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Final minutes of Jeju Air flight before South Korea’s deadliest air disaster

30 Dec 2024

(Reuters) -A South Korean Jeju Air passenger jet crashed on landing at Muan International Airport on Sunday, killing 179 people in the country’s deadliest air disaster. The following are the final minutes of Flight 7C2216 as provided by South Korea’s transport ministry and fire authorities.  All times are Korea Standard Time (GMT+9).  8:54 a.m. – …

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South Korea investigators request arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law

30 Dec 2024

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean investigators have sought an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over this month’s short-lived imposition of martial law, an official said on Monday, the first time an incumbent president has faced such action. Yoon has failed to respond to summons for questioning by police and the …

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Malaysia attorney-general’s office says house arrest bids must go to pardons board

30 Dec 2024

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s attorney-general’s office said all petitions for prisoners in Malaysia to serve their sentences under house arrest, including jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak, must be submitted to the pardons board chaired by the country’s king. Najib is serving a six-year jail sentence for corruption linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal. The …

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China hands lengthy jail terms to two teenagers for murdering classmate

30 Dec 2024

BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in northern China handed lengthy prison terms to two teenagers for murdering their classmate with a shovel in March, state media said on Monday, in a case that triggered heated public debate on juvenile delinquency. The male suspects surnamed Zhang and Li were sentenced to life and 12 years in …

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Soccer-Qatar savour continental success, Saudis named World Cup hosts in big year for Asian football

30 Dec 2024

By Michael Church (Reuters) – Qatar were in full celebration mode to kick off 2024 with the successful defence of their Asian Cup title while Saudi Arabia ended the year on a high after being named hosts of the 2034 World Cup. In between, Japan and Iran reasserted their status as regional heavyweights in 2026 …

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Luzon, Philippines, GFZ says

30 Dec 2024

(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Luzon in the Philippines on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), GFZ said. Philippine seismology agency Phivolcs said the tremor struck the northern town of Bangui in Ilocos province. The agency was not expecting damage, …

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Soccer-The week in Asian football

30 Dec 2024

By Michael Church (Reuters) – Talking points from the week in Asian football: AUCKLAND EXTEND A-LEAGUE LEAD WITH WIN OVER CENTRAL COAST Auckland FC returned to winning ways on Saturday with a 4-1 win over Central Coast Mariners to open up a four-point lead in Australia. The New Zealanders took full advantage of Adelaide United’s …

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Azerbaijan president says crashed plane was shot at from Russia

29 Dec 2024

By Nailia Bagirova and Anton Kolodyazhnyy BAKU/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that a passenger plane that crashed last week, killing 38 people, had been damaged by accidental shooting from the ground in Russia, adding that some in Russia had lied about the cause of the disaster. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised …

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