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North Korea’s foreign minister leaves for Russia, embassy in Pyongyang says

16 Sep 2024

(Reuters) – North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has flown to Russia to attend the fourth Eurasian Women’s Forum and the BRICS Women’s Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia’s embassy in North Korea said on Monday. “Russian Ambassador (Alexander Ivanovich) Matsegora saw off North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui at the Pyongyang International Airport,” …

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Three dead after fishing boat capsizes off South Korea, Yonhap says

16 Sep 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – Three people who were on board a fishing boat that capsized in waters off South Korea’s west coast have died after being taken to hospital and five others were rescued, the Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, citing the coast guard. The fatalities included two South Koreans and one Indonesian, Yonhap reported. …

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First conviction under Hong Kong’s new national security law for wearing “seditious” T-shirt

16 Sep 2024

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong man on Monday pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person convicted under the city’s new national security law passed in March. Chu Kai-pong, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of “doing with a seditious intention an …

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China frees American pastor who US claims was wrongly jailed, State Dept says

15 Sep 2024

(Reuters) – China has freed David Lin, a U.S. pastor who had been in jail since 2006, the State Department said on Sunday, marking the release of a man who Washington claims was wrongfully detained. U.S. politicians had for years urged Beijing to free Lin, who was jailed for life on charges of contract fraud. …

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Myanmar’s flooding death toll rises to 113, state media reports

15 Sep 2024

(Reuters) -Myanmar’s death toll from floods rose to at least 113 as of Saturday evening, the country’s military government said on Sunday, following heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi that has caused havoc across parts of Southeast Asia. At least 320,000 people have been displaced and 64 were still missing, government spokesman Zaw Min …

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Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca

15 Sep 2024

By Samuel Shen and Ryan Woo SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai halted transportation links, recalled ships and shut tourism spots including Shanghai Disney Resort on Sunday as it braced for Typhoon Bebinca, in what could be the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the Chinese financial hub since 1949. The Category 1 typhoon, packing maximum sustained wind speeds …

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US committed to Bangladesh’s economic growth, to give $202 million more in aid

15 Sep 2024

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – The United States is committed to supporting Bangladesh’s inclusive economic growth, institution building and development and will provide an additional $202 million of aid, a U.S. delegation said during a visit to Dhaka on Sunday. The six-member delegation, led by Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury Department Brent Neiman, …

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Photos likely show undeclared North Korea uranium enrichment site, analysts say

15 Sep 2024

By Ju-min Park and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Photos of North Korea’s its uranium enrichment facility may show an undeclared site for building nuclear bombs just outside of its capital, analysts said. North Korea for the first time showed images on Friday of the centrifuges that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs, as leader …

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Philippines sends replacement ship to Sabina Shoal, vows continued presence

15 Sep 2024

MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines said it was sending a vessel to Sabina Shoal to replace a coast guard ship that returned to port on Sunday after a five-month deployment at the contested feature in the South China Sea, in a swap that would likely irk China. Beijing had demanded the Philippines withdraw the 97-metre (318-foot) …

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