By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) -First-time Olympians from Argentina and China took gold in the BMX Freestyle finals as a string of dramatic crashes knocked out the reigning medallists under a baking hot Paris sun. In his first Olympic games, Argentina’s Jose Torres Gil, 29, shot off of the ramp in his first run, …
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MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines and United States navies conducted a joint maritime exercise in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the Philippine armed forces said. The two allies began joint maritime activities in November to enhance how their militaries could operate in tandem at a time of growing tensions with China in the South China …
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By Ruma Paul and Sudipto Ganguly DHAKA (Reuters) -Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse people who were demonstrating on Wednesday against the excessive use of force by authorities during protests earlier in July that left at least 150 dead. The unrest is the biggest test facing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, …
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By Shivam Patel and Ruma Paul NEW DELHI/DHAKA (Reuters) – The European Union said on Wednesday it postponed negotiations with Bangladesh on a new cooperation agreement after criticism of Dhaka’s response to contain deadly protests that killed at least 150 people this month. The cooperation pact seeks to enhance trade, economic and developmental relations between …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state council said on Wednesday it expects the urbanisation rate of its permanent population will increase to close to 70% in next five years, according to state media. At the end of 2023, state figures showed that 66.16% of the resident population lived in urban areas. The state council issued a …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany accused China on Wednesday of having been behind a 2021 cyberattack on the federal cartography agency for espionage purposes and summoned Beijing’s ambaassador to Berlin to lodge a complaint. China’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. “We call on China to refrain from, and to prevent, such …
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By Ruma Paul, Shoon Naing, Wa Lone, Poppy McPherson and Devjyot Ghoshal (Reuters) -Saifur Rahman woke up to screams. In the darkness, the air reeked of fuel. Flames blazed in the distance. The town of Buthidaung in Rakhine state, Myanmar’s largest settlement of minority Rohingya, was on fire and under attack. “All I could see …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has offered to hold “conditional negotiations” with the powerful military as he serves a year into a jail term that he said he was given on trumped up charges designed to keep him out of power. Khan did not specify what he wanted to …
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(Reuters) – Myanmar’s embattled military government extended a state of emergency on Wednesday for another six months, state media said, as the junta struggles to maintain its grip on power with fighting flaring on multiple fronts and the economy in crisis. Army-run Myawaddy media said the military-controlled National Defence and Security Council extended emergency rule …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto is due to visit Russia on Wednesday, Russian state-run news agency TASS reported, citing the Indonesian embassy in Moscow. The Indonesian defence minister is accompanying him and intends to meet his Russian counterpart, the RIA Novosti news agency quoted the Indonesian ambassador in Moscow as saying. (Reporting by …
