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By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore’s government said on Monday it plans to gazette the site of the home of the city-state’s first prime minister as a national monument, following a bitter dispute between Lee Kuan Yew’s children over what to do with the building. An advisory board had assessed the single-storey bungalow, built in …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Ministry of State Security on Monday warned that foreign intelligence agencies are stepping up efforts to “illegally obtain” genetic data and seed resources from the country’s grain sector, calling the activity a threat to national food security. “In recent years, foreign intelligence agencies have intensified their infiltration into China’s grain sector, illegally …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China has expelled two former senior government officials from the Communist Party for serious violations of discipline and law, the country’s top anti-graft watchdog said on Monday. The actions targeted Wang Jianjun, former vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and Xu Xianping, former vice director of the National Development and Reform …

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(Reuters) -A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring about 150, just months after a quake and strong aftershocks killed more than 2,200 people at the end of August. Here are some recent quakes in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region which lies at …

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(Reuters) -A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring about 150, just months after a quake and strong aftershocks killed more than 2,200 people at the end of August. Here is a look at why the war-shattered South Asian country experiences …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai and deliver a keynote speech, official news agency Xinhua reported on Monday citing the commerce ministry. The expo will run from November 5 to 10. (Reporting by Liz Lee and Shanghai newsroom; Editing by Tom Hogue)