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US lawmakers arrive in Copenhagen to counter Trump’s Greenland threats
COPENHAGEN, Jan 16 (Reuters) – A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers will meet with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Friday to reassure them of congressional support despite President […]
Uganda’s President Museveni takes commanding lead in early election results
KAMPALA, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Veteran Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni held a commanding lead in early election results announced on Friday, while the party of his main challenger, Bobi Wine, […]
Bus crashes into building in South Korea, leaving 13 injured, Yonhap says
SEOUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) – A bus crashed into a building in South Korea’s capital Seoul on Friday, leaving 13 people injured, including two in a serious condition, the Yonhap […]
Ghana took in Trump’s deported West Africans. Then it forced them home
DAKAR/ACCRA, Jan 16 (Reuters) – After U.S. immigration agents detained Rabbiatu Kuyateh in July, she applied for protection from being deported to her native Sierra Leone, saying she feared being […]
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon given 5-year jail term in first ruling over martial law
SEOUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) – A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities […]
South Korea court sentences ex-President Yoon to 5 years in prison for obstruction
SEOUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) – A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for charges including obstructing attempts to arrest him […]
Hundreds of firefighters tackle blaze in deprived area of South Korea’s Gangnam district
SEOUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Nearly 300 South Korean firefighters were battling a major fire on Friday in a deprived area of the upmarket Gangnam district of southern Seoul, a fire […]
Power outage halts Tokyo commuter train lines, disrupting thousands
TOKYO, Jan 16 (Reuters) – A railway power outage in Tokyo disrupted the morning commute for thousands on Friday as two main lines with some of the world’s busiest stations […]
U.S. stocks close higher as chip, financial stocks rally
NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday, snapping a two-day losing streak as a surge in semiconductor and financial shares bolstered investor confidence. Read full […]
4 injured in explosion and fire in Dutch city Utrecht
THE HAGUE, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — An explosion followed by a fire injured four people in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Thursday afternoon, local authorities confirmed. Read full story […]