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HANOI (Reuters) -Torrential rains triggered by Typhoon Matmo flooded parts of Hanoi on Tuesday, the latest in a series of deluges that have inundated the Vietnamese capital over the past month as a run of storms has swept across the country’s northern regions. Heavy downpours flooded major roads, leaving motorbikes and cars stranded and forcing residents …

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SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang will lead a Chinese delegation to North Korea to participate in celebrations of the 80th anniversary of its ruling party on Friday, North Korean state media KCNA reported. China’s foreign ministry confirmed Li’s visit from October 9 to 11 in a separate announcement on Tuesday and said China …

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DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh’s dengue outbreak is worsening rapidly with infections and deaths climbing sharply across the country, health experts have said, warning the disease could spiral if urgent and coordinated mosquito control efforts are not launched. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 50,689 dengue cases and 215 deaths have been reported nationwide …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated Japan’s hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi, who is on course to become the country’s first female prime minister. “Japan has just elected its first female Prime Minister, a highly respected person of great wisdom and strength. This is tremendous news for the incredible people of Japan. Congratulations …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -A lawyer tried to hurl what appeared to be a shoe at India’s Chief Justice B.R. Gavai in the Supreme Court on Monday, media and lawyers present said, over recent remarks he made about the Hindu god Vishnu. Gavai reportedly said in separate court proceedings recently that a man filing a plea …

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LONDON (Reuters) -The British government said on Monday it was not to blame for the collapse of a trial of two men accused of spying for China, saying it was a decision made by prosecutors who relied on language used by the previous government in its China policy. In an unexpected move, British prosecutors last …

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