(Reuters) – China’s scientific survey fleet of ships is growing and although the government insists the vessels are for research purposes only, some Asian neighbours, especially India, are concerned sensitive data they gather might be shared with the Chinese military. A research vessel – Xiang Yang Hong 03 – arrived at the Maldives on Thursday. …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign minister Cho Tae-yul will visit the United States and hold a meeting with his counterpart Antony Blinken on February 28, the ministry said on Thursday. Cho will head to the United States after a trip to Brazil where he is attending the G20 Summit, the ministry’s spokesperson Lim Soo-suk …
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By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil opened a conference of foreign ministers from the G20 group of nations on Wednesday by blaming the United Nations and other multinational bodies for failing to stop mounting wars and conflicts that are killing innocent people. Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira called for “profound reform” …
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By Humeyra Pamuk and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday condemned internet shutdowns in Pakistan, including restrictions on social media platforms, and urged the Pakistani government to lift such restrictions. Internet monitoring advocates have pointed out internet outages and restrictions after protests following claims of election irregularities in Pakistan. “We …
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By Ann Wang and Walid Berrazeg KINMEN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwanese fishermen in sensitive waters around frontline islands near the Chinese coast say they are worried about rising tensions, after two Chinese nationals died during a chase with Taiwan’s coast guard. The two died when Taiwan’s coast guard tried to expel their boat, which then …
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By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s biggest hospitals cancelled procedures and turned away patients seeking emergency care on Wednesday after thousands of trainee doctors walked off the job in protest at a government plan to boost medical school admissions. One hospital, the Asan Medical Center in Seoul, put up a sign saying its emergency …
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By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – Almost 8,000 trainee doctors have walked off the job in South Korea to protest a government plan to admit more students to medical schools, and more are expected to join them. Trainee doctors say the government needs to address pay and working conditions first before boosting …
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By Sunil Kataria and Adnan Abidi SHAMBHU, India (Reuters) -Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their produce paused their protest on Wednesday after the government made a new offer to resume talks, hours after police fired tear gas and used water cannons to scatter thousands staging a march to Delhi. The farmers, mostly from the northern …
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By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The deal between two Pakistani parties to form a coalition government will be based on conditional support from one of them, the Pakistan People’s Party, that will review decisions on a case-by-case basis, a top PPP official said on Wednesday. Such an arrangement could make life …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – A plan by Indonesia’s likely new president Prabowo Subianto to provide free school lunches and milk will cost up to 120 trillion rupiah ($7.68 billion) in its first year, his team said on Wednesday. Prabowo has declared victory in last week’s presidential election in the world’s third biggest democracy, after quick ballot …
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