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Court decides whether to arrest ousted Sth Korean president
SEOUL - A South Korean court begins deliberating whether to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye, who was removed from office in a corruption scandal involving charges of bribery by the country's largest conglomerate.
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Court decides whether to arrest ousted Sth Korean president
SEOUL - A South Korean court begins deliberating whether to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye, who was removed from office in a corruption scandal involving charges of bribery by the country's largest conglomerate. (SOUTHKOREA-POLITICS/ (PICTURES, TV), moving shortly, by Ju-min Park, 400 words)
'No turning back': PM May triggers 'historic' Brexit
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May formally begins Britain's divorce from European Union, declaring there is no turning back and ushering in tortuous exit process that will test bloc's cohesion and pitch her country into the unknown. (BRITAIN-EU/ (UPDATE 12, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Guy Faulconbridge and Elizabeth Piper, 1,262 words)
Senate intelligence leaders pledge bipartisan Trump-Russia inquiry
WASHINGTON - The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday promised a thorough investigation into any direct links between Russia and Republican Donald Trump during his successful 2016 run for the White House. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Patricia Zengerle, 628 words)
Samsung launches Galaxy S8, dreams of recovery from Note 7
SEOUL/NEW YORK - Samsung unveils its Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone as it battles to regain market leadership it lost to Apple after embarrassing withdrawal of fire-prone Note 7s. (SAMSUNG ELEC-SMARTPHONES/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Se Young Lee and Anjali Athavaley, 380 words)
ASIA
Thai junta seeks law to bring more order to Buddhism
BANGKOK - Thailand's military government is working on a law to help regulate Buddhism, officials say, giving the junta far more say over a pillar of Thai society that has so far eluded its control. (THAILAND-BUDDHISM/ (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha Tanakasempipat, 717 words)
Tell us the charges or free Taiwan activist, Taipei tells Beijing
TAIPEI/BEIJING - China must specify the charges against a detained Taiwan human rights activist or release him, his wife, ruling party lawmakers and rights groups in Taiwan said on Wednesday, the latest dispute between China and an island it considers its own. (CHINA-TAIWAN/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), by J.R. Wu and Ben Blanchard, 454 words)
Australia evacuates cyclone-hit island resorts
SYDNEY - The Australian army is evacuating hundreds of people stranded on resort islands in Australia's tropical northeast where water supplies are running low two days after Cyclone Debbie ripped through the region. (AUSTRALIA-CYCLONE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), expect by 0230GMT/2230 ET, By Tom Westbrook and Benjamin Weir, 450 words)
Some Pakistani power firms stuck in slow lane on China's Silk Road
KARACHI/LAHORE - Kamal Amjad Mian thought China's decision to invest $36 billion in the Pakistani power sector would benefit his electricity cable business, and, anticipating increased demand, his family spent nearly $30 million on a second plant to double output. (CHINA-SILKROAD/PAKISTAN (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Drazen Jorgic, 873 words)
EUROPE
French Socialist candidate livid as ex-PM Valls defects to Macron
PARIS - Former Prime Minister Manuel Valls says he will vote for Emmanuel Macron in France's presidential election, becoming biggest Socialist Party name to turn his back on its official candidate and support centrist instead. (FRANCE-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Michel Rose and Sudip Kar-Gupta, 681 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Iraqi forces battle to Mosul mosque, 17 killed in Baghdad
MOSUL - Iraqi special forces and police fight Islamic State militants to edge closer to al-Nuri mosque in western Mosul, tightening their control around landmark site, and in Baghdad suicide truck bomb kills at least 17 people. (MIDEAST-CRISIS-IRAQ-MOSUL/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Isabel Coles and John Davison, 783 words)
UNITED STATES
EXCLUSIVE-Republicans mostly blame Congress for healthcare reform failure - Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK - Republicans mostly blame U.S. Congress, and not President Donald Trump or party leaders, for failing to pass their party's healthcare overhaul, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Wednesday. (USA-HEALTHCARE/POLL (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE, GRAPHIC), moved, by Chris Kahn, 383 words)
Huge nuclear cost overruns push Toshiba's Westinghouse into bankruptcy
WILMINGTON, Del./TOKYO - Westinghouse, unit of Japanese conglomerate Toshiba, files for bankruptcy, hit by billions of dollars of cost overruns at four nuclear reactors under construction in U.S. Southeast. (TOSHIBA-ACCOUNTING/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV), moved, By Tom Hals, Makiko Yamazaki and Tim Kelly, 900 words)
- TOSHIBA-ACCOUNTING/WESTINGHOUSE-REACTORS (FACTBOX), moved, 622 words
U.S. State Department employee charged in making contacts with Chinese agents
WASHINGTON - U.S. State Department employee with access to sensitive information is accused of failing to report contacts with Chinese foreign intelligence agents who provided her with gifts in exchange for diplomatic and economic information, federal prosecutors say. (USA-INTELLIGENCE/STATE (UPDATE 1), moved, by Mark Hosenball and Yeganeh Torbati, 371 words)
AMERICAS
EU official urges independent controls over Brazil meat industry
BRASILIA - Brazil needs independent controls over its meat industry, top EU health official says, as he wraps up visit to country rocked by anti-corruption investigation centering on bribery of its food-sanitation inspectors. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/FOOD (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 595 words)
- BRAZIL-USA/VISIT, moved, by Alonso Soto, 237 words
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