ROME (Reuters) – A man wanted for the killing of his 18-year-old daughter has been extradited from Pakistan to Italy where he will face trial, the Italian justice minister said on Thursday. Shabbar Abbas was arrested in his village in eastern Pakistan last November on suspicion of killing Saman Abbas, his daughter, who had gone …
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(Reuters) -The Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam have rejected as baseless a map released by China that denotes its claims to sovereignty including in the South China Sea and which Beijing said on Thursday should be viewed rationally and objectively. China released the map on Monday of its famous U-shaped line covering about 90% of …
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BEIJING/ HONG KONG (Reuters) -China issued its highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Super Typhoon Saola, packing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph), headed towards the southeastern coastline, threatening Hong Kong and other major manufacturing hubs in nearby Guangdong province. Chinese forecasters issued a typhoon red warning at 6 a.m. (2200 GMT). China’s …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Timor island on Thursday, the country’s geophysics agency (BMKG) said on social media platform X, adding there was no potential for a tsunami. The agency said the epicentre of the quake was on land at a depth of 75 kilometres (46.6 miles), and it was felt in …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered his fisheries minister to apologise on Thursday for referring to treated radioactive water being released from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant as “contaminated” and told him to retract his remark. Fisheries minister Tetsuro Nomura was heard calling the treated radioactive water “contaminated” when speaking to reporters …
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s former premier Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a request for a royal pardon, outgoing Justice Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Thursday, his latest move in a long-running power struggle with the country’s establishment. Thaksin, Thailand’s most famous politician, made a dramatic homecoming last week after 15 …
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By Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan aims to restore its annual fish catch to 4.4 million metric tons by 2030 from record lows last year, a Fisheries Agency official said, adding that no impact was expected from the release of water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. Japan began releasing treated …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China will hold the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in October, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a global infrastructure development strategy China launched a decade ago to connect Asia with Africa and Europe via land and maritime routes. Ministry …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Defence Ministry on Thursday vowed to “crack down on every corrupt official”, when asked about a reshuffle of senior rocket force commanders and the whereabouts of former Defence Minister Wei Fenghe, who has not been seen for months. “We will investigate every case and crack down on every corrupt official,” spokesperson …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s main opposition leader began a hunger strike on Thursday to protest against government policies, including the passive stance taken over Japan releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific ocean. Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, listed an assortment of …
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