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132 new virus patients take Singapore tally to 54,929 Singapore reported 132 new coronavirus patients as of noon on Saturday, including one in the community and six imported infections. This brings the total number of cases in the country to 54,929, Channel News Asia reports. |
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Coronavirus cases and fatalities continued to rise in Eurasian and Central Asian countries on Saturday. Ukraine Ukraine registered a record 1,489 more COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing its tally to 79,750. The figure includes 5,582 children and 9,150 health workers. |
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MANILA -- It's proven to be a smash hit, not only in South Korea, but also across Asia, including the Philippines. And Alex Gonzaga could not help but take a stab at parodying "Crash Landing on You" in her newest video for her YouTube channel. Gonzaga unveiled her funny clip this Friday and not only.... |
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“The U.S. ban on Chinese internet companies will have little impact on the revenue and earnings of most listed Chinese internet companies,” Cortesi said in an interview. Her has a third of its exposure in internet stocks, and beat 93% of its peers in the past year. |
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MANILA Fifteen more Filipino have been afflicted with the infectious coronavirus disease (Covid-19) abroad, bringing the overall tally to 9,725. In its latest bulletin, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said only six countries in the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe reported new Filipino patients. |
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It is a mosquito which moves very little in principle: it lives within a radius of 150 meters and yet it is spreading everywhere in metropolitan France. The tiger mosquito, originally from Asia, continues its progression in France. Health risks can be significant since the tiger mosquito is vector.... |
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Air Asia flight headed for Mumbai, was grounded on Saturday morning after a bird hit the plane at the Ranchi Airport. All the passengers have been reported safe. Major crisis averted.
Air Asia's flight number i5-632 was grounded at the Ranchi Airport on Saturday morning. An Airport official told ANI. |
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It’s downright scary when you look at the list of tours and festivals that have been cancelled or postponed because of the spread of COVID-19. Asia alone reportedly has had more than 20,000 cancellations since January amounting to an estimated $286 million loss of revenue. |
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The pilot aborted take-off and the aircraft is currently being inspected, a spokesperson noted, adding that the flight is scheduled to depart once the aircraft is cleared for operations.
Air Asia plane stands parked at the runway of Birsa Munda International Airport after it made an emergency landing, in Ranchi. |
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A boy looks on as health workers screen people for COVID-19 symptoms at a residential building in Dharavi, one of Asia's biggest slums, in Mumbai, India, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. As India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, crossing 2 million cases and more than 41,000.... |
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MELBOURNE, Australia The Australian state of Victoria recorded 466 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths, including another man in his 30s. The figures were released as the city of Melbourne remained in lockdown and under an overnight curfew. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said that six of the deaths.... |
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian state of Victoria recorded 466 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths, including another man in his 30s. The figures were released as the city of Melbourne remained in lockdown and under an overnight curfew. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews says six of the.... |
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A boy looks on as health workers screen people for COVID-19 symptoms at a residential building in Dharavi, one of Asia's biggest slums, in Mumbai, India, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. As India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, crossing 2 million cases and more than 41,000.... |
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A visitor takes pictures during an orchid exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak) BANGKOK, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- An orchid exhibition is held in the capital of Thailand on Aug. 6-12, featuring the beauty of over 880,000 orchids from nine genera across the kingdom to celebrate the 88th birthday of Queen Mother Sirikit. |
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Saudi Aramco is likely to cut its September official selling price (OSP) to refiners in Asia, a first since May, as output hikes by the OPEC+ group and fresh outbreaks of demand-sapping coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) weigh on prices, pushing some crude oil markets back into contango. |
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Scientists have analysed nearly 700 genome sequences from Covid-19 cases in New Zealand and found most transmission ‘lineages' linked back to North America.
Kiwi scientists tracking the origins of Covid-19 in New Zealand found most cases leading to infections came from North America, rather than Asia, where the virus first emerged. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia The Australian state of Victoria recorded 466 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths, including another man in his 30s. The figures were released as the city of Melbourne remained in lockdown and under an overnight curfew. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said that six of the deaths.... |
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INVESTORS looking for income in developed stock markets could face very tricky conditions this year, with UK and European markets experiencing hefty dividend cuts. We think that Asian markets are better positioned to provide some income shelter. This is in part because many Asian countries were.... |
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MELBOURNE, Australia - The Australian state of Victoria recorded 466 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths, including another man in his 30s. The figures were released as the city of Melbourne remained in lockdown and under an overnight curfew. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said that six of the.... |
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Disclaimer: IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to encourage debate. The views expressed in IMF Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management. |
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Scientists have analysed nearly 700 genome sequences from Covid-19 cases in New Zealand and found most transmission ‘lineages' linked back to North America.
Kiwi scientists tracking the origins of Covid-19 in New Zealand found most cases leading to infections came from North America, rather than Asia, where the virus first emerged. |
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SINGAPORE Aug. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Guardant Health's liquid biopsy, Guardant360 CDx, for tumor mutation profiling in patients across all solid cancers. For Guardant Health Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA), this FDA approval represents a landmark achievement of the Guardant360 test. |
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The Asia Foundation, with support from the US Embassy in Cambodia, has announced the launch of the “Access Alumni Learning and Leading Programme ”, which aims to equip Cambodian youth with the skills to compete in the regional labour market. 90 young Cambodians, all alumni of the US Embassy’s.... |
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Health workers screen people for COVID-19 symptoms at a residential building in Dharavi , one of Asia's biggest slums, in Mumbai, India, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. As India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, crossing 2 million cases and more than 41,000 deaths, community.... |
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Pretoria (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Hoang Van Loi, who is also Chair of the ASEAN Pretoria Committee (APC), has written an article on the occasion of the 53rd founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). |
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