KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s 98-year-old former Prime Minister of two decades, Mahathir Mohamad, has been admitted to hospital again to receive treatment for an undisclosed infection, his spokesman said on Tuesday. The nonagenarian, who has a history of heart problems, has been in and out of hospital in recent years and has undergone bypass surgeries. …
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By Julia Payne and America Hernandez PARIS – A re-elected Donald Trump won’t stop renewable energy deployment, but could reverse anti-coal diplomacy efforts, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said on Tuesday at the International Energy Agency ministerial gathering. “Even when President Trump was there for those 4 years, 75% of our new electricity …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -Two Thai journalists have been arrested for their story about an activist spray painting an anarchist symbol and a symbol critical of “lese majeste” laws on a Bangkok temple wall almost a year ago, the police and their lawyers said on Tuesday. Nattaphol Meksobhon, a reporter from an independent online news outlet Prachatai, …
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By David Brunnstrom, Charlotte Greenfield and Krishn Kaushik WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pakistan’s election has been remarkable in producing a result disappointing to most of its foreign partners and rivals, with little reason for optimism about the government that will eventually emerge from it, foreign policy analysts said. Pakistan’s two largest political parties have been wrangling …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Tuesday there was a low risk of human-to-human spread after China reported a case involving a person infected with combined H3N2 and H10N5 strains of bird flu. “No new suspected human cases have been detected through the investigation and testing done by authorities,” the WHO said …
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By Minwoo Park CHILGOK, South Korea (Reuters) – A group of South Korean octogenarian rappers have hit it big in their hometown and beyond, rapping about farm life and bringing energy to a quiet rural area threatened by a population slump. Suni and the Seven Princesses have become local celebrities since debuting in a community …
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By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said on Tuesday it would delay the launch date of the second model of its new H3 flagship rocket from the initially planned Feb. 15 because of forecasts of poor weather. The new launch date will be announced later. Weather conditions at the launch …
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By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – At an Indonesian presidential campaign event, 22-year-old voter Irene Putri Aisyah was busy uploading everything she saw – from cute dances to cooking demonstrations – to short video app TikTok. To court young voters like Irene, all three candidates in the Feb. 14 race to lead Indonesia have gravitated …
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By Ben Blanchard and Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI (Reuters) – A film about frontline Taiwanese islands repeatedly fought over with China during the height of the Cold War is vying to win an Oscar this year, with its director hoping the attention will help better explain tensions over Taiwan to a broader audience. Taiwanese-American director S. …
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s elections last week returned a hung parliament, with no party getting enough seats in the National Assembly to form a government by itself. Negotiations for a coalition government are taking place between former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s party, with 75 seats, and the party of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, with 54 seats, …
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