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Thai PM candidate Paetongtarn to resume campaign after birth of child

By Panu Wongcha-um, Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) -One of Thailand’s leading prime ministerial candidates Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Wednesday said she would next week resume campaigning after giving birth a few days ago, and remains confident of a landslide election win. Paetongtarn, 36, the frontrunner in many opinion polls for the May 14 election, made her …

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India to form committee to examine problems same-sex couples face

By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will set up a committee to look into the problems gay couples face in their day-to-day life, the government told the country’s top court on Wednesday during arguments for same-sex unions to be recognised. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has opposed demands to legalise same-sex marriages, some …

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South Korea community doctors launch strike in protest over nursing law

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – More than 10,000 South Korean community doctors and certified nursing assistants went on strike on Wednesday, protesting a nursing bill they fear would hurt their jobs even as it improves nurses’ pay and working conditions. The bill, passed in parliament last week, was primarily designed to help nurses, who …

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Taiwan seeking US cooperation to make next generation fighters

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is seeking U.S. cooperation to make the island’s next domestically developed fighter jet, the head of Taiwanese defence contractor Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC) said on Wednesday. Taiwan’s air force scrambles daily to see off incursions by Chinese jets into the airspace around the island as Beijing steps up its pressure …

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China says Myanmar’s sovereignty should be respected

BEIJING (Reuters) -China supports Myanmar in finding its own path to development and urges the international community to respect its sovereignty and help it achieve peace and reconciliation, China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Myanmar had been largely shunned by Western countries since its military overthrew an elected government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate …

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India’s Go First airline files for bankruptcy, blames Pratt & Whitney engines

By Chris Thomas, Dhanya Skariachan and Tanvi Mehta BENGALURU (Reuters) -Cash-strapped Indian airline Go First filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, blaming “faulty” Pratt & Whitney engines for the grounding of about half its fleet. The move marks the first major airline collapse in India since Jet Airways filed for bankruptcy in 2019, and underscores the …

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Singapore’s Keppel to become asset manager focusing on green energy

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore’s Keppel Corp said on Wednesday it would transform itself into an asset manager focusing on green energy in its biggest ever restructuring, betting it would provide more stable revenue streams and earnings resilience. The plan marks a new chapter for Keppel, which traces its roots to a small ship repair yard corporatised …

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Indian shares set to open lower on weak global cues ahead of Fed rate decision

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares were set to open lower on Wednesday amid weaker global cues, as caution prevailed across markets ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate decision later in the day. India’s NSE stock futures listed on the Singapore exchange were down 0.43% at 18,141.50, as of 7:53 a.m. IST. Wall Street equities …

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