MANILA (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the central Philippines on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The offshore quake was at a depth of 19.2 km (12 miles), USGS said, off the central province of Eastern Samar. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology warned of damage and aftershocks in …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is marking the 70th anniversary of its U.S. alliance with much fanfare, including a public information campaign featuring a K-pop-inspired rap song, with the partners extolling closer ties as global tensions rise. The alliance was forged in the 1950-53 Korean War and some 28,000 U.S. troops remain …
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By Andrew MacAskill and Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) -In Los Angeles, a man screaming “kill Jews” attempts to break into a family’s home. In London, girls in a playground are told they are “stinking Jews” and should stay off the slide. In China, posts likening Jews to parasites, vampires or snakes proliferate on social media, …
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(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Timor region in Indonesia on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), EMSC said. (Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru;editing by Diane Craft)
(Reuters) -China has agreed to hold nuclear arms control talks with the United States next week, the first since the Obama administration, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The discussions are aimed at avoiding a dangerous three-way arms race between the United States, China and Russia but do not constitute the beginning of formal …
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By Liz Lee, Ethan Wang and Xiaoyu Yin BEIJING (Reuters) -Hazy weather hung over Beijing on Wednesday with conditions in other parts of north China possibly worsening, forecasters said, although cold air sweeping in from the northwest is expected to help dissipate the smog. Experts attributed the haze in Beijing, which has lasted for several …
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By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Halloween revellers thronged central Shanghai late on Tuesday night, with some dressed in costumes that poked fun at China’s strict COVID-19 curbs in a rare showcase of free expression as police looked on. Celebrations in the Chinese financial hub began on the weekend, culminating on Tuesday in a large …
By Mushtaq Ali, Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistani authorities began rounding up undocumented foreigners, most of them Afghans, on Wednesday, ahead of a midnight deadline for them to leave or face expulsion. The removal of people to temporary holding centres began a day earlier than previously announced. The interior ministry said …
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By Francis Tang TOKYO (Reuters) – Trash collectors in samurai costumes took to Tokyo’s streets on Wednesday, theatrically wielding garbage tongs and flicking litter left from an evening of Halloween revelry into wicker baskets on their backs. Dressed in hats and boldly patterned black-and-white tunics, the group, known as Gomihiroi Samurai, or trash-picking samurai, has …
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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration has called a seventh negotiating round for its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework arrangements in San Francisco next week, just ahead of a major summit of Pacific Rim leaders, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Wednesday. The Nov. 5-12 talks are aimed at landing some agreements to …
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