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Four survived jet crash in Afghanistan, fate of two others being confirmed – Russia

21 Jan 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Four people survived a plane crash involving a Russian-registered plane in Afghanistan and the fate of two other people on board is being clarified, Russia’s aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said on Sunday, citing Russian diplomats. A Russian-registered charter plane with six people on board disappeared from radar screens over Afghanistan a day earlier, …

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Two Russian nationals were passengers on jet which went missing over Afghanistan – TASS

21 Jan 2024

(Reuters) – Two Russian citizens were passengers on a charter flight bound for Moscow that disappeared over Afghanistan, Russia’s state-run TASS news agency said on Sunday, citing a source “in the operational services”. A manifest list for the plane which named everyone on board and which was published by the SHOT news outlet appeared to …

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Philippines’ Marcos draws ire for helicopter use for Coldplay concert

21 Jan 2024

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr drew flak on social media for his use of a presidential helicopter to attend a concert by British rock band Coldplay in a province north of the capital, Manila. The Philippine Arena, the world’s largest indoor arena, saw an influx of 40,000 concert-goers resulting in “unforeseen traffic …

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Thousands of New Zealand Maori meet to discuss response to government plans

20 Jan 2024

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – More than 10,000 New Zealand Maori congregated in the central North Island on Saturday to discuss how to respond to government plans that are seen by many Indigenous groups as undermining their rights and status. Maori King Tuheitia, who hosted the event, told attendees their voices matter but it …

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Seoul police chief indicted over Halloween crush

20 Jan 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors have indicted the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency​, charging him with contributing through negligence to the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul in 2022​ that killed nearly 160 people, according to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors Office. The indictment of Seoul police chief Kim Kwang-ho came more than …

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Fire in China school dorm kills 13 boys

20 Jan 2024

BEIJING (Reuters) -A fire in a central China school dormitory killed 13 students and injured another，prompting the authorities to call for screening fire risks in crowded places, state media said on Saturday. The Friday night fire killed third graders in a boys’ dormitory of Yingcai School in Henan Province, according to China Newsweek, a weekly …

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Brazil backs Beijing’s ‘One China policy,’ foreign minister Wang Yi says

20 Jan 2024

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday welcomed Brazil’s recent support for Beijing’s “One China policy” that states Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, in a sign of stronger bilateral ties with South America’s largest country. At the end of a two-day visit to Brazil, Wang made a stop …

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Japan’s SLIM moon craft short on power after successful lunar landing

20 Jan 2024

By Kantaro Komiya and Joey Roulette TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan on Saturday became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon, but solar power issues threatened to cut short the nation’s mission to prove a “precision” landing technology and revitalise a space programme that has suffered setbacks. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said …

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North Korea teens get 12 years’ hard labour for watching K-pop – video

20 Jan 2024

By Minwoo Park and Jimin Jung SEOUL (Reuters) – Video footage released by an organisation that works with North Korean defectors shows North Korean authorities publicly sentencing two teenagers to 12 years’ hard labour for watching K-pop. The footage, which shows the two 16-year-olds in Pyongyang convicted of watching South Korean movies and music videos, …

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