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UK lawmaker resigns after admitting twice watching porn in parliament

UK lawmaker resigns after admitting twice watching porn in parliament

A British lawmaker who had been suspended from PM Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party said he had resigned after viewing pornography twice on his phone in the House of Commons. The Conservatives suspended Neil Parish on Friday after he reported himself to parliament’s standards commissioner. Parish resigned on Saturday, having previously …

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Japan PM says his relationship with Vietnam ‘predestined’

PM Pham Minh Chinh and his visiting Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Their talks, held Sunday after a welcome ceremony for Kishida headed by Chinh at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. After the ceremony, they saw 22 cooperation agreements signed between the two sides. At …

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Shanghai marks Covid milestone, Beijing on edge

Shanghai marks Covid milestone, Beijing on edge

Shanghai said it had detected no new daily Covid-19 cases outside quarantine areas, marking a milestone in its battle to contain the virus, which put residents in Beijing on edge. Streets in Beijing were eerily quiet at the start of a five-day Labour Day break, with residents anxious that authorities …

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India seizes $725 million of Xiaomi assets over illegal remittances

India seizes $725 million of Xiaomi assets over illegal remittances

India said it had seized $725 million from the local bank accounts of China’s Xiaomi Corp after it made illegal remittances to foreign entities by passing them off as payments. The Enforcement Directorate had been investigating the Chinese company’s business practices over suspected violations of Indian foreign exchange laws. The …

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New Covid-19 cases lowest in six months

The Health Ministry announced 5,019 new domestic Covid-19 patients Saturday, lowest since October 29 last year. In the last seven days, 7,280 new cases were recorded on average each day, down 32 percent from the previous seven-day period. Five deaths were recorded in the last seven days, down 47 percent. …

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Japan PM arrives in Hanoi

Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio arrived in Hanoi Saturday to begin his two-day official Vietnam visit. The visit comes five months after Kishida became PM. He is also the secretary general of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Union. Vietnam and Japan, who established diplomatic ties in 1973, have an extensive strategic …

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