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Rishi Sunak calls UK national election for July 4
Reuters, Published on 23/05/2024
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday, naming July 4 as the date for a vote his governing Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the opposition Labour Party after 14 years in power.
Myanmar capital military base attacked by drones
Reuters, Published on 04/04/2024
» Opponents of army rule in Myanmar said on Thursday that they carried out drone attacks on two military targets in the capital Nay Pyi Taw. The military junta said 13 drones were shot down and no damage was caused.
Bhutan opposition party wins election
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2024
» THIMPHU - An opposition party in Bhutan led by former Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay won the final round of national parliamentary elections held Tuesday, according to preliminary results reported by state media.
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.
Wikipedia Middle East editors ban shows risks for creators
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2023
» BEIRUT: Rights groups have accused the Saudi Arabian government of "infiltrating" and seeking to control Wikipedia, after the Wikimedia Foundation banned 16 users for engaging in "conflict of interest editing" in the Middle East and North Africa.
Vanuatu struggles back online weeks after cyberattack
Reuters, Published on 01/12/2022
» PORT VILA: Vanuatu's government said on Thursday it was slowly getting its communications back online following a cyberattack that knocked out emergency services, email and phone lines on the South Pacific island nation for weeks.
Peace envoy begins Myanmar trip as opponents deride 'shameful' Asean
Reuters, Published on 21/03/2022
» A special Southeast Asian envoy started meetings on Monday aimed at ending hostilities in Myanmar, a visit met with anger from opposition groups who said it showed deference to its military rulers and disdain for the will of the people.
Myanmar junta chief said Asean envoy can meet Suu Kyi party members - Cambodia
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2022
» Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing agreed to arrange for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) special envoy from Cambodia to meet members of the ousted ruling party on a future visit, a senior Cambodian official said on Monday.
Tokyo Olympics organisers bow to pressure, 'no spectators' Games
Reuters, Published on 09/07/2021
» TOKYO: After weeks of insisting that the Tokyo 2020 Games could go ahead with spectators, organisers finally bowed to political pressure and rising Covid-19 infections, banning almost all fans from the global sports event just two weeks before it opens.
Students protest party ban as opposition grills Prayut
Reuters, Published on 24/02/2020
» Hundreds of students protested on Monday against the dissolution of popular opposition party Future Forward as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and five cabinet ministers faced the first day of a censure debate in parliament.