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SEOUL (Reuters) – Thousands of South Korean nurses went on strike on Friday after President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed a law to improve their pay and working conditions amid protests from doctors and nursing assistants who feared the legislation would hurt their jobs. The bill passed the opposition-led parliament last month after protests from some medical workers who said the new law would open the door for nurses to provide […]

(Reuters) -South Korea’s Krafton Inc, a company backed by China’s Tencent on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country after being banned for nearly a year. The government had in July blocked Krafton’s title Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), citing concerns about its data-sharing and mining in China. BGMI had more than 100 million users in India at the time […]

By Tom Balmforth and Sarah McFarlane LONDON (Reuters) – Russian military forces have been enhancing defensive positions in and around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine in recent weeks, four witnesses said, ahead of an expected counteroffensive in the region. New trenches have been dug around the city and more mines have been laid. Surveillance cameras at the plant are pointing north across a wide reservoir towards Ukrainian-controlled […]

By Katya Golubkova and John Irish HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the Group of Seven (G7) Hiroshima summit this weekend, a Ukrainian security official said, putting fresh pressure on Russia against the backdrop of a city synonymous with the horrors of nuclear war. Zelenskiy will attend the gathering on Sunday, the third and final day, two officials involved in the arrangements for the G7 said, declining […]

By Tom Balmforth and Sarah McFarlane LONDON (Reuters) – Russian military forces have been enhancing defensive positions in and around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine in recent weeks, four witnesses said, ahead of an expected counteroffensive in the region. New trenches have been dug around the city and more mines have been laid. Surveillance cameras at the plant are pointing north across a wide reservoir towards Ukrainian-controlled […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – Thousands of South Korean nurses went on strike on Friday after President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed a law to improve their pay and working conditions amid protests from doctors and nursing assistants who feared the legislation would hurt their jobs. The bill passed the opposition-led parliament last month after protests from some medical workers who said the new law would open the door for nurses to provide […]

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. and Taiwan reached agreement on the first part of their “21st Century” trade initiative, covering customs and border procedures, regulatory practices, and small business, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Thursday. After the initial agreement of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade is signed, negotiations will commence on other, more complicated trade areas including agriculture, digital trade, labor and environmental standards, […]

(Reuters) – Iran executed three men on Friday over recent protests, the judiciary of the Middle East nation said on Twitter. Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi were executed in the central city of Isfahan, it said. They were implicated in the deaths of two members of the Basij paramilitary force and a law enforcement officer. (dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; Editing by Clarence Fernandez) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Andrew Hayley XIAN, China (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday unveiled a grand plan for Central Asia’s development, from building infrastructure to boosting trade, taking on a new leadership role in a region that has traditionally been a Russian sphere of influence. China is ready to coordinate development strategies with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and promote the modernisation of all, Xi said in an address to […]