By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Islamic State on Monday claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a political rally in northwest Pakistan held by a religious group allied to the government as the death toll from the attack rose to 45. The bomber struck at a gathering on Sunday of the …
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By Liz Lee and Ethan Wang BEIJING (Reuters) – In Beijing’s western suburbs, cars were swept away on Monday as relentless rain since the weekend transformed roads into rivers, killing at least two and trapping hundreds, despite an overnight evacuation of tens of thousands from their homes. Hundreds of roads have become flooded in China’s …
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By Tom Bateman and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – As Japan enjoys a post-pandemic resurgence in tourism from around the globe, Seibu Railway is testing out an automated translation window to help confused foreigners navigate one of Tokyo’s most complex transportation hubs. The device, developed by printing company Toppan and called VoiceBiz, lets customers speak …
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese authorities released additional policy guidelines on Monday but no concrete measures to boost the sputtering economy and domestic consumption, leaving investors wanting as dull activity data heightened pressure for officials to act. Manufacturing activity in the world’s second-largest economy fell for a fourth straight month in July while the …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping, also the military’s commander-in-chief, on Monday appointed a new head of the armed force overseeing the nation’s conventional – and nuclear – missiles, one day before the anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army. Wang Houbin, former deputy commander of the navy, was named the new head of the …
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(Reuters) – A suicide bombing that killed at least 45 people at a political rally in Pakistan on Sunday has again brought into focus the challenges in keeping Islamist militants at bay. Pakistan has seen a resurgence of attacks by Islamist militants since last year when a ceasefire between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamabad …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities will this week send aid to remote areas of the eastern Papua region, where thousands are facing hunger brought on by drought, the chief of the country’s disaster agency said on Monday. Six have died since June in the mountainous Puncak district in Central Papua due to a snowy season …
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By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -Fans, friends and family of the late Hong Kong-born, American singer and song-writer Coco Lee gathered for her funeral in Hong Kong on Monday, paying respects to the star who died at the age of 48 after a career spanning three decades. Outside the funeral home in the eastern …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -U.S. Coast Guard officers patrolling Papua New Guinea (PNG) waters will have authority to board foreign vessels suspected of illegal activity in its economic zone without a PNG officer on board, under an agreement giving the force more powers, it said. The U.S. Coast Guard is getting the broader role …
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By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) – It’s been just over three weeks since China increased checks on Japanese food imports over radiation concerns, but Kazuyuki Tanioka is already fearful for the future of his upscale Beijing sushi restaurant. Like most restaurants in China, Tanioka’s eight-year-old Toya has struggled with years of COVID-19 restrictions, which …
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