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By Subrata Nag Choudhary KOLKATA (Reuters) – India’s federal police have charged the former head of R.G. Kar Medical College in Kolkata with tampering with evidence linked to the rape and murder of a junior female doctor, a case that triggered weeks of nationwide protests. Former college principal Sandip Ghosh is already in police custody …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s spy chief said on Saturday that Russia’s increased production of guided bombs as well as artillery ammunition deliveries from North Korea present major problems for Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. The head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency GUR, Kyrylo Budanov, said North Korean military aid to Russia presented the biggest concern …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military on Saturday condemned the transit of two German navy ships through the Taiwan Strait saying it increased security risks and sent the “wrong” signal, adding that Chinese forces monitored and warned the vessels. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own, says it alone exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction over …

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The head of a Malaysian conglomerate accused of running homes where hundreds of children and youths were allegedly sexually abused said there were ‘one or two’ cases of sodomy at the shelters but he denied other allegations of misconduct. Police this week rescued 402 children from charity homes that authorities say …

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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu and discussed deepening strategic dialogue between the two countries, state media KCNA said on Saturday. They had a “wide exchange of views on regional and international situations”, and reached a satisfactory consensus on issues including more “cooperation to defend …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines on Friday asked the U.S. Transportation Department to allow it to delay resuming four daily flights to China, citing ongoing challenges in the market. The U.S. air carrier currently operates daily flights to Shanghai from Seattle and Detroit, but asked for approval to not reinstate two other daily flights …

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MILAN (Reuters) – Italian tax police said on Friday they have seized counterfeit Chinese copies of vintage game consoles and video games from the 1980s and 1990s worth almost 50 million euros ($55.5 million). New versions of video games and gaming consoles popular decades ago have recently been re-released in a phenomenon known as “retrogaming”. …

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By Joe Cash, Marc Jones BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) -The Maldives’ hopes of staving off a debt crisis were given a lift on Friday after China agreed to strengthen trade and investment in its latest demonstration of support and influence in the Indian Ocean nation. Concerns have grown in recent months that the cash-strapped Maldives could become …

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