which views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military and political pressure over …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) -India said it had registered a strong protest with China over what it said was the arbitrary detention of an Indian citizen at Shanghai Airport, adding that such incidents are “most unhelpful” in supporting efforts to rebuild ties. Indian media reported that a UK-based woman holding an Indian passport was stopped by Chinese …
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(Reuters) -India is examining a request from Bangladesh for the extradition of the country’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Indian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. The request – first made in December and reiterated this month after Hasina was sentenced to death for her role in the killing of student protesters last year – …
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By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s special prosecutor on Wednesday sought a 15-year jail term for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on allegations he abetted ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched bid to impose martial law last December. Han is expected to be the first former cabinet member to be handed a ruling by a …
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore has ordered TikTok and Meta to block access in Singapore to the accounts of an Australian man authorities say has contributed to the radicalisation of two of its citizens, the ministry of home affairs said on Tuesday. Former Singaporean Zulfikar bin Mohamad Shariff “called on Muslims to reject the constitutional, secular, democratic …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s anti-graft agency will investigate bribery allegations made against a former senior aide to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who has faced questions over his commitment to tackling corruption since coming to office three years ago. Wednesday’s announcement came a day after Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin resigned as Anwar’s senior political secretary, citing …
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