(Reuters) – Dozens of jade miners killed in a landslide in northern Myanmar were buried Saturday, a local official said, after 77 were buried Friday in a mass grave in one of the worst mining accidents in the history of the country. FILE PHOTO: Volunteers carry coffins containing bodies of …
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MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday passed harsh anti-terrorism legislation that human rights groups condemned as a weapon to attack opponents and stifle freedom of expression. FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, dressed in a military uniform, reviews the scout troops on arrival on the 67th anniversary …
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MANILA (Reuters) – Immigration records showing former Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek arrived in the Philippines on June 23 and left for China the next day were forged, the Philippine attorney general said Saturday, Menardo Guevarra. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing and …
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Volunteers carry a coffin containing the body of a victim after a landslide at a mining site in Hpakant, Kachin State City, Myanmar, July 3, 2020. REUTERS / Stringer (Reuters) – The death toll from a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has risen above 160, with more …
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* Shanghai stocks hit 14-month high in service sector recovery * US payrolls jump 4.8 million, but obstacles remain ahead * Increased US COVID-19 cases threaten US recovery * Asian Stock Markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, Jul 3 (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose to a four-month high on Friday …
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