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Chinese Embassy in Philippines protests remarks made by Japan ambassador concerning South China Sea dispute

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s embassy in the Philippines on Thursday said it had sent a diplomatic note of protest to the Japanese embassy in the Southeast Asian country concerning “irresponsible” remarks its ambassador made regarding the South China Sea’s Sabina Shoal. In a statement, the Chinese embassy said the comments displayed “ignorance of the facts and contained unwarranted accusations against China” after Japan’s ambassador on Monday tweeted a video of a Chinese coastguard vessel under […]

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French authorities charge Telegram’s Durov in probe into organized crime on app

By Gabriel Stargardter and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -A French judge put Telegram boss Pavel Durov under formal investigation on Wednesday in a probe into organized crime on the messaging app, but granted the entrepreneur bail on condition he pays 5 million euros, reports twice a week to police and does not leave French territory. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in a statement the judge found there were grounds to formally investigate Durov on all […]

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits off of El Salvador

  SAN SALVADOR/GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off the coast of El Salvador on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, although there were no immediate reports of any deaths or damages. The earthquake was centered in the Pacific Ocean, 60 km (37 miles) south-southwest of the Salvadoran town of La Libertad at a depth of 33.9 km, the USGS said. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) also pegged the magnitude at […]

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UN food agency suspends staff movement in Gaza after vehicle fired on

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations World Food Programme temporarily suspended movement of its employees across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, saying at least 10 bullets struck one of its clearly marked vehicles as it approached an Israeli military checkpoint. WFP said in a statement that a convoy of two armoured vehicles received “multiple clearances by Israeli authorities to approach” the Wadi Gaza bridge checkpoint on Tuesday evening. Bullets hit one of […]

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South Korea to ask Telegram, other social media firms to help tackle digital sex crimes

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean authorities called on Telegram and other social media platforms on Wednesday to work together with them in deleting and blocking sexually explicit deepfake content, seeking to appease public and political outrage over the problem. The steps follow reports by several domestic media outlets that sexually explicit deepfake images and videos of South Korean women were often found in Telegram chatrooms. A 24-hour hotline for victims will also be […]

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Japan issues emergency warning as powerful Typhoon Shanshan nears

By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) -Southwestern Japan braced on Wednesday for what officials say could be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region, as some residents in the path of Typhoon Shanshan were ordered to evacuate and major firms like Toyota closed factories. Airlines and rail operators cancelled some services for the coming days as the typhoon, categorised as “very strong”, barrelled towards the main southwestern island of Kyushu with gusts of […]

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UN watchdog says fighting poses serious risk to Russian nuclear plant

KURCHATOV, Russia (Reuters) -The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency on Tuesday warned of the risk of a serious accident at a Russian nuclear plant because of fighting nearby between Russian and Ukrainian forces. Rafael Grossi, director general at the International Atomic Energy Agency, spoke after visiting the plant in Russia’s western Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces broke across the border three weeks ago and Russia is battling to eject them. “The danger or possibility […]

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Philippine president defends massive operation to arrest celebrity pastor

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr defended on Tuesday the deployment of 2,000 police officers at the weekend to arrest an influential pastor accused of sex trafficking who is a longtime friend of the country’s former president. Police think Apollo Quiboloy, a self-proclaimed “owner of the universe” and “appointed son of god”, is hiding in a bunker at the sprawling compound owned by his church, the Kingdom of Jesus […]

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Russia warns the United States of the risks of World War Three

By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said the West was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles and cautioned the United States on Tuesday that World War Three would not be confined to Europe. Ukraine attacked Russia’s western Kursk region on Aug. 6 and has carved out a slice of territory in the biggest foreign attack on Russia since World War Two. President […]

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Zuckerberg says Biden admin pressured Meta to ‘censor’ COVID-19 content

By Gnaneshwar Rajan and Nandita Bose (Reuters) – Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration had pressured the company to “censor” COVID-19 content during the pandemic, apparently referring to White House requests to take down misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines. In a letter dated Aug. 26, Zuckerberg told the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee that he regretted not speaking up about this pressure earlier, as well as other decisions he had […]

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Israeli military rescues hostage from Gaza tunnel

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli special forces have recovered an Israeli hostage from a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip in “a complex rescue operation”, the military said on Tuesday, more than 10 months after he was abducted by Hamas-led gunmen on Oct. 7. It said 52 year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi, a member of the Bedouin community in southern Israel, had been transferred to hospital and his condition was stable. Military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said […]

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Mudslide in Thailand’s Phuket kills 13, including 2 Russians, official says

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thirteen people including a Russian couple died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, the authorities said Sunday, after calling off a search for missing persons. Heavy rains last week set off the mudslides near the Big Buddha, a popular tourist destination in the south of the country, said Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat. Besides the Russians, nine of the dead were migrant workers from Myanmar and the other two […]

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