SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea condemned recent U.S. strikes on Yemen as an act violating international law and a country’s sovereignty and said such a move could never be justified in any way, the North’s state media quoted on Tuesday its ambassador to Yemen as saying. The large-scale U.S. strikes were launched by President Donald …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – Brands including Prada have cut ties with South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun amid controversy over his relationship with actress Kim Sae-ron who was found dead in February. The 37-year-old actor who gained popularity in South Korea and China over his role in hit South Korean drama series “My Love …
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(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Seram region in Indonesia on Tuesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Pretish M J in Bengaluru, Editing by William Maclean)
(Reuters) -The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that the agency is concerned about funding shortages in Afghanistan which could force closure of 80% of WHO-supported essential health care services. As of March 4, 167 health facilities had shut down in the country due to funding shortages and without urgent intervention, over 220 more …
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is willing to work with the United Kingdom to deepen cooperation in financial services, trade and investment, as well as green and low-carbon development, Ding Xuexiang, China’s vice premier, told British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband on Monday. Developing a stable relationship between the two countries is conducive to addressing global challenges, …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -U.S. cuts to humanitarian aid are having a crushing impact on people in Myanmar, with violence likely to spiral, Thomas Andrews, the U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar told a press briefing in Geneva on Monday. Sudden cuts to food and health programs supporting …
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BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Chinese military exercises near Taiwan on Monday were punishment for Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s continued promotion of “separatism”, according to a stern statement out of Beijing, as Taiwan hit back by calling China a troublemaker. China, which has never renounced the use of force to bring democratically governed Taiwan under its control, has …
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(Removes garble in paragraph 6) SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s acting president urged ministries on Monday to work with the U.S. to avoid any negative impact on science, technology and energy cooperation after the U.S. Department of Energy designated South Korea a ‘sensitive’ country. The U.S. department has not explained why South Korea was added …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul sought Kyiv’s cooperation in the handling of North Korean prisoners of war during a telephone call on Monday with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha, Seoul’s foreign ministry said. North Korea has deployed thousands of troops to support Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, Ukrainian, U.S. and South Korean …
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By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – A former South Korean defence minister charged with insurrection for his role in trying to enforce martial law defended his actions at the start of his trial on Monday and blamed “wicked behaviour” by the opposition for triggering a political crisis. Prosecutors have accused Kim Yong-hyun, who resigned and …
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