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US budget fight could create opening for China in the Pacific
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 45-day stopgap measure passed by the U.S. Congress to avert a government shutdown has left potential funding shortfalls for strategic Pacific island states...
Oct 05, 2023
Fourteen dead, 102 missing after Indian glacial lake bursts bank in heavy rain
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 14 people were killed and 102, including 22 army personnel, were missing in northeast India on Thursday after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst its banks, trigge...
Oct 05, 2023
Singapore police confirm arrest of “36-year-old man”, responding to query on reported arrest of 3AC’s founder
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore police confirmed on Thursday the Sept . 29 arrest of a "36-year-old man" at the Changi Airport, responding to a query on the arrest of Su Zhu, one of the founders of ba...
Oct 04, 2023
Tepco starts releasing second batch of treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear plant
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) started releasing more treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday morning, continuing a move th...
Oct 04, 2023
Japan issues tsunami advisory for islands in eastern Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan issued an advisory for a tsunami of 1 metre for the islands off of Izu peninsula on the eastern coast of the country. The warning followed an earthquake that had a preliminary ...
Oct 04, 2023
Indonesia must be prudent with military spending, president says
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday emphasised the importance of military hardware modernisation but warned any spending should be done wisely as the state budget was limi...
Oct 04, 2023
2023 on track to become another record-breaking year as temperature hits new high
By Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) - This year is on track to become the hottest year on record, with the global mean temperature to date this year 0.52 degrees Celsius higher than average...
Oct 04, 2023
Costs mount as migration-related delays stall trucks at US-Mexico border
By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Brendan O'Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Trucks attempting to enter the United States from Mexico queued for miles on Wednesday amid delays related to record migration at the ...
Oct 04, 2023
North Korea halts nuclear reactor, likely to extract bomb fuel – report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has halted the nuclear reactor at its main atomic complex, probably to extract plutonium that could be used for weapons by reprocessing spent fuel rods, a South Korean ne...
Oct 04, 2023
Millions off work as Typhoon Koinu brushes past Taiwan with lashing rain
TAITUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) -Typhoon Koinu began brushing past the rural far southern tip of Taiwan on Thursday, injuring 190 but causing no deaths, as lashing rains and strong winds cancelled work and ...
Oct 04, 2023
