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Australia to dismiss at least 10 soldiers over Afghan killings: ABC
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has issued termination notices to at least 10 special forces soldiers after the release of a report that found credible evidence of unlawful killings in Afghanistan, the A...
Nov 26, 2020
Thailand sees first trickle of tourists in October as curbs ease
By Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand recorded its first 1,201 foreign tourists in October since a ban in April aimed at averting coronavirus outbreaks, as the country gradually opens up to ...
Nov 26, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern set to declare climate emergency
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's government is to declare a climate emergency in a symbolic step to increase pressure for action to combat global war...
Nov 25, 2020
Cyclone Nivar tears down power lines, trees in India; no casualties
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - A severe cyclone slammed into India's southern coast early on Thursday, uprooting trees and power lines but there were no immediate reports of loss of ...
Nov 25, 2020
India records 44,489 new coronavirus cases
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India recorded 44,489 new coronavirus infections, data from the health ministry showed on Thursday, the 19th straight day that single-day cases have stayed below the 50,000 mark. In...
Nov 25, 2020
South Korea, China top diplomats vow to work on North Korea, COVID-19
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of South Korea and China pledged on Thursday to work together to advance bilateral ties and tackle regional and global issues including stalled ...
Nov 25, 2020
South Korea sentences leader of sexual blackmail ring to 40 years in prison: Yonhap
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the leader of an online sexual blackmail ring to 40 years in prison, the Yonhap news agency reported. Cho Ju-bin, 24, was f...
Nov 25, 2020
Scores in court as Cambodia opposition awaits trial for treason
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian court was due on Thursday to start the treason trial of more than 100 members and backers of the political opposition, in a case condemned by activ...
Nov 25, 2020
Beijing’s Xinfadi market suspends sales, storage of aquatic and frozen products
(Reuters) - Beijing's Xinfadi market, which was linked to a coronavirus outbreak in June, has suspended sales and storage of cold-chain and aquatic products, state-backed Beijing News reported. Severa...
Nov 25, 2020
Mexico City seeks to ‘break the chain’ of coronavirus with rapid tests, QR codes
By Josue Gonzalez and Alberto Fajardo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City has launched a test-and-trace approach to containing the coronavirus, after a rise in hospitalizations that has raised fears o...
Nov 25, 2020
