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For the last 20 years or so, the countries of Central Asia have continually boosted their ties with China. Or, put differently, China has increased its economic and other influence in Central Asia. Roads, railways, and pipelines have been built connecting Central Asia to China. |
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India reported 9,971 new coronavirus cases on Sunday in another biggest single-day spike, a day before it prepares to reopen shopping malls, hotels and religious places after a 10-week lockdown. India has now surpassed Spain as the fifth hardest-hit country, with more than 247,000.... |
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The icddr,b has issued a clarification over the statement of its Executive Director Dr John D Clemens cited by British publication The Economist in a widely-discussed report on the state of the coronavirus epidemics in South Asia, reports bdnews24.com. |
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The death at police hands of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in the US state of Minnesota, brought tens of thousands out onto the streets during a pandemic that is ebbing in Asia and Europe but spreading in other parts of the world. “It is time to burn down institutional racism,” one speaker.... |
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URUMQI, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen foals of the rare Przewalski's horses have been born in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region so far this year, including four captive-bred ones. The Przewalski's horse, named after its Russian discoverer, is an endangered species native to the desert grassland of Central Asia. |
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Sharjah Airport has announced that it recently achieved the silver ACI Asia Pacific Green Airports Recognition 2020, for the Water Management category. The recognition shield was received by Ali Salim Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Airport Authority. He said that this is a proud achievement of the.... |
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TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran will be turned into the largest producer of raw materials of pharmaceuticals in the Middle East region in very near future.
Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Dr. Saeed Namaki made the remarks on Sun. |
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For decades Mike Carlton has been a recognisable face, voice and scribe for Australia's current affairs audience, and now the newsman is watching as his beloved industry crumbles.
"I was lucky enough to ride the wave of journalism and the media - print, radio and television - but the tide is now receding and it is painful to watch. |
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NEW DELHI (AP) India reported 9,971 new coronavirus cases on Sunday in another biggest single-day spike, a day before it prepares to reopen shopping malls, hotels and religious places after a 10-week lockdown. India has now surpassed Spain as the fifth hardest-hit country, with more than 247,000.... |
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Footage of the animal standing in a river for hours with its badly injured mouth and trunk in the water as it slowly weakened went viral, triggering horror online. Asia The elephant died in agony last week in the southern state of Kerala Indian police have arrested a plantation worker and are.... |
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URUMQI, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen foals of the rare Przewalski's horses have been born in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region so far this year, including four captive-bred ones. The Przewalski's horse, named after its Russian discoverer, is an endangered species native to the desert grassland of Central Asia. |
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Footage of the animal standing in a river for hours with its badly injured mouth and trunk in the water as it slowly weakened went viral, triggering horror online. Asia The elephant died in agony last week in the southern state of Kerala Indian police have arrested a plantation worker and are.... |
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Renowned Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik has taken to social media to launch his very own virtual talk show like many others in this pandemic outbreak, and as his first guest, Shoaib invited none other than Atif Aslam. Atif, who is easily one of the most recognisable voices in South Asia is notably.... |
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Vietnam is pulling ahead in the race to reopen Southeast Asia to city-hoppers and sunseekers. International arrivals were down 98% in May from a year earlier, after a record 2019. Yet success in containing the coronavirus epidemic means domestic travel has already restarted. |
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Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth’s total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.3 billion people as of 2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world’s human population. |
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Jammu: Nearly 370 stranded people from Odisha are being sent back from Jammu Airport in three special flights with all arrangements for their return being made by the Odisha Government. "Government of Odisha has arranged for their plane tickets, they'll be going via Air Asia chartered flight with passengers' capacity of 122 per flight. |
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Football is a sport that is followed with passionate fervour in India. In every street, there are kids who are trying to be the next Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. And in a video shared by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), you can definitely get a glimpse of the next David Beckham. |
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Taiwan to be one of the freest countries in the world. (Photo: Flickr) Taiwan was once prosperous and shone on the map in Asia . Now it chances that, because of the Chinese affront against freedom in Hong Kong , new doors are opened for Taiwan to claim the spotlight, thanks to economic freedom. |
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Asia Today: India sees 10,000 new cases ahead of reopenings |
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China on Sunday reported its first non-imported case of the new coronavirus in two weeks, an infected person on the island of Hainan off the southern coast. The National Health Commission said Sunday that there were also five imported cases in the previous 24-hour period, bringing the nation’s total case count to 83,036. |
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Cambodia is preparing for the ASEM Senior Officials’ Meeting Retreat in early July to kick-start the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit preparation. The progress was shared with AKP by H.E. Luy David, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Head of the ASEM13 Secretariat recently. |
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Asia Today: South Korea's cases surpass 50 for 2nd day |
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epa08470610 The full moon rises next to a television repeater, in Sarajevo, Bosna and Herzegovina, 07 Juney 2020. The full moon in June is also known as the Full Strawberry Moon because it generally coincides with the strawberry harvest. In Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa, a penumbral lunar.... |
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— CHINA HAS FIRST LOCAL INFECTION IN WEEKS: China on Sunday reported its first non-imported case of the new coronavirus in two weeks, an infected person on the island of Hainan off the southern coast. The National Health Commission said there were also five imported cases in the previous 24-hour.... |
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The British Government announced on June 5 that the country had applied to become a dialogue partner of ASEAN as it sought to boost post-Brexit ties in the region. "As Asia grows in importance, global Britain will cooperate even more closely with our friends in the region," British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said in a statement. |
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