Kim oversees missile tests as N. Korea boosts maritime security
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the test firing of a "new-type surface-to-sea missile", state media reported Thursday (Feb…
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Paraguayan senate expels opposition voice who called out corruption
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay's senate on Wednesday expelled one of the few opposition voices in national politics, sparking protests in…
Some Chinese youth spurn corporate jobs for ‘me time’ as economy slows
SHANGHAI: Faced with diminishing job prospects as the economy slows, Chu Yi is choosing to "lie flat", a Chinese term…
Indonesia’s Prabowo set to become president, markets rally
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Prabowo Subianto looked set on Thursday to become Indonesia's next president later this year as unofficial counts had…
Ecuador sets April 21 for referendum on tightening security
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's electoral court set April 21 for a referendum on measures to tighten security, fight organised crime…
Putin says Russia is close to creating cancer vaccines
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian scientists were close to creating vaccines for cancer that…
Neutral Swiss to beef up military spending in wake of Ukraine war
ZURICH (Reuters) - The government of neutral Switzerland said on Wednesday it would be ramping up military spending over the…
India top court scraps opaque election funding system, calls it ‘unconstitutional’
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a seven year-old election funding system that allows individuals and companies…
India ministers, farmer unions to hold talks aimed at ending protests
AMBALA, India (Reuters) - Agricultural unions in India will hold talks with government ministers on Thursday, a union leader said,…