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By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday raised concerns over a Chinese call to encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work and said it has been closely monitoring the implementation of Beijing’s expanded anti-spying law. China’s Ministry of State Security on Tuesday said China should encourage its citizens to …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee said on Wednesday it is opening an investigation into China’s suspected involvement in recent breaches of Commerce and State department email systems. Representative James Comer, who chairs the committee, and the heads of two subcommittees asked Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Secretary of …

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By Sachin Ravikumar and Ben Makori LONDON (Reuters) – A partial pardon by Myanmar’s ruling military of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi means “absolutely nothing”, her younger son said on Wednesday, calling on Western governments to do more to step up pressure on the junta. The pardons on five of the 19 offences …

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By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The death toll from a suicide bombing in Pakistan that targeted a hard-line religious group’s political rally has risen to 63 while 123 are still under treatment, a government official said on Wednesday. The attack – the deadliest on a political party since campaigning for the last election …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will shut markets and schools in northern parts of the island including the capital Taipei on Thursday as slow-moving Typhoon Khanun was expected to brush past amid warnings of floods and high winds. Typhoon Khanun, categorised by Taiwan’s weather bureau as the second-strongest typhoon level, slowly headed towards its northeastern coasts …

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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police have brought blasphemy and hate speech charges against the head of a controversial Islamic boarding school, following public uproar over its teachings, including unorthodox treatment of women and use of Hebrew. Panji Gumilang, head of the Al-Zaytun school in conservative West Java province, was named a suspect by police on …

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By Soo-hyang Choi and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea raised the hot weather warning to its highest level for the first time in four years, as parts of the country roasted in temperatures over 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit), the interior and safety ministry said on Wednesday. The scorching heat is estimated to have …

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