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The transformation of Hong Kong in five charts
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong returned to China in 1997 after 156 years of British colonial rule. Here are some major transformations the financial hub has witnessed during the past 25 years. OUTSHI...
Jun 27, 2022
Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain
By Sakura Murakami and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital's heat broke nearly 150-year-old records for June a...
Jun 27, 2022
U.S. says Taiwan Strait flight shows commitment to open Indo-Pacific
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy aircraft's flight through the Taiwan Strait last week demonstrated a U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, after China comp...
Jun 27, 2022
Australia commits to Pacific islands defence training as China seeks rival meeting
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will establish a defence school to train Pacific island militaries, Canberra's new Pacific minister said, amid intensifying competition for security ties...
Jun 27, 2022
Rescuers dig for survivors of Russian missile strike on Ukrainian shopping mall
By Simon Lewis KREMENCHUK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Firefighters and soldiers searched for survivors in the rubble of a shopping mall in central Ukraine on Tuesday after a Russian missile strike killed at ...
Jun 27, 2022
Mexican consul en route to Texas site where migrants found dead in trailer
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the Mexican consul was en route to the site where 42 people were found dead in a truck carrying migrants near San Antonio, Texas, M...
Jun 27, 2022
‘It was hell’, survivors say of Russian missile strike on busy mall in Ukraine
By Simon Lewis and Anna Voitenko KREMENCHUK, Ukraine (Reuters) - In a central Ukrainian intensive-care ward, five people are crammed into a room, their wounds bound up in bloodied bandages. A dead bod...
Jun 27, 2022
Twenty people found dead in truck in San Antonio, local media report
(Reuters) - At least 20 people were found dead inside a trailer truck in San Antonio, Texas, local media reported on Monday, citing a source close to the investigation. San Antonio's WOAI TV said the ...
Jun 27, 2022
Venezuelan officials meet US delegation, Maduro says
(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that the country's head of congress met a United States delegation to continue talks that began in March without disclosing the topics. T...
Jun 27, 2022
N.Korean leader convenes latest party meeting amid pandemic, heavy rains
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over another meeting of the ruling party to tighten discipline, state media said on Tuesday, as Pyongyang continues to fight the COVID-19 pan...
Jun 27, 2022
