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China’s top spy agency says it exposes British espionage case

BEIJING (Reuters) -China said its security agencies found another incident of spying in which the British Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, used a foreigner in China to collect secrets and information. The case by China highlights the ongoing heated exchanges the countries have traded over accusations of perceived spying that threatens their respective …

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India’s top court quashes release of men in Muslim woman’s gang-rape – lawyer

By Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s top court on Monday quashed the release of 11 Hindu men who had been jailed for life for gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman and murdering her relatives during Hindu-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in 2002, a lawyer in the case said. The court directed the men to surrender …

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China’s Dalian commodity exchange excludes iron ore from fee waivers

BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) has excluded iron ore, coking coal and coke from its latest waivers on commission fees, according to traders and a state-backed media report, a move market players say could be aimed at reining in speculation. The exchange said on Friday it would waive or reduce some commission …

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India raises rest period for flight crew among measures to avoid fatigue

BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s aviation regulator has increased the mandatory weekly rest period for flight crew to 48 hours from the previous 36 hours, the civil aviation ministry said on Monday, as it laid out a host of measures to address complaints of pilot fatigue. The revised regulations come months after the watchdog decided to conduct …

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Sony plans to call off $10 billion merger With India’s Zee – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) -Japan’s Sony is planning to scrap the merger of its Indian unit with Zee Entertainment, more than two years after the deal was announced, over a disagreement on who will lead the $10 billion entity, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Sony plans to file a termination notice before the extended Jan. 20 deadline to …

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Indonesia temporarily grounds three Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes – transport ministry

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia temporarily grounded three Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes on Jan. 6, operated by Lion Air, despite different configurations from the plane that had to make an emergency landing in the U.S. last week, the transport ministry said on Monday. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered the temporary grounding of 171 …

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