SEOUL (Reuters) -A car hit pedestrians near Seoul city hall, killing nine people and injuring at least four, South Korean media reports said, citing police and fire officials. A police official told Reuters officers were investigating at the scene, and declined to give further information. YTN TV reported that the vehicle rammed into pedestrians standing …
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By Ruma Paul COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – It was soon after afternoon prayers at a mosque near western Myanmar’s Maungdaw town last month that 45-year-old Abdur said he looked up and spotted a drone hovering above. It was armed. “Within seconds, there was an explosion, and I lost consciousness,” said the bearded farmer, asking …
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MANILA (Reuters) -The Vatican called on Tuesday for the peaceful resolution of conflicts, including tensions between the Philippines and China as the two nations work to manage their dispute in the South China Sea. In the first visit to Manila by a Vatican foreign minister in 75 years of relations between the Holy See and …
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By James Pomfret, Scott Murdoch and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – The resignations of two British judges from China-ruled Hong Kong’s highest court not only raise concerns about the rule of law, some lawyers and experts say, but will further undermine confidence in the city’s broader commercial legal sector. Hong Kong’s legal industry, which …
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MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr named a new education minister on Tuesday, replacing former vice president Sara Duterte who resigned from the post in late June. Senator Juan Edgardo Angara will fill the role, according to a statement by the presidential communications office. Duterte, whose alliance with Marcos had been expected to collapse, …
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By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said it successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile on Monday capable of carrying a 4.5-ton super-large warhead, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday. A day earlier, South Korea reported the launch of two ballistic missiles by North Korea and said the second likely failed soon after …
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By Kanishka Singh and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s detention is arbitrary and in violation of international law, a U.N. human rights working group said in an opinion issued on Monday, adding the jailed politician should be released immediately. The Geneva-based U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said that the …
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By Casey Hall and Xihao Jiang SHANGHAI (Reuters) – It’s less furry than a traditional companion, but a six-legged Chinese robot “guide dog” could one day help vision impaired people live more independently, according to its research development team in Shanghai. The robot dog, which is currently being field-tested, is able to navigate its physical …
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(Reuters) – International envoys raised concerns about restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan during meetings with the country’s ruling Taliban in Qatar, United Nations’ political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday. The two-day, U.N.-led meeting was the first of its kind attended by the Taliban which has not been internationally recognised since seizing …
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By Hongji Kim ANMA ISLAND, South Korea (Reuters) – Under the light of a moon partially obscured by cloud, the eyes of a dozen deer glow uncannily in the dark on South Korea’s island of Anma. They destroy crops and damage trees in their nocturnal wanderings, but by day the spot is deceptively peaceful, though …
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