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Adani’s bid to remake Mumbai slum spurs residents’ doubts, favouritism claims

29 Aug 2023

By Dhwani Pandya and Aditya Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s plan to rehouse a million people living in one of Asia’s biggest slums is fuelling worries among residents about his capacity to deliver amid high-profile financial setbacks and allegations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allies afforded him favourable treatment. The Dharavi slum, …

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Earthquake of magnitude 7.0 strikes Bali Sea, Indonesia –EMSC

28 Aug 2023

(Reuters) – A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Bali Sea region of Indonesia on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake’s epicentre was 203 km (126 miles) north of Mataram, Indonesia, and very deep at 516 km (320.63 miles) below the Earth’s surface, EMSC said. The U.S. Geological Survey pegged the magnitude at 7.1. …

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China bill aims to make preschool more accessible amid flagging birth rate

28 Aug 2023

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese lawmakers on Monday submitted a draft law aimed at making preschools more accessible and affordable, state media reported, part of a drive to encourage people to have more children following the first population drop in six decades. The draft Preschool Education Law includes measures to curb excessive profit-seeking by preschool …

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Pakistan court drops Imran Khan’s sedition case, ruling on graft appeal due Tuesday

28 Aug 2023

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Monday quashed a sedition case against former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday, a relief for the embattled leader whose appeal against conviction in a separate corruption case will be decided on by a high court on Tuesday. The 70-year-old former cricket hero had filed …

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S.Korea president eats seafood lunch amid concern over Japan water release

28 Aug 2023

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol had a seafood lunch on Monday, his office said, to allay public concern over the safety of local fish products after Japan began discharging treated radioactive water from its Fukushima nuclear plant. Japan started releasing water from the wrecked plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, …

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China, Japan agree to postpone head of Japan coalition partner visit -Chinese ministry

28 Aug 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that China and Japan have agreed to postpone a visit by the head of Japan’s Komeito party, the junior partner in the coalition government, given current strains between the two countries. Natsuo Yamaguchi was planning to visit China from Aug. 28 to 30 in hopes of meeting …

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Philippine typhoon Saola weakens as it nears Taiwan

28 Aug 2023

MANILA (Reuters) -Tropical storm Saola headed towards Taiwan on Monday while bringing heavy rain to the northern Philippines, cutting power to some towns and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said. With Saola forecast to make landfall over southern Taiwan late on Wednesday or early on Thursday, the typhoon’s maximum winds eased to …

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