A tank fires during the 6th International Military Technical Forum 'International Army Games 2020' in the military Patriot Park outside Moscow on August 23, 2020.
Over the last year, Russian officials have spoken ever more frequently about what they see as the likelihood that the Islamic State will.... |
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In an op-ed for the East Asia Forum published on Tuesday (25 August), academic, Dr. Lily Zubaidah Rahim , noted that the results for the 2020 general election in Singapore indicated that Singaporeans want the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP)’s democratisation. Most people still see the political landscape in Singapore in a fairly binary manner. |
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Could the return of the Merdeka Tournament bring new life to local football? – AFP pic. KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — The Merdeka Tournament, the brainchild of Malaysia’s first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj to commemorate Independence Day in 1957, is not only the oldest tournament in Asia.... |
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FAMILY businesses should take advantage of the pandemic to reinvent and plan their continuity in the long term. In an Icon Executive Asia and W+B Advisory Group event for business owners and industry leaders, Steve Legler, a family legacy advisor, said family businesses should plan more for the future in the middle of the pandemic. |
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“It is important that every citizen is healthy and happy and we defeat coronavirus completely together,” Modi said in Hindi. “Corona(virus) can only be defeated when you remain safe, when you fulfill the resolve of keeping a safe distance of two yards and wearing masks. |
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Could the return of the Merdeka Tournament bring new life to local football? – AFP pic. KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — The Merdeka Tournament, the brainchild of Malaysia’s first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj to commemorate Independence Day in 1957, is not only the oldest tournament in Asia.... |
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i Two-time ISL champions Chennaiyin FC on Sunday announced the appointment of experienced Csaba Laszlo as their head coach for the 2020-21 season. It will be the 56-year-old Hungarian Laszlo’s first stint in Asia. He has more than two decades of coaching experience at club and international level. |
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Among the active patients, 45 have tested negative for the coronavirus once, 51 twice and 28 three times. As many as 54,392 people having close contacts with COVID-19 patients and entering the country from pandemic-hit regions are being quarantined, including 1,212 at hospitals, 14,103 at other facilities, and 39,077 at home. |
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— South Korea has reported 299 new cases of the coronavirus as officials placed limits on dining at restaurants and closed fitness centers and after-school academies in the greater capital area to slow the spread of the virus. The 17th consecutive day of triple-digit increases brought the national caseload to 19,699, including 323 deaths. |
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OSAKA, Japan Aug. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- "Torinaoshi," a YouTube series exploring the nuances of racial and family identity, highlights a young Japanese-American woman's journey from New York to Osaka , Japan -- her mother's hometown. The production is a collaboration between Alex Iskounen's Tsukuba Indy LLC, Yusuke Kitaguchi's Ichibiri Pics Inc. |
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said Bangladesh's growth-induced poverty reduction would not be sustained unless it ramps up investment and diversify the economy. But the financial sector's inefficiencies and other constraints hamper the investments needed to maintain the growth momentum, the bank's Independent Evaluation Division (IED) said. |
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The latest: A number of countries in Asia are poised to tighten COVID-19 restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases. In South Korea, health officials on Saturday reported 323 new cases — the 16th consecutive day of triple-digit jumps, bringing the national caseload to 19,400. Fatalities reached 321 after five more deaths overnight. |
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Two members of Da Nang city's Centre for Disease Control work with medical samples at a laboratory in Da Nang. A COVID-19 patient who tested positive again on Monday, 14 days after leaving hospital having been declared healthy, tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 on Friday afternoon. |
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The fate of the 2020 AFC Cup lies in the balance with COVID-19 cases rising in countries which are set to host games in the continent’s second tier club competition. Famous West Asian clubs in Lebanon, Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan are waiting to restart the tournament, reserved for the continent’s.... |
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Pasiadot team from Junior Achievement Guam wins in Asia Pacific competition Sponsored and mentored by United Airlines, Pasiadot Team's idea featured a set of reusable utensils made from bamboo for travel. Check out this story on guampdn.com: https://www.guampdn. |
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Churches have emerged as a major source of infections in the Seoul region and elsewhere, with many of them failing to properly enforce masks and allowing worshippers to sing and eat together. Clusters have also popped up from restaurants, schools, nursing homes and apartment buildings. |
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Churches have emerged as a major source of infections in the Seoul region and elsewhere, with many of them failing to properly enforce masks and allowing worshippers to sing and eat together. Clusters have also popped up from restaurants, schools, nursing homes and apartment buildings. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 299 new cases of the coronavirus as officials placed limits on dining at restaurants and closed fitness centers and after-school academies in the greater capital area to slow the spread of the virus. The 17th consecutive day of triple-digit.... |
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Economic ministers from the 10 Asean members and eight other nations, including India, the US and China, have highlighted the importance of strengthening regional supply chains to make them resilient in times of heightened challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, and to spur economic growth. |
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Churches have emerged as a major source of infections in the Seoul region and elsewhere, with many of them failing to properly enforce masks and allowing worshippers to sing and eat together. Clusters have also popped up from restaurants, schools, nursing homes and apartment buildings. |
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WASHINGTON (AP) The Carter Center, an organization founded by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, has worked for decades to ensure fair elections in Africa, Latin America and Asia. It's now turning its focus to the United States. The Atlanta-based center said Friday that it has.... |
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s abrupt resignation comes at a period of extreme geopolitical uncertainty in the region and globally. In Northeast Asia, we have an expansionist China pressing its interests in the East China Sea and South China Sea. China is also proactively attempting to reshape the.... |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 299 new cases of the coronavirus as officials placed limits on dining at restaurants and closed fitness centers and after-school academies in the greater capital area to slow the spread of the virus. The 17th consecutive day of triple-digit.... |
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Churches have emerged as a major source of infections in the Seoul region and elsewhere, with many of them failing to properly enforce masks and allowing worshippers to sing and eat together. Clusters have also popped up from restaurants, schools, nursing homes and apartment buildings. |
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Churches have emerged as a major source of infections in the Seoul region and elsewhere, with many of them failing to properly enforce masks and allowing worshippers to sing and eat together. Clusters have also popped up from restaurants, schools, nursing homes and apartment buildings. |
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