Nepali sherpa becomes world’s second person to scale Everest 26 times
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A Nepali sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time on Sunday, hiking…
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Philippines places buoys in parts of S.China Sea to assert sovereignty
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has placed navigational buoys within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to assert sovereignty over the…
Philippine court acquits top critic of ex-president Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’
By Adrian Portugal MANILA (Reuters) -A Philippine court on Friday acquitted of a drugs charge one of the fiercest critics…
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan granted bail, leaves court
By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -A Pakistani court ordered former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s release on bail…
EU and US to pledge joint action over China concerns
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Washington and the EU will pledge joint action to tackle concerns focused on China…
Thai candidates parade through Bangkok before Sunday vote
By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – From the back of open-top trucks and cars, candidates of Thailand’s political parties drove…
Yellen hopeful of a solution to ‘more difficult’ debt ceiling showdown
By Andrea Shalal NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) -Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday called a showdown over raising the U.S. debt…
Indian billionaire Ambani’s JioCinema unveils pricing in fight with Netflix, Disney
By Aditya Kalra and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s streaming platform JioCinema announced premium pricing of…
G7 plans new vaccine effort for developing nations, Yomiuri reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Group of Seven (G7) rich nations is set to agree on establishing a new programme to distribute…
UK’s Hunt says ‘absolutely devastating’ if US failed to raise debt ceiling
By Andrea Shalal NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday it would be “absolutely devastating”…