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US soldier arrested in Russia
Reuters, Published on 07/05/2024
» MOSCOW - An American soldier who was detained in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct was arrested by a Vladivostok court on theft charges, a Russian state news agency reported on Tuesday.
Russian drone attack kills 7 in Ukraine
Reuters, Published on 10/02/2024
» KYIV: Russia launched a drone attack on the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, killing seven people, including three small children, triggering blazes and damaging infrastructure and houses, regional officials said on Saturday.
China lures Taiwan politicians with cheap trips
Reuters, Published on 01/12/2023
» TAIPEI - Beijing has sponsored cut-price trips to China for hundreds of Taiwanese politicians ahead of key elections on the island, according to Taiwan sources and documents, unnerving officials with a broad campaign that one called "election interference".
Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors, deaths at 137
Reuters, Published on 04/11/2023
» KATHMANDU - Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country's worst earthquake in eight years killed 137 people and shook buildings as far away as New Delhi.
Another quake strikes western Afghanistan
Reuters, Published on 11/10/2023
» KABUL - A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Wednesday, forcing authorities to redeploy relief and rescue teams already in the field following a series of deadly quakes on Saturday.
More sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, Biden to talk to Xi
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2022
» KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine: Japan and Australia on Friday slapped fresh sanctions on Russian entities as punishment for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, which the West says has been stalled by staunch resistance but continues to take a devastating toll on civilians.
Hijab ban 'forces choice of religion or education'
Reuters, Published on 12/02/2022
» UDIPI, India: Ayesha Imthiaz, a devout Indian Muslim who considers wearing a hijab an expression of devotion to the Prophet Mohammad, says a move by her college to expel hijab-wearing girls is an insult that will force her to choose between religion and education.
Hundreds of vaccinated Indonesian health workers infected
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2021
» JAKARTA: More than 350 doctors and healthcare workers have caught Covid-19 in Indonesia despite being vaccinated with Sinovac and dozens have been hospitalised, officials said, as concerns grow about the efficacy of some vaccines against more infectious variants.
Tear gas fired at massive march in Hong Kong on New Year's Day
Reuters, Published on 01/01/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong police fired several rounds of tear gas at crowds during a New Year's day march on Wednesday that has drawn tens of thousands of people, including families with children.
Protests ordered for lunch all week in Hong Kong's business district
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2019
» HONG KONG: Hundreds of office workers in Hong Kong's business district gathered on Monday for the first in a week of lunchtime protests backing the pro-democracy movement after its resounding victory in district polls held last week in the Chinese-ruled city.