Placenta shots and fake names: South Korean president’s treatments raise eyebrows
SEOUL (Reuters) – At the start of President Park Geun-hye’s term, physician Kim Sang-man was a frequent guest at Seoul’s Blue House, exempt from thorough security checks, giving injections derived from human placenta to South Korea’s most important pat…
Buses evacuate thousands of exhausted Aleppo residents in ceasefire deal
ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of people were evacuated on Thursday from the last rebel bastion in Aleppo, the first to leave under a ceasefire deal that would end years of fighting for the city and mark a major victory for Syrian President…
IMF’s Lagarde speaks of ‘five-year ordeal’ on last day of negligency trial
PARIS (Reuters) – IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Friday told a court trying her for negligence that she had always acted in good faith and that the suspicion that she had lived under for the past five years had been an “ordeal”.
Philippines wants United States to provide aid without conditions
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Friday appealed to former colonial ruler the United States to reconsider a decision to withhold humanitarian aid, with Manila’s foreign minister asking for the assistance to be provided without any conditions.
Ukraine commends EU step to secure association deal
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday praised a European Union decision which paves the way for final agreement on a cooperation accord between Ukraine and the bloc.
U.N. rights expert urges Duterte to allow Philippines visit
GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights expert urged Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday to reconsider allowing her to visit to investigate alleged extrajudicial killings in the country’s drug war, but on U.N. terms guaranteeing he…
Lawyers for South Korea’s Park say impeachment vote is groundless
SEOUL (Reuters) – Lawyers for embattled South Korean President Park Geun-hye struck a defiant note on Friday, saying a parliamentary vote to impeach her had no legal basis and should be overturned by the Constitutional Court.
Thousands of Filipinos gather to cheer Duterte in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Thousands of Filipinos gathered in Singapore on Friday to catch a glimpse of their president, Rodrigo Duterte, in a big show of support for a leader whose bloody war on drugs has horrified global rights groups but won support at h…
As Trump riles China, Taiwan tallies defense costs
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Before getting too carried away with Taiwan’s elevated status under a Donald Trump presidency, President Tsai Ing-wen might want to check her bank balance.
Singapore jails second BSI banker on charges linked to 1MDB probe
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singapore court on Friday jailed a second former banker from Swiss wealth manager BSI on charges stemming from a money laundering investigation linked to state investor 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
