NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least nine Indian trekkers died in the Himalayas after getting trapped during a blizzard, authorities said on Thursday, as rescue teams airlifted their bodies and five survivors to safety. The Indian Air Force shared footage on Thursday that showed rescue teams working near a helicopter in the snow-covered mountains. The …
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By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – More than 500 people from sea-faring communities around the coast of Malaysia’s Sabah state have been evicted from their homes this week as part of a crackdown against undocumented migrants, local activists said. The Bajau Laut are a community of mostly stateless sea nomads, living offshore in wooden …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament on Thursday approved a proposal to accept a South Korean donation of a corvette for its navy, despite concern from its defence committee that the ageing vessel needs about $85 million worth of maintenance. Defence Minister and incoming president Prabowo Subianto has been pushing to upgrade Indonesia’s ageing military hardware …
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By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Chang’e-6 probe transferred samples it collected from the moon’s far side to a spacecraft in lunar orbit on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua reported. After receiving the samples, the uncrewed spacecraft will fly back to Earth, with an expected landing in China’s Inner Mongolia region on June 25. If …
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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier, stationed in South Korea but detained in Russia on suspicion of stealing from his girlfriend and threatening to kill her, went on trial on Thursday, the state news agency RIA reported. Gordon Black was detained on May 2 in Vladivostok in Russia’s far east on suspicion of stealing …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China remains open towards cooperation with countries including the United States in space, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, following congratulations from U.S. space agency NASA on China’s Chang’e-6 mission to the far side of the moon. But the United States needs to remove obstacles towards further cooperation, Mao Ning, a spokesperson …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia and South Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding to incentivise a reduction of carbon emissions produced by companies from both countries, a senior Indonesian minister said on Thursday. Through the deal, companies are urged to collaborate in projects that could reduce carbon emission in Indonesia and in return, both countries …
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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, sentenced to death in the country’s largest-ever financial fraud case, had illegally transferred money abroad, according to police, with state media on Thursday reporting $4.5 billion had been moved. Police said late on Wednesday an investigation into those transfers and money laundering has been completed, …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s Mount Ibu volcano erupted again on Thursday, firing red bright lava and rocks into the night sky and triggering a spectacular display of volcanic lightning, the country’s volcanology agency PVMBG said. The 1,325 metre-high (4,347 ft) volcano on the eastern island of Halmahera erupted twice on Thursday, Heruningtyas Desi Purnamasari an official …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the sale to Taiwan of F-16 fighter jet spare and repair parts for an estimated $80 million, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Wednesday. The sale will help “improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress …
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