By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to regulate online content, the speaker of the parliament announced, a law which opposition politicians and activists allege will muzzle free speech. The Online Safety Bill proposes jail terms for content that a five-member commission considers illegal and making social media platforms …
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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s lawmakers passed a bill to regulate online content on Wednesday, the speaker of the parliament announced, a law which opposition politicians and activists say will muzzle free speech. The Online Safety Bill proposes jail terms for posting content that a five-member commission considers illegal and makes social media platforms such …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday said China’s claims to the Paracel and Spratly Islands in the South China Sea were backed by “history” after Vietnam over the weekend repeated it had sufficient evidence to claim sovereignty over the islands. The Paracel and Spratly Islands, known as the Hoang Sa and Trong …
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By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) – A key offshore bondholder group of China Evergrande plans to join a petition to liquidate the developer at a hearing in a Hong Kong court on Monday, two sources with direct knowledge said. The bondholder group owns more than $2 billion in offshore notes guaranteed by Evergrande and …
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will attend India’s Republic Day celebrations on Friday as the chief guest, as New Delhi and Paris continue to negotiate multi-billion dollar deals to buy French fighter jets and submarines for the Indian military. However, officials in New Delhi and Paris said the visit will be more …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese audiences can watch the movie “Oppenheimer” in cinemas from March 29, distribution company Bitters End said on Wednesday, after the epic on the creator of the nuclear bomb was nominated for 13 categories at the Oscar Awards. The release date is almost eight months after memes mixing visuals from the film …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles towards the sea off its west coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, in the latest sign of heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula. The missiles were fired at around 7 a.m. (2200 GMT on Tuesday) and the launches were being analysed by South …
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By Ariba Shahid LARKANA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Youth appeal and ambitious plans to combat climate change form the core of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s effort to become prime minister of Pakistan, which, if successful, would make him its youngest premier since his mother Benazir was in office. As general elections near on Feb. 8, the 35-year-old, …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s president-elect, Lai Ching-te, signalled on Wednesday his desire for Taipei to join the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, considering the island’s key role in the global economy. The United States excluded chip powerhouse Taiwan from the framework, part of the Biden administration’s effort to counter what it says is Beijing’s increasing economic and …
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By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China and Nauru re-established diplomatic ties on Wednesday, after the tiny Pacific island nation unexpectedly severed relations with its now former ally Taiwan in a move the United States described as “unfortunate”. The Pacific has become a source of intense competition for influence between Washington which has traditionally viewed it …
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