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India’s Modi calls Biden to advance strategic ties
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden by telephone to congratulate him on his election victory, which he said showed...
Nov 18, 2020
Malaysia’s Najib seeks to depose Goldman Sachs, ex-banker in 1MDB defence
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak asked a U.S. court on Tuesday for permission to seek documents and testimony from investment bank Goldman Sachs to help in his defe...
Nov 17, 2020
Japan watching human rights conditions in China’s Xinjiang
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is closely watching human rights conditions in China's Xinjiang region with concern, its top government spokesman said on Wednesday. "Japan believes it is important that freedo...
Nov 17, 2020
Three ex-lawmakers arrested in Hong Kong over foul smelling liquid protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Police in Hong Kong said they had arrested three former lawmakers on Wednesday morning over May and June incidents in which foul-smelling liquid was thrown in the city's legislat...
Nov 17, 2020
Taiwan grounds F-16s after second fighter accident in less than a month
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's air force has grounded its F-16 fleet after losing a plane on a training mission, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday, the second loss o...
Nov 17, 2020
National Australia Bank to close branches temporarily over ‘security threat’
(Reuters) - National Australia Bank said on Wednesday it was closing its branches temporarily due to a "physical security threat", although it did not give further details. The lender said it was work...
Nov 17, 2020
Three Syrian military personnel killed, one hurt in ‘Israeli aggression’ on Syria: SANA
CAIRO (Reuters) - Three military personnel were killed and one was injured in "Israeli aggression" on Syria early on Wednesday, state news agency SANA reported, quoting a Syrian military source. Earli...
Nov 17, 2020
Women handling the dead: More female morticians in South Korea as taboo fades
By Sangmi Cha and Hyun Young Yi SEOUL (Reuters) - A growing number of South Korean women are training to be morticians, a field from which they had long been excluded, amid changing views on gender ro...
Nov 17, 2020
Syrian air defences intercept ‘Israeli aggression’ over Damascus: SANA
CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian air defences intercepted early on Wednesday 'Israeli aggression' in the skies of the capital Damascus, state news agency SANA reported. There were no immediate reports of dama...
Nov 17, 2020
COVID-19 and isolation contribute to radicalisation ‘perfect storm’, warn UK police
LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic and social isolation are contributing to a "perfect storm" that is making more young people vulnerable to radicalisation, British police warned on Wednesday...
Nov 17, 2020
