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Japan counts down to precision 'moon sniper' landing mission
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing on Friday, in what would be a boost for a space programm...
Thomson Reuters Jan 17, 2024
Taiwan Cabinet submits customary post-election resignation
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's ministerial Cabinet submitted its customary post-election joint resignation on Thursday, but is widely expected to be asked by President Tsai Ing-wen to stay on in a caretak...
Thomson Reuters Jan 17, 2024
Indonesia presidential hopefuls pledge to boost troubled anti-graft agency
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's presidential candidates have pledged to strengthen the government's anti-corruption agency, laying out their plans ahead of the country's Feb. 14 election, to counter p...
Thomson Reuters Jan 17, 2024
Singapore minister charged with corruption in rare case
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's former Transport Minister S. Iswaran has been charged in court for graft, the anti-corruption agency said on Thursday, in one of the most high-profile g...
Thomson Reuters Jan 17, 2024
Australia rejects China comments on sonar incident
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday rejected comments by China's ambassador seeking to deflect blame from China's navy for the injury of Australian military divers in an incident near Japan in No...
Thomson Reuters Jan 17, 2024
China, Philippines seek better communication, management of conflicts in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) -China and Philippines foreign affairs officials agreed to improve maritime communication and to properly manage conflicts and differences through friendly talks in regards to issues...
Thomson Reuters Jan 17, 2024
Last Salvadoran woman imprisoned over baby's death calls for change
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The last woman imprisoned in El Salvador on charges linked to abortion on Wednesday called for people in the Central American country to stop denouncing women who suffer obste...
Thomson Reuters Jan 17, 2024
US conducts another round of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States conducted another round of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Wednesday, U.S. officials told Reuters. The officials spok...
Thomson Reuters Jan 17, 2024
Guatemalan ex-President Alejandro Giammattei barred from entry into US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is barred from entering the U.S. over allegations of "his involvement in significant corruption," the State Department said on We...
Thomson Reuters Jan 17, 2024
Biden-Kishida summit in Washington likely around April 10 -Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States are working to reschedule a summit in Washington between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Joe Biden around April 10, the Yomiuri newspaper repor...
Thomson Reuters Jan 17, 2024

