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Dow futures were down 0.4% and those for the S&P 500 were off 0.3%, pointing to losses on the open on Wall Street. After broad losses in Asia, markets were somewhat more stable in Europe. London’s FTSE gave up 0.1% to 6,120, while Germany's DAX rose 0.4% to 12,142. The CAC 40 in Paris picked up 05% to 4,894. |
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A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, June 25, 2020. Shares declined in Asia on Thursday after a sharp retreat overnight on Wall Street as new coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to their highest level in two months, dimming investors' hopes for a relatively quick economic turnaround. |
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Dow futures were down 0.4% and those for the S&P 500 were off 0.3%, pointing to losses on the open on Wall Street. After broad losses in Asia, markets were somewhat more stable in Europe. London’s FTSE gave up 0.1% to 6,120, while Germany's DAX rose 0.4% to 12,142. The CAC 40 in Paris picked up 05% to 4,894. |
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NEW DELHI (AP) - India says it will carry out a massive survey for the coronavirus targeting the entire population in New Delhi of 29 million. Officials will go each household to record each resident’s health details, and administer a test for the virus to those who show or report symptoms. |
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A barber in protective suit uses fire to cut hair at a salon in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 23, 2020. (Stringer/Xinhua) DHAKA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Fire is used to cut hair? Several Bangladeshi barbers in Dhaka have been using the unusual hairstyling technique in recent years. |
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SINGAPORE: The People's Action Party (PAP) on Thursday (Jun 25) introduced a further seven prospective candidates ahead of the The first four are: Ms Yeo Wan Ling, chief executive of Caregiver Asia, Mr Alvin Tan Sheng Hui, head of public policy and economics at LinkedIn, Dr Wan Rizal, a senior.... |
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SINGAPORE: Singapore-based budget airline Jetstar Asia will cut up to 180 jobs - about 26 per cent of its workforce - and extend the furlough of the majority of its staff until December as part of its COVID-19 recovery plan. Jetstar Asia chief executive officer Bara Pasupathi said on Thursday (Jun.... |
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares skidded in Asia on Thursday after a sharp retreat overnight on Wall Street as new coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to their highest level in two months, dimming investors' hopes for a relatively quick economic turnaround. Markets in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Shanghai were closed for holidays. |
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Police will be deployed to enforce physical distancing and prevent the mixing of the population inside more than 200 containment zones in the capital, where large clusters of cases have been confirmed. CCTV or drone monitoring will also be used. Police will have to ensure strict perimeter control.... |
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The Philippine peso inched higher on Thursday, defying a broader selloff in Asian currencies, as investors bet the country would maintain a relative yield advantage by keeping interest rates unchanged at its central bank meeting. Stocks and currencies across the region were hit by global fears of.... |
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The company has released the first stage of a strategic review of its operations, which it began in early April, as low oil prices and cheap supply from Asia hit refining margins. It said it will now develop plans to simplify refinery operations and reduce operating costs in order to improve the near-term viability of the business. |
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The virus was first identified in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December and has since spread around the world, prompting countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa to step in, many limiting free movement, free speech, public assembly and other civic rights. |
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— China reported 19 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Thursday amid mass testing in Beijing, where a recent outbreak appears to have been brought under control. Of the new cases, 13 were reported in Beijing and one in the neighboring province of Hebei. Five others were brought by Chinese travelers from overseas. |
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia who could provide his anti-secrecy website with classified information, and conspired with members of hacking organizations, according to a new Justice Department indictment announced Wednesday. |
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia who could provide his anti-secrecy website with classified information, and conspired with members of hacking organisations, according to a new Justice Department indictment announced Wednesday. |
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it will carry out a massive survey for the coronavirus targeting the entire population in New Delhi of 29 million. Officials will go each household to record each resident’s health details, and administer a test for the virus to those who show or report symptoms. |
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NEW DELHI (AP) India says it will carry out a massive survey for the coronavirus targeting the entire population in New Delhi of 29 million. Officials will go each household to record each resident’s health details, and administer a test for the virus to those who show or report symptoms. |
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Officials will go each household to record each resident's health details, and administer a test for the virus to those who show or report symptoms. The exercise will be completed by July 6, according to a plan issued by the government of New Delhi, the worst-hit city in the country with 70,390 confirmed cases. |
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Asia Today: India to survey 29 million New Delhi residents |
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— China reported 19 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Thursday amid mass testing in Beijing, where a recent outbreak appears to have been brought under control. Of the new cases, 13 were reported in Beijing and one in the neighboring province of Hebei. Five others were brought by Chinese travelers from overseas. |
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it will carry out a massive survey for the coronavirus targeting the entire population in New Delhi of 29 million. Officials will go each household to record each resident’s health details, and administer a test for the virus to those who show or report symptoms. |
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New Delhi: The Grow with Google initiative has trained 50 million people in the Asia Pacific to date, empowering small businesses and job seekers who are facing uncertainty and looking for digital skills training to help them increase their economic potential, the company announced on Thursday. |
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The U.S. saw its highest number of cases in a single day on Wednesday, and reported 45,557 new cases at the end of the day, according to NBC News count. In Asia, South Korea said that it's battling a "second wave" of coronavirus infections around Seoul. "This second wave of virus is a concern for investors . |
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The exercise will be completed by July 6, according to a plan issued by the government of New Delhi, the worst-hit city in the country with 70,390 confirmed cases. Police will be deployed to enforce physical distancing and prevent the mixing of the population inside more than 200 containment zones.... |
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Kathmandu, June 24. The COVID-19 pandemic is unravelling decades of health, education and other advances for children across South Asia, and governments must take urgent action to prevent millions of families from slipping back into poverty, UNICEF said in a report released yesterday. |
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