KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A Nepali court sentenced a man who thousands believed was a reincarnation of the Buddha to 10 years in jail on Monday for child sexual abuse, a court official said. As a teenager, Ram Bahadur Bamjon had drawn international attention when in 2005 tens of thousands of people turned up to see …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India replaced colonial-era criminal laws with new legislation on Monday, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government said would make the country more just, but the opposition said risked throwing the criminal justice system into disarray. The new laws were approved by parliament in December in Modi’s previous term with the government …
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By Rishika Sadam and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – New Delhi’s main domestic terminal is likely to remain shut for a few weeks with debris still scattered outside the airport following last week’s roof collapse, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. A portion of the roof, canopy and …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s constitutional court should reach a verdict by September in two cases that could lead to the dismissal of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and dissolve the opposition Move Forward party, the court’s president said on Monday. The two high-profile cases have heightened political uncertainty in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, which has struggled to recover since …
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(Reuters) -Badminton Asia and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed condolences on Monday over the death of 17-year-old Chinese player Zhang Zhijie, who had collapsed on court during the Asian Junior Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Zhang collapsed during a match against Japan, Indonesia’s Badminton Association (PBSI) and Badminton Asia said in a joint statement. The …
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By Daewoung Kim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has switched the transmission of state TV broadcasts to a Russian satellite from a Chinese one, South Korea’s unification ministry said on Monday, making the monitoring of such broadcasts a challenge for the South’s government agencies and media. Signals from North Korea’s Korean Central …
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By Tom Bateman FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan (Reuters) -Park rangers on Japan’s sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year’s climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and limiting hiker numbers to curb overcrowding. At 3 a.m., officials opened a newly installed gate at a station placed just over halfway up the …
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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has welcomed Vietnam’s recognition of Manila’s U.N. filing to secure its rights on an extended continental shelf in the South China Sea, its foreign ministry said, adding it was ready to hold talks with Hanoi to resolve any issues. “We are ready to engage Vietnam on possible ways forward that …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Foreigners who are permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau and are looking to visit mainland China can apply for multiple-entry travel visas with validity of five years, China’s National Immigration Administration said on Monday. From July 10, foreign permanent residents of the two Chinese-ruled cities will be eligible to apply for …
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By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – An online petition calling for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to be impeached experienced delays and disruptions due to the large number of people trying to sign it, the speaker of the parliament said, promising to fix the issue as soon as possible. More than 811,000 people have …
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