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One killed in Bangladesh as garment workers clash with police over pay – police

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) -One woman was killed as police in Bangladesh used teargas and rubber bullets to disperse stone-throwing protesters as a demonstration by garment workers for more pay turned violent on Wednesday. The latest death was the third since protests erupted in the past week. On Tuesday, the government said that the …

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Indonesia’s Banda Sea hit by two powerful quakes; no tsunami warning

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

(Reuters) – Indonesia’s Banda Sea region was hit by two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday, though neither with tsunami potential, according to the country’s geophysics agency The first quake was of 6.9 magnitude and hit the area close to midday local time on Wednesday while the second registered 6.8 and struck late in the evening. The …

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Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Indonesia’s Banda Sea, no tsunami potential – geophysics agency

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

JAKARTA (Reuters) – A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Banda Sea on Wednesday, the country’s geophysics agency BMKG said, adding that there was no tsunami potential. Earlier on Wednesday, the area was also hit by 6.9 magnitude quake. (Reporting by Ananda Teresia; Editing by Martin Petty)

Blinken visits South Korea as North Korea, Russia deepen ties

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Seoul on Wednesday for talks with his South Korean counterpart, as the allies step up cooperation in the face of growing concerns over North Korea’s closer military ties with Russia. The two-day visit, the first by a U.S. secretary of state in …

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Top US officials Blinken, Austin to visit India for Indo-Pacific talks

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

(Corrects timing of possible Biden-Xi meeting to next week, from end of month in paragraph 9) By Krishn Kaushik, David Brunnstrom and Trevor Hunnicutt NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will hold talks with India this week that officials say will focus on security challenges in the …

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Indonesian ex-telecomms minister jailed for 15 years for kickbacks

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian court sentenced former communications minister Johnny G. Plate to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for receiving 17.8 billion rupiah ($1.14 million) in kickbacks related to the construction of telecommunication towers. Johnny, among six of President Joko Widodo’s ministers to have faced graft charges, was arrested in May suspected of …

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India expedites visas for Chinese professionals in some sectors – source

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has framed new rules to expedite clearing of visas for Chinese nationals working in the sectors where the government has offered incentives to boost local manufacturing, a government source said on Wednesday. Relations between the two nations have plummeted after soldiers from both sides clashed in the …

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Top Indonesian judge urged to quit over ethics breaches that favoured president’s son

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – Activists and former justices in Indonesia on Wednesday urged a top judge to quit the Constitutional Court, calling him a threat to its credibility over ethics violations in a ruling that enabled the president’s son to run for the vice presidency. Anwar Usman, the brother-in-law of President Joko Widodo, …

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Eying further deals, Taiwan signs new trade partnership with Britain

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan and Britain signed an Enhanced Trade Partnership on Wednesday that Taipei hopes will further boost its case to join a major pan-Pacific free trade pact and bolster the island’s ties with other European states. Taiwan views Britain as an important democratic partner despite the lack of formal ties, noting its concern …

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China urges Estonia not to allow opening of Taiwan office

8 Nov 2023 8 Nov 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday urged Estonia not to allow Taiwan to open any official organisations in the country, after the Chinese ambassador reportedly threatened to leave Estonia if Taiwan opens a representative office in the Baltic nation. Estonian media reported on Tuesday that China’s ambassador to Estonia, Guo Xiaomei, told a meeting …

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