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Earthquake hits central Japan

Earthquake hits central Japan

-- 2022-06-19 14:44:37

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 hit central Japan on Sunday, the national broadcaster NHK said. The epicentre of the earthquake was Ishikawa Prefecture, Reuters reported citing NHK....

Islamic State claims attack on Sikh temple in Kabul that killed two

Islamic State claims attack on Sikh temple in Kabul that killed two

-- 2022-06-19 12:10:18

An attack claimed by Islamic State on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least two people and injured seven, officials said, another deadly incident in a spate of violen...

Apple store workers vote to form first US union

Apple store workers vote to form first US union

-- 2022-06-19 10:50:00

Workers at an Apple store in Maryland have voted to unionise, forming the tech giant's first retail union in the United States. The employees of the shop in Towson passed the measure 65-33, w...

NATO warns of long Ukraine war

NATO warns of long Ukraine war

-- 2022-06-19 10:46:11

The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of NATO said on Sunday, as Russia stepped up its assaults after the European Union recommended that Kyiv become a candidate to join the bloc, reports...

China announces new Hong Kong leader's cabinet

China announces new Hong Kong leader's cabinet

-- 2022-06-19 10:28:31

China unveiled on Sunday a list of Hong Kong government officials in the new administration of incoming leader John Lee, set to be sworn in on July 1, when the Chinese-ruled financial hub marks the 25...

North Korea deploys national medical teams to battle intestinal epidemic

North Korea deploys national medical teams to battle intestinal epidemic

-- 2022-06-19 10:21:03

North Korea has dispatched medical crews and epidemiological investigators to a province battling the outbreak of an intestinal disease, state media reported on Sunday. At least 800 families sufferin...

Biden falls after flubbing bike dismount, but uninjured

Biden falls after flubbing bike dismount, but uninjured

-- 2022-06-19 09:02:18

US President Joe Biden took a spill from his bike on Saturday as he stopped to greet supporters during a weekend trip to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. He appeared to be uninjured after standing up imme...

Macron faces tough battle for control of parliament as France votes

Macron faces tough battle for control of parliament as France votes

-- 2022-06-19 08:57:11

France votes on Sunday in a high-stakes parliamentary election that could deprive centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority he needs to govern with a free hand. Voting starts at 8 a...

Biden says he will not hold tête-à-tête with Saudi crown prince

Biden says he will not hold tête-à-tête with Saudi crown prince

-- 2022-06-18 21:50:01

US President Joe Biden said on Friday he was not travelling to Saudi Arabia's explicitly to meet de facto leader Mohammed bin Salman during a trip next month and said he was seeing the Saudi crown pri...

India's Russian coal buying spikes as traders offer steep discounts

India's Russian coal buying spikes as traders offer steep discounts

-- 2022-06-18 19:12:05

India's purchases of Russian coal have spiked in recent weeks despite global sanctions on Moscow, as traders offer discounts of up to 30 per cent, according to two trade sources and data reviewed by R...

Protests intensify over India military recruitment plan

Protests intensify over India military recruitment plan

-- 2022-06-18 19:00:37

Protesters in India's eastern state of Bihar damaged public property and ransacked offices in a railway station on Saturday, expressing outrage at a new military recruitment plan and demanding the gov...

Pleas for help as Myanmar awaits high-profile executions

Pleas for help as Myanmar awaits high-profile executions

REUTERS 2022-06-18 15:11:02

The wife of pro-democracy figure Kyaw Min Yu, sentenced to be executed on the orders of Myanmar's ruling generals, says that if her husband dies he will take with him the beliefs he has carried throug...

Pakistan 'one step away' from exiting dirty money 'grey list': Minister

Pakistan 'one step away' from exiting dirty money 'grey list': Minister

-- 2022-06-18 14:39:19

Pakistan is "one step away" from exiting a dirty money "grey list" after the global watchdog said an on-site visit could lead to the South Asian nation's removal, the state minister for foreign affa...

31 dead in Assam, Meghalaya floods

31 dead in Assam, Meghalaya floods

-- 2022-06-18 13:25:04

At least 31 people have died as the flood situation in India's Assam and Meghalaya states deteriorated with major rivers continuing to swell amid incessant rains. At least 1.9 million people in 28 di...

