China to raise duty-free limit for mainland visitors to Hong Kong, says report
HONG KONG: Chinese tourists will soon be allowed more duty-free shopping in Hong Kong, with Beijing set to raise the…
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Bolivia government had prior intelligence of coup planning, minister says
LA PAZ (Reuters) -The Bolivian government had intelligence that a coup attempt could occur before the country's top military commander…
Haj deaths show challenge of shielding pilgrims from scorching climate
RIYADH (Reuters) - Hundreds of the pilgrims who died in fierce heat at this year's haj were not officially registered…
Tibetan herders caught in India and China’s icy conflict
CHUSHUL, (India): Lines on a map once meant little to India’s Tibetan herders of the high Himalayas, expertly guiding their…
Ten war victims found in mass grave at Croatian garbage dump, more expected
VUKOVAR, Croatia (Reuters) - Excavators dug through piles of waste at a garbage dump surrounded by sunflower fields in Croatia…
Britain’s true ruler? Larry the Downing Street cat
LONDON: There has been one figure of stability in the last 14 years of political turmoil in the UK --…
Knife attack on Japanese mother and child in China triggers anti-foreigner feelings
BEIJING: A knife attack on a Japanese woman and her child in China on Monday (June 24) has triggered yet…
Analysis-Bolivia coup fiasco lays bare a divided country in political, economic crisis
LA PAZ (Reuters) - A coup attempt in Bolivia that saw soldiers take over La Paz's central square and ram…
Senior Russian diplomat says US must take heed of discussions on nuclear doctrine
(Reuters) - A senior Russian diplomat, in an interview published on Thursday, urged the United States to pay attention to…