By Joyce Lee and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recently began practicing golf, for the first time in eight years, in preparation for future meetings with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Yoon’s office confirmed on Tuesday. South Korean media said Yoon visited a golf course on Saturday for a sport …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Police in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai have arrested a 62-year-old man after a suspected hit-and-run attack at a sports centre that resulted in multiple casualties. A video of the scene following the attack on Monday evening, verified by Reuters, showed at least 20 people lying on the road. Cries of …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in a phone call after landing in Washington on an official visit that includes a meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday.Prabowo, who has said he will pursue a non-aligned foreign policy, posted a video of his call to Trump made …
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By John Geddie and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese lawmakers voted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader on Monday, after his scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election last month. Ishiba, who called the snap poll after taking office on Oct. 1, must now run a fragile …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s junior economy minister Udo Philipp will go to Taiwan this week for talks with government officials and a visit to a TSMC chip factory, a ministry statement said on Monday. China has voiced its displeasure at previous visits by German officials to democratically-governed Taiwan, which rejects Chinese sovereignty claims. Germany has …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan on Monday said it had closed a probe into pagers that exploded in Lebanon in September and caused a deadly blow to Iran-backed Hezbollah, saying no Taiwanese citizens or companies were involved. Israeli media reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed responsibility for the attack during a cabinet meeting, telling ministers …
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By Subrata Nag Choudhary KOLKATA (Reuters) – A court in the eastern state of West Bengal began the trial on Monday of a police volunteer accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government hospital in August, a case that has sparked outrage over the lack of safety for women in India. The woman’s …
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By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE (Reuters) -Pakistan’s Punjab province banned most outdoor activities and ordered shops, markets and malls in some areas to close early from Monday to curb illnesses caused by intense air pollution. The province has closed educational institutions and public spaces like parks and zoos until Nov. 17 in places including Lahore, the …
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By Gopal Sharma and YP Rajesh KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom that brought the world the concept of gross national happiness, is set to build a “mindfulness city” and began raising funds on Monday to help start the ambitious project. The “Gelephu Mindfulness City” (GMC) will lie in a special administrative region with separate …
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By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China’s claims over the South China Sea, despite signing a maritime development deal with Beijing, as some analysts warned the pact risked compromising its sovereign rights. Beijing has long clashed with Southeast Asian neighbours over the South China Sea, which it claims …
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