Remains of British journalist found in Amazon

Remains of British journalist found in Amazon

-- 2022-06-18 13:08:15

A forensic exam carried out on human remains found in the Amazon rainforest confirmed on Friday that they belonged to British journalist Dom Phillips, Brazil's federal police said, adding that a searc...

Blast hits Sikh temple in Kabul

Blast hits Sikh temple in Kabul

-- 2022-06-18 12:03:07

A blast occurred in a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday morning, a temple official said, but it was unclear if there were casualties. "There were around 30 people inside the temple....

One dead in India unrest over new military recruitment process

One dead in India unrest over new military recruitment process

-- 2022-06-17 20:27:41

Authorities in India imposed restrictions on Friday on gatherings in a satellite city of India's capital that is home to offices of several multinational firms, and one person was killed as protests a...

Tripura to introduce more buses on Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata route

Tripura to introduce more buses on Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata route

-- 2022-06-17 20:00:51

Indian state Tripura plans to introduce more buses to transport passengers to Kolkata through Bangladesh, in addition to the currently-active bus service on the Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata route. Speaking...

EU backs Ukraine's membership bid

EU backs Ukraine's membership bid

-- 2022-06-17 19:40:58

The European Union gave its blessing on Friday for Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova to become candidates to join, in the most dramatic geopolitical shift to result from Russia's invasion, news agency...

Thailand rushes to rein in cannabis use a week after decriminalisation

Thailand rushes to rein in cannabis use a week after decriminalisation

-- 2022-06-17 17:22:38

Thailand hastily issued a raft of new regulations for cannabis use this week after a long-planned decriminalisation raised alarm at the potential for unchecked use of the substance anywhere and by any...

China to ban new heavy industrial projects in key zones

China to ban new heavy industrial projects in key zones

-- 2022-06-17 17:21:42

China will ban new steel, coking, oil refining, cement and glass projects in key zones, the government said on Friday in a wide-ranging policy document aimed at tackling pollution and meeting the coun...

UK approves extradition of Julian Assange to US

UK approves extradition of Julian Assange to US

-- 2022-06-17 15:56:59

British interior minister Priti Patel on Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to the United States to face criminal charges, bringing his long-running legal saga closer...

US, partners dismantle Russian hacking 'botnet,' Justice Dept says

US, partners dismantle Russian hacking 'botnet,' Justice Dept says

REUTERS 2022-06-17 11:47:45

Law enforcement in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and Britain dismantled a global network of internet-connected devices that had been hacked by Russian cyber criminals and used for malici...

North Korea sends aid to 800 families suffering from intestinal epidemic

North Korea sends aid to 800 families suffering from intestinal epidemic

-- 2022-06-17 10:49:15

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other senior officials prepared aid to send to 800 families suffering from an unidentified intestinal epidemic, state media reported on Friday, as the country also...

Russian gas flows to Europe fall

Russian gas flows to Europe fall

-- 2022-06-16 20:55:12

Russian gas supply to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline fell further on Thursday and Moscow said more delays in repairs could lead to suspending all flows, putting a brake on Europe's race to refi...

Sri Lanka left with fuel stocks for around five days

Sri Lanka left with fuel stocks for around five days

-- 2022-06-16 19:37:02

Sri Lanka's fuel stocks will last for about five more days, its power and energy minister said on Thursday, as the island nation awaits official confirmation from the Indian government for a new $500...

Africa officials urge readiness for monkeypox vaccinations

Africa officials urge readiness for monkeypox vaccinations

-- 2022-06-16 18:38:09

The World Health Organisation is procuring thousands of monkeypox tests for Africa and working to ensure the continent has fair access to vaccines should the need arise, WHO Africa Director Matshidiso...

Global Covid-19 deaths rise again

Global Covid-19 deaths rise again

-- 2022-06-16 17:08:50

After five weeks of declining coronavirus deaths, the number of fatalities reported globally increased by 4.0 per cent last week, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly assessment...

India reports 12,213 daily Covid cases, highest in nearly four months

India reports 12,213 daily Covid cases, highest in nearly four months

-- 2022-06-16 14:15:56

India recorded 12,213 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday, its highest such tally in nearly four months. The country's richest state of Maharashtra h...

North Korea faces infectious disease outbreak amid Covid battle

North Korea faces infectious disease outbreak amid Covid battle

-- 2022-06-16 14:07:11

North Korea reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic in a farming region on Thursday, putting further strain on the isolated country as it battles chronic food shortages and a wave...