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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has reported 63 new cases of the coronavirus, continuing a weekslong resurgence as new clusters pop up in various parts of the country. The figures announced by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday brought.... |
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Customs authorities intercepted attempts to smuggle more than 1,100 specimens of wild animals into Japan from Southeast Asia and elsewhere over a 12-year period through 2018, a report shows. The fact-finding survey on pet animals smuggled into Japan, the first of its kind, was conducted by Traffic,.... |
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New-age carrier Vietjet has been named Top 50 Best Companies to Work for in Asia” for two consecutive years thanks to its unrelenting commitments and efforts in investing in human resources. Also improving well-being and engagement of employees to ensure the company’s further success. |
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SHENYANG, CHINA – OCTOBER 28: Lance Stephenson of Liaoning Flying Leopards attends a training session on October 28, 2019 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) VCG via Getty Images In late January, Matt Beyer was doing what he often does in the evening, strolling his neighborhood in Hong Kong with his wife. |
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Asia Fearful of China's new security law, Hong Kongers scramble for safe havens.
Protesters chant slogans and gesture during a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on Jul 1, 2020, on the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. |
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New Delhi, Jul 3 (UNI) Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APCC), the first Proton Therapy Centre in South Asia and The Middle East, on Friday announced its accreditation by Joint Commission International (JCI), the recognized global leader in health care accreditation. |
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KAMPALA, UGANDA- At Mobile World Congress , Mastercard has announced that it will use Facebook Messenger to provide technology to small businesses in Africa and Asia to drive affordable acceptance of electronic and mobile payments. Access to digital payments will help these businesses expand to new.... |
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After having wreaked considerable damage across the farmlands in the East of Africa, from Ethiopia to Kenya to Somalia, swarms of desert locusts have moved towards their next target – South Asia. They’ve come a long way – born from the heavy rains in the Arabian Peninsula that allowed nearly three.... |
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Reporting Period: 1-30 June 2020. Regional Highlights. ● All countries, except Turkmenistan, have officially reported COVID-19 cases. Armenia, Belarus and Moldova are the most affected relative to their population size. Turkey is the most affected country in absolute numbers (making up 45 percent of.... |
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“A very remarkable feature of independent Asia is the growth and rapid proliferation of a new phenomenon –national mendicancy. The begging bowl and the out-stretched palm have been symbols of the Orient for over 2000 years. But they have always been symbolic of individual penury. |
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A Thanet museum has pledged to 'decolonise' its exhibits in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. The Powell-Cotton museum in Quex Park is home to thousands of Asian and African objects collected by the 20th century explore Percy Powell- Cotton. |
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Flying tree snakes in southern Asia undulate their bodies as they glide through the air.
Flying fish have specialized pectoral fins that allow them to glide more than 600 feet after propelling themselves out of water at 35 miles per hour. |
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World stock markets fell slightly in Europe on Friday after gains in Asia, with trading somewhat subdued by a long holiday weekend in the U.S. With Wall Street remaining closed in observance of Independence Day, Germany’s DAX edged 0.6% lower to 12,528.18. The CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.8% to 5,007.14, while Britain’s FTSE closed down 1. |
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For centuries, mankind has been in a churn pulled in different directions by forces friendly as well as inimical to it. Off all the forces which have had a profound effect on mankind, it has been forces of religion for times to come. From religion a man derives his identity and raison d’etre to live when all else is lost . |
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“We were testing all these people with a cough from China and parts of Asia,” said one senior doctor at a London teaching hospital, but meanwhile cases from other countries passed unnoticed. Community testing in London, using the narrow guidelines, found only roughly 50 positive cases among some.... |
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A controversial new security law has taken effect in Hong Kong. It was implemented by the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, and many argue the law curtails freedom of speech and diminishes Hong Kong's political and economic autonomy. Isaac Stone Fish, a CBSN contributor and a senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center on U. |
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By Kamran Chaudhry. “George Floyd of Pakistan” is trending on social media. That’s after a Christian laboratory technician died from a gunshot wound after being shot by his Muslim neighbor in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. “I can’t breathe” and “no to racism,” states a banner posted by Rawadari Tehreek (Movement for Tolerance) on Facebook. |
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Pine Labs, the Indian payments company backed by Sequoia Capital and Mastercard Inc, is considering a bid for fallen fintech star Wirecard AG’s businesses in Southeast Asia and India, according to people familiar with the matter. A potential bid is still at an exploratory stage, as there’s no.... |
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Asian investors welcomed a forecast-busting US jobs report to send regional equities higher yesterday, though an acceleration in virus infections across the world’s top economy tempered big gains. While the US registered more than 50,000 new cases for a second straight day and authorities across the.... |
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The Diesel Loco Shed in Visakhapatnam, the biggest loco shed in Asia in terms of holding capacity, has come out with an ultraviolet radiation-based disinfection sanitiser for currency notes, papers and tools. The DLS staff have come up with several products like preparation of thousands of litres of.... |
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The government’s decision to temporarily fix a cap on air fares following the resumption of domestic passenger flight services in a graded manner is impacting air travel demand as airlines are unable to offer tickets at lower prices to customers, observed aviation think tank Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA). |
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, excluding IndiGo , may require funding requirements to the tune of USD 3-3.5 billion, with travel demand likely to remain subdued until the September quarter and no certainty of revival in the second half,
said in a report on Friday. The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) had in late April.... |
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The Philippines esports team competing at the Southeast Asian Games Dota 2 tournament in December 2019. On Friday, TNC Predator of the Philippines handed previously undefeated BOOM Esports their second straight loss, leaping into a tie for second place midway through Week 3 at the ONE Esports Dota 2 SEA League. |
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The rupee rose as much as 0.6% to 74.5562 per dollar, its highest since March 27, before closing up 0.5%. The currency has strengthened 1.3% this week in Asia’s best performance |
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World stock markets turned lower in Europe on Friday after gains in Asia, with trading somewhat subdued by a long holiday weekend in the U.S. With Wall Street due to remain closed in observance of Independence Day, Germany's DAX edged 0.5% lower to 12,548. The CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.9% to 5,006, while Britain's FTSE was down 1. |
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