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China hopes Australia will do more to boost regional stability
BEIJING (Reuters) - China hopes Australia will do more to bring stability to the Asia-Pacific region, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Thursday, responding to reports that Australia a...
Dec 03, 2020
Good progress being made on Brexit trade deal, British minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Good progress is being made by Britain and the European Union in Brexit trade negotiations but Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government will not sign up to a deal that is not in Br...
Dec 03, 2020
Rights groups urge Bangladesh not to ship Rohingya to island
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Human rights groups urged Bangladesh on Thursday to stop its plan to ship thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island as officials said the first group of 400 coul...
Dec 03, 2020
Eyes on female VP candidate as Ghana heads to the polls
By Christian Akorlie and Francis Kokoroko ACCRA (Reuters) - With two old rivals facing off in Ghana's presidential election on Dec. 7 amid familiar economic woes, many voters are paying more attention...
Dec 03, 2020
United States issues travel curbs for Chinese Communist Party members: NYT
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday issued new rules to restrict travel by Chinese Communist Party members' and their families' to the United States, the New York Tim...
Dec 03, 2020
Tropical cyclone headed for southern India after causing little damage in Sri Lanka
By Waruna Karunatilake COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Burevi tropical cyclone is headed towards southern India, authorities said on Thursday, after it slammed Sri Lanka's east coast earlier this week but cau...
Dec 03, 2020
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in custody after fraud charge
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Thursday on a charge of fraud related to the lease of a building that houses his Apple...
Dec 03, 2020
South Korea students sit college exam behind plastic barriers and in hospitals due to COVID-19
By Hyonhee Shin and Soohyun Mah SEOUL (Reuters) - Nearly half a million South Korean students nervously began a hyper-competitive university entrance exam on Thursday, with COVID-19 students taking th...
Dec 02, 2020
Australia approves tough new veto powers over foreign agreements amid China row
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's parliament on Thursday passed legislation giving the federal government power to veto any agreement struck with foreign states, a move likely to anger C...
Dec 02, 2020
Prosecutors building case against ex-PM Abe’s secretary for failure to report funding
TOKYO (Reuters) - Prosecutors are building a case against former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's secretary over failing to report a total of as much as 40 million yen ($382,848) in political funds, the Yo...
Dec 02, 2020
