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South Korea's ambassador to Australia steps down amid investigation controversy
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ambassador to Australia resigned on Friday as questions about his appointment while he is under a corruption probe battered President Yoon Suk Yeol's ruling party less than two weeks from a closely ...
Meloni, Le Pen rift mars far right's prospects of wielding EU power
By Michel Rose, Elizabeth Pineau and Angelo Amante PARIS/ROME (Reuters) - When a French minister compared Italy's nationalist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni last year to the leader of the French far right, the Italian premier rang French President ...
Thai PM says legalising casinos good for revenue and jobs, eyes entertainment project
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government is considering drafting a casino bill and if passed by parliament, it would generate more jobs and state revenue and allow for the creation of a mega entertainment project, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ...
Australia keen to make progress on Chinese export hurdles for beef, lobsters
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is focused on removing impediments to exports to China for live lobsters and beef from some suppliers, a government official said, one day after Beijing said it would lift tariffs on Australian wine. Australia and ...
Exclusive-Taiwan's navy chief to visit U.S. next week, sources say
By Idrees Ali and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's navy chief, Tang Hua, will visit the United States from next week to attend a military ceremony and discuss how to boost bilateral naval cooperation as China raises threats ...
Blasts reported in several Ukrainian regions amid Russian missile attack
(Reuters) - Explosions were heard in Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk and Khmelnytskyi regions and the city of Dnipro on Friday morning as Russian cruise missiles were spotted in Ukrainian air space, media outlet Suspilne reported. It was unclear ...
Obama, Clinton on why Americans don't love the Biden economy
By Jeff Mason NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton dug into an issue that has vexed economists, political strategists and the White House on Thursday - if the U.S.'s fiscal numbers are so good, why are Americans so ...
B.C. Ferries workers to receive 7.75 per cent mid-contract wage hike
Unionized B.C. Ferries workers are set to receive a one-year wage hike of at least 7.75 per cent, said the ferry company, a move it hopes would better attract and retain workers and help prevent cancellations due to crew shortages. B.C. Ferries ...
Philippines says it will not yield to submission in row with 'patronising' China
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is not seeking a fight or trouble in the South China Sea but will not be cowed into silence, submission, or subservience, its defence ministry said Friday, in its latest show of defiance in a heated row with ...
Russia's Lavrov tells newspaper that Ukraine peace plan is pointless
(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published on Friday, said Ukraine's proposed peace plan was pointless as it was based on unacceptable notions like Moscow's withdrawal from areas it has captured. Lavrov told the ...