SEOUL (Reuters) – Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday, an anti-graft agency investigating his Dec. 3 martial law attempt said in a statement. (Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Ed Davies g)
SEOUL (Reuters) – Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is prepared to be questioned by investigators on Wednesday if authorities who had come to arrest him pull back from his residence, said Seok Dong-hyeon, a long-time friend and adviser to Yoon. (Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Ed Davies)
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s Constitutional Court adjourned the opening session of the impeachment trial of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol within minutes on Tuesday, after the embattled leader did not attend court. A lawyer advising Yoon had said the president, who has been holed up in his hillside villa in Seoul for …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it has deleted malware planted on more than 4,200 computers by a group of criminal hackers who were backed by the People’s Republic of China. The malware, known as “PlugX,” affected thousands of computers around the globe and was used to …
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By Saurabh Sharma PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) -Naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the waters of sacred rivers in India on Tuesday, part of a large crowd of 35 million devotees who took the holy dip on the second day of the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, seeking absolution from their …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China and the European Union have a robust “symbiotic” economic relationship and Beijing hopes the bloc can become “a trustworthy partner for cooperation”, President Xi Jinping told European Council President Antonio Costa on Tuesday. As long as China and Europe respect each other, treat each other as equals and engage in sincere dialogue, …
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SAHIWAL, Pakistan (Reuters) – In a bustling market in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, a food vendor who locals say bears an uncanny resemblance to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump gets more business – and attention – than others. “We feel as if Trump has come here to sell kheer (pudding),” said Mohammad Yaseen, a local resident …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – One Chinese tourist was killed and another injured after their jet skis collided off Thailand’s Phuket island on Tuesday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing China’s embassy in Thailand. The cause of the incident was being investigated, CCTV said. This marks the second incident involving Chinese tourists near Phuket in just two …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Shanghai authorities have held “preliminary talks” with pop superstar Taylor Swift’s team over the possibility of her performing in the Chinese financial hub, Chinese media outlet The Paper reported on Tuesday citing a city official. Swift’s “Eras” global tour was the first to earn over $1 billion in revenue after it wrapped …
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By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump is considering Washington trade lawyer Jeffrey Kessler to lead the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), according to people familiar with the matter, a key post in the U.S.-China tech war. Kessler, a partner at the law firm of WilmerHale, served as assistant secretary for …
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