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UKMTO receives report that armed group have boarded Liberia-flagged vessel off Somalia

DUBAI (Reuters) -United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Thursday that a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier had reportedly been boarded by armed individuals southeast of Eyl, Somalia. In its statement, UKMTO said that it received a report that five to six unauthorized armed persons have boarded the merchant vessel. …

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Rescuers race against time to find survivors of Japan earthquake

WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Thousands of rescuers pressed on in a search for survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 84 people in Japan, hoping to save as many as possible despite a three day survival window that ended on Thursday afternoon. “We must continue putting all of our efforts into …

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Mask mandates return at some US hospitals as COVID, flu jump

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Hospitals in at least four U.S. states have reinstated mask mandates amid a rise in cases of COVID, seasonal flu and other respiratory illness. Healthcare facilities in New York, California, Illinois and Massachusetts have made masks mandatory among patients and providers. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan told …

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Ugandan LGBT activist in critical condition after stabbing

KAMPALA (Reuters) – A prominent LGBT rights activist in Uganda, where sexual minorities say they have faced a wave of abuse since a harsh anti-gay law was enacted last year, was stabbed on Wednesday and is in critical condition, his organisation said. Steven Kabuye was “stabbed to near death by unknown assailants a few meters …

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Explainer-What will happen to Oscar Pistorius when he is released from jail?

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on Friday after he was granted parole nearly 11 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Here is a look at what will happen to Pistorius after his release under South Africa’s so-called restorative justice programme. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO OSCAR PISTORIUS AFTER …

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Japan Airlines counts losses from wrecked Tokyo plane

By Daniel Leussink, Nobuhiro Kubo and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Airlines (JAL) on Thursday said it expected losses of more than $100 million after one of its planes was destroyed when it collided with another aircraft on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport this week. All 379 people on board the JAL Airbus A350 …

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South Korea sees slower economic recovery, inflation cooldown

By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s government will put its focus on supporting people’s livelihoods and managing risk factors, as it cut the country’s 2024 GDP forecast and raised its inflation projection. In its biannual economic policy plan released on Thursday, the finance ministry expected the economy to grow 2.2% in 2024, down …

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Rupee closes slightly higher supported by dollar inflows

By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee ended slightly stronger on Thursday, aided by dollar inflows, even as most of its Asian peers were on the back foot as investors moderated their expectations of early U.S. rate cuts this year. The rupee ended at 83.23 against the U.S. dollar, higher by 0.05% compared …

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Financials, energy lead rebound in Indian shares after two-session fall

By Bharath Rajeswaran and Manvi Pant BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s benchmark indexes bounced back after a two-session drop on Thursday, led by financials on strong business updates and energy stocks on investment plans. The blue-chips NSE Nifty 50 index climbed 0.66% to 21,658.60 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex added 0.69% to 71,847.57 points. “Expect markets …

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Trump takes Colorado ballot disqualification to US Supreme Court

By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after Colorado’s top court disqualified him from the state’s Republican primary ballot for engaging in insurrection leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican …

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