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Over 46 000 taxi drivers participated in one-off compulsory testing scheme Over 46 000 taxi drivers participated in one-off compulsory testing scheme A one-off compulsory COVID-19 testing scheme for taxi drivers launched by the Transport Department (TD) was held from December 9 to 22 and a total of.... |
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Over 80 collection points across territory for public to submit deep throat saliva specimen Over 80 collection points across territory for public to submit deep throat saliva specimen To enable individuals who perceive themselves as having a higher risk of exposure or experience mild discomfort to.... |
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) announced that as of 0.00am, December 23, the CHP was investigating 53 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), taking the number of cases to 8 354 in Hong Kong so far (comprising 8 353 confirmed cases and one probable case). |
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It’s been a year of extremes. Wildfires consumed vast areas of Australia, Siberia and the U.S. West. Flooding in Africa and southeast Asia pushed millions from their homes, while extreme heat and drought hit countries in South America. Cyclone Harold tore through the Pacific, and this year saw an.... |
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DW News DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 23 December 2020. The pandemic's lasting impact on the city of Wuhan. We return to ground zero of the coronavirus, one year after the outbreak there. Plus, a fresh departure for Singapore's Changi Airport -- glamping for grounded travellers. |
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MANILA, Philippines Foreign affairs officials on Wednesday reported a new spike in coronavirus infections and deaths among Filipinos abroad, with overall cases now at 12,820. The DFA in a daily bulletin said 81 patients were added in its count on December 23 from Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. |
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iFarmer, a Bangladeshi agritech startup that connects farmers with investors, has closed a six-figure investment from Falcon Network, a Dubai based investor, and Accelerating Asia, an early-stage venture capital fund, announced the startup today. Fahad Ifaz, Co-Founder and CEO, iFarmer said, "We are.... |
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Ramco Systems rallied 8.04% to Rs 609.50 after the company signed a multi-million-dollar agreement with a Global Fortune 500 major to unify and transform its payroll for 18 countries in Asia Pacific region on its managed payroll services. With this order win, the company has added three Fortune 500.... |
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(marketscreener.com) Personal money insurance is a type of insurance that helps you protect your personal assets. Also, it is referred to as riches insurance or perhaps wealth security insurance. Many people take this for their parents, siblings, other half, or in-laws. In fact, a large number of people like this kind of insurance for their entire. |
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Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI. Headline: ASIA/INDIA – Catholic healthcare initiative: a new geo-tagging software in response to the Covid-19 crisis. New Delhi – The Catholic Health Association of India has developed and introduced new geo-tagging software as part of the response to the Covid-19 health crisis. |
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CAIRO - 22 December 2020: The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, represented by Dr. Ahmed Kamali, Deputy Minister of Planning, attended a meeting by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on the "Debt Swap Initiative for Climate Finance and the.... |
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South Korea has added another new 1,092 infections of the coronavirus in a resurgence that is erasing hard-won epidemiological gains and eroding public confidence in the government’s ability to handle the outbreak. The figures released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Wednesday.... |
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the investment primes the company to boost product offerings, as well as accelerate growth and international expansion. Both existing and news investors from Switzerland, Europe and Asia joined the round, the firm said, but did not disclose any names. The company said it plans to tokenize the Series.... |
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New mobile specimen collection station set up at Ping Tin Estate in Lam Tin New mobile specimen collection station set up at Ping Tin Estate in Lam Tin The local COVID-19 epidemic situation is worsening rapidly. The confirmed cases are distributed all over the territory. |
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, Islamic science, and Iran's national language, Persian, to tens of thousands of foreign students across Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America. But Tehran's adversaries say the university has been involved in espionage and recruited foreign fighters for Iran's proxy war in Syria. |
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HONG KONG, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia reported 7,514 new cases on Wednesday as several Asia Pacific countries, including Japan, the Philippines and South Korea, tightened entry from Britain over a new virus variant. The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 7,514 within one day to 685,639, with the.... |
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Japanese trading company Itochu and Hitachi’s Swiss subsidiary Hitachi Zosen Innova (HZI) have won the contract to build and operate a $1.2bn waste-to-energy plant in Dubai,
Nikkei Asia. The 200MW facility will burn about 6,000 tonnes of household waste a day, equivalent to about half the city’s waste. |
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Asia Marketing Federation (AMF) is a collaboration platform for all marketing federations in Asia, working towards strengthening the Asian marketing fraternity. The organisation has awarded its prestigious YWN Marketing Excellence Award 2020 to The Daily Star's Head of Marketing, Md Tajdin Hassan. |
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Asian firms turned most optimistic in the fourth quarter this year, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed, as business activity picked up in the region and COVID-19 vaccines started rolling out in Western countries ahead of their Asian launch. |
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Asian firms turned most optimistic in the fourth quarter this year, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed, as business activity picked up in the region and COVID-19 vaccines started rolling out in Western countries ahead of their Asian launch. |
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Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 150 points in opening trade on Wednesday, tracking gains in index majors Infosys, TCS and HCL Tech amid a positive trend in other Asian markets. After swinging nearly 300 points in early trade, the 30-share BSE index was trading 141.15 points or 0.31 per cent higher at 46,147. |
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South Korea has added another new 1,092 infections of the coronavirus in a resurgence that is erasing hard-won epidemiological gains and eroding public confidence in the government’s ability to handle the outbreak. The figures released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Wednesday.... |
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* Thai c.bank expected to keep key rate steady * Indonesia stocks buck regional trend to trade lower * Malaysian stocks set to snap 4-day losing streak By Pranav A K Dec 23 (Reuters) - The Thai baht held steady on Wednesday ahead of a central bank meeting where interest... |
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A recovery to pre-pandemic levels in China, the world's second-largest economy, has fuelled revival hopes. — AFP pic. SINGAPORE, Dec 23 — Asian firms turned most optimistic in the fourth quarter this year, a Thomson Reuters/Insead survey showed, as business activity picked