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North Korea troops in Russia possibly heading to frontline, Seoul’s spy agency says

29 Oct 2024

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – Some high-ranking North Korean military officials and troops deployed to Russia for the war in Ukraine might move to the frontline, South Korean lawmakers said on Tuesday after being briefed by the country’s spy agency. The lawmakers did not give any timetable but the comments come as NATO confirmed …

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Uyghur rights body meets in Bosnia under tight security over threats

29 Oct 2024

By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A body fighting for Uyghur people’s rights in China and abroad had to meet in virtual secrecy with police protection in the Bosnian capital after threats and pressure to cancel, it said. The Germany-based World Uyghur Congress (WUC) held a four-day conference until Sunday with several hundred delegates from …

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Slovak PM Fico to visit China as he seeks ties beyond western partners

29 Oct 2024

(Reuters) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will visit China from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5 to meet its leaders and foster closer bilateral and economic ties, his government said on Tuesday, as Slovakia aims to build alliances outside its European Union and NATO partners. Fico will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Li …

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China’s ‘Hawaii’ under water as tropical storm dumps record rainfall

29 Oct 2024

BEIJING (Reuters) – For a third day, extreme rainfall pounded the southern Chinese province of Hainan, known as China’s “Hawaii”, amid the transit of yet another tropical cyclone, leaving the island half-submerged in a year of record-breaking wet weather. Cities in Hainan including Sanya, famed for its palm trees, seafront hotels and sandy beaches, remained …

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Policeman killed in attack on polio vaccination teams in Pakistan

29 Oct 2024

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -At least one policeman was killed in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday as unidentified gunmen attacked a health office where polio vaccination teams were gathered, an official working at the government body tackling the spread of polio in the province said. The attack occurred in Upper Orakzai in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where around …

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Japan’s Shionogi says Phase 3 study showed COVID pill reduces transmission

29 Oct 2024

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Shionogi & Co said on Tuesday a global, late-stage study showed its pill-based treatment for COVID-19 was effective in reducing transmission of the disease. Ensitrelvir, known commercially as Xocova, showed a statistically significant reduction in participants with symptomatic infection after exposure to household contacts with COVID, Shionogi said in a statement. …

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Indonesia’s Prabowo to visit China and US in first foreign trip, newspaper says

29 Oct 2024

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto will visit China and the United States during a five-country trip just a few weeks after taking office, Kompas newspaper reported on Tuesday, signalling his intent to pursue an active role on the international stage. Prabowo took office on Oct. 20 and as president-elect had visited 21 countries, …

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Senior US diplomat arrives in Taiwan as officials downplay Trump comments

29 Oct 2024

By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -A senior U.S. diplomat who helps manage ties with Taiwan has arrived in Taipei, the de facto U.S. embassy said on Tuesday, as Taiwanese officials sought to downplay Donald Trump’s latest attacks of the island’s crucial chip industry and defence needs. The United States is Chinese-claimed Taiwan’s …

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