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North Korea fires several cruise missiles towards sea, says South Korean military

2 Sep 2023 2 Sep 2023

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea in the early hours of Saturday, according to the South Korean military. Details of the launch were being analyzed by South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It was the latest …

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Kazakhstan to hold referendum on nuclear plant construction – president

2 Sep 2023 2 Sep 2023

(This Sept.1 story has been corrected to fix the spelling of Almaty in paragraph 2) ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan will hold a referendum to decide whether to build its first nuclear power plant, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday, adding that the date would be decided later. The Central Asian nation’s government has long discussed …

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Australian delegation heading to Beijing for dialogue, government says

2 Sep 2023 2 Sep 2023

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian industry, government, academic and media delegation will travel to Beijing for dialogue with Chinese counterparts on Thursday, another step in stabilising ties, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday. The high-level meetings, which do not include government ministers, had been held annually since 2014 as a platform …

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Russia’s Putin says he will meet China’s Xi soon

1 Sep 2023 1 Sep 2023

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping soon, following earlier reports that he planned to visit China in October. Russia has turned increasingly to China as its most powerful ally since alienating the West last year with its decision to launch a full-scale invasion …

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Flights scrapped, businesses shut as super typhoon Saola nears Hong Kong, Guangdong

1 Sep 2023 1 Sep 2023

By Farah Master, Joyce Zhou and David Kirton HONG KONG (Reuters) -The Asian financial hub of Hong Kong and the Chinese province of Guangdong cancelled hundreds of flights and evacuated nearly 800,000 people Friday as the imminent arrival of Typhoon Saola forced closures of businesses, schools and financial markets. Packing winds of around 200 kph …

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Afghans in US struggle with uncertainty while congressional reforms stall

1 Sep 2023 1 Sep 2023

By Josephine Walker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Farzana Jamalzada fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, fearful that her work with the U.S. government would put her in danger. She found refuge in the U.S. and moved to New York City where she secured a job with a charity organization that helped pay for …

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Candidate close to establishment wins Singapore presidential race

1 Sep 2023 1 Sep 2023

By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A former member of Singapore’s ruling party on Saturday scored a landslide victory to become the city-state’s president, in an election seen as a barometer of public sentiment amid economic challenges and high-profile scandals. Former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, 66, won 70.4% of votes, the elections department said, …

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UN envoys tour Tibet on China-organised trip amid rights scrutiny

1 Sep 2023 1 Sep 2023

By Emma Farge and Laurie Chen GENEVA/BEIJING (Reuters) – A group of U.N. ambassadors are touring Tibet on a trip arranged by China, diplomats said, an apparent push by Beijing to counter mounting criticism of its human rights record ahead of a review by the global body in early 2024. Photos posted on the social …

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Thai king commutes former PM Thaksin’s prison sentence to one year

1 Sep 2023 1 Sep 2023

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s king has commuted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s eight-year prison sentence to one year, the royal gazette said on Friday, a day after the billionaire submitted a request for pardon. The country’s most famous politician returned to Thailand last week in a dramatic homecoming after …

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Macau’s government orders temporary closure of casinos

1 Sep 2023 1 Sep 2023

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Macau’s government said on Friday that it had ordered the temporary closure of all casinos in the world’s biggest gambling hub due to take effect by 11 p.m. as a safety precaution due to the imminent arrival of Typhoon Saola. (Reporting by Farah Master, Editing by Louise Heavens)