COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka sent hundreds of soldiers to key hospitals to help look after patients on Thursday, as hospital orderlies and administrative staff launched a one-day strike nationwide over allowances. Sri Lanka is in the midst of its worst financial crisis in over seven decades which has sent the cost of living soaring …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. aviation regulator on Friday extended the grounding of Boeing’s top-selling 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely for new safety checks after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines, forcing pilots to make an emergency landing on Jan. 5. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said 40 jets must be reinspected before it will …
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By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares fell on Tuesday, dragged by a pullback in high-weightage IT stocks after a recent rally, while investors awaited the results of top private lender HDFC Bank. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 shed 0.29% to 22,032.30 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex lost 0.27% to 73,128.77. Both the benchmarks …
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By Tim Reid, Nathan Layne and Gabriella Borter DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Donald Trump secured a resounding win in the first 2024 Republican presidential contest in Iowa on Monday, asserting his command over the party despite facing scores of criminal charges as he seeks an election rematch with President Joe Biden. Trump took over …
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BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) -China summoned the ambassador from the Philippines on Tuesday and warned the country “not to play with fire” after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr congratulated Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te on his election victory. China was “strongly dissatisfied with and resolutely opposes these remarks,” its foreign ministry spokesperson said, referring to Marcos congratulating Lai on …
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(This Jan. 14 story has been corrected to reflect changes to the official tally from the election commission in paragraphs 1 and 4) By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s UDPS party won 69 seats in the December parliamentary election, placing it ahead of over 40 other parties that …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -The U.S. official who heads the body that handles unofficial ties with Taiwan on Tuesday decried Nauru’s “unfortunate” decision to break ties with Taipei shortly after an election and warned that Beijing’s promises often go unfulfilled. The Pacific, where tiny Nauru is located, has become a source of intense competition …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -Tanzania has withdrawn approval for Kenyan national carrier Kenya Airways to operate flights between the Kenyan capital Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial capital, its civil aviation authority said on Monday. Tanzania said the decision was taken in retaliation for Kenya’s denial of rights to Tanzania national carrier Air Tanzania to operate …
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By Jason Lange and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Most Republicans at Iowa’s caucus said they felt Donald Trump would be fit for the White House even if he were convicted of a crime, an entrance poll showed on Monday, underscoring the strong hold the former president has on the Republican Party. About two-thirds of caucus-goers …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris warned Americans that their freedom is under threat as she commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day in early-voting South Carolina on Monday, wielding the civil-rights icon’s legacy to urge Black voters to join Democrats to win the 2024 election. Harris …
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