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Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as prime minister, directs team to talk with IMF

4 Mar 2024 4 Mar 2024

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif took the oath on Monday to officially become prime minister for a second time, nearly four weeks after an uncertain national election caused delays in the formation of a coalition government. Sharif, 72, officially took up office at a swearing-in ceremony at the presidential office in the nation’s capital, Islamabad, …

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Teenage Uzbek fencer alleges she was raped by three Italian athletes

4 Mar 2024 4 Mar 2024

MILAN (Reuters) – A teenage Uzbek fencer has accused three Italian fellow athletes of raping her during a training camp in Tuscany last summer when she was a minor, her lawyer said on Monday. The alleged assault took place on the night of Aug. 4-5, 2023 during an international camp for young fencers in Chianciano …

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China ends 30-year tradition: premier’s annual press conference

4 Mar 2024 4 Mar 2024

By Liz Lee, Albee Zhang and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -China has scrapped one of the most widely-followed events on its economic and policy calendar, the premier’s post-parliament news conference, a move seen by some observers as a sign of the country’s increasingly inward focus and centralised control. For three decades, during a period …

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Nepal PM forms new coalition, dumps old allies

4 Mar 2024 4 Mar 2024

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal named three ministers, including one each from two opposition parties, in a new coalition on Monday, dumping the centrist Nepali Congress party which had dominated his previous government. Dahal, a former Maoist guerrilla leader in the mountain nation lying between China and India, formed …

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Pakistan’s Imran Khan-backed party declined reserved parliament seats – ruling

4 Mar 2024 4 Mar 2024

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s election commission on Monday ruled that a party aligned with candidates backed by former premier Imran Khan was not eligible for extra reserved seats in the legislature, another blow to the embattled group’s governing prospects. The decision represents a further setback to Khan, who is in jail following …

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One-fifth of Mekong river fish species face extinction, report says

4 Mar 2024 4 Mar 2024

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Unsustainable development threatens the health and diverse fish populations of the Mekong river, with one-fifth of fish species in Southeast Asia’s main artery facing extinction, a report by conservation groups said on Monday. The Mekong, stretching nearly 5,000 km (3,000 miles) from the Tibetan Plateau to the South China Sea, is a …

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South Koreans bid farewell to beloved panda Fu Bao before her return to China

4 Mar 2024 4 Mar 2024

By Hyun Young Yi and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean zoo on Sunday threw a farewell party for Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in the country, ahead of the beloved animal’s scheduled return to China. Fu Bao, which means lucky treasure, has attracted a huge fan base ever since she …

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UN rights chief says China committing violations in Xinjiang, Tibet

4 Mar 2024 4 Mar 2024

GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk on Monday called on China to implement recommendations to amend laws that violate fundamental rights, including in the Xinjiang and Tibet regions. Rights groups accuse Beijing of widespread abuses of Uyghurs, a mainly Muslim ethnic minority that numbers around 10 million in the western region of …

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South Korea says to start legal action against doctors over walkout

4 Mar 2024 4 Mar 2024

By Joyce Lee and Jihyun Jeon SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s health minister said on Monday authorities will start inspecting hospitals in order to take legal action against trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a walkout over government plans to increase medical school admissions. Around 9,000 resident and intern doctors, or about 70% …

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Philippines to push back against China if maritime interests ignored, Marcos says

4 Mar 2024 4 Mar 2024

By Karen Lema and Mikhail Flores (Reuters) -The Philippines will cooperate with China in talks on the disputed South China Sea, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday, but will push back when its sovereignty and maritime rights are ignored. Speaking at a Lowy Institute forum during a visit to Australia, Marcos said he was …

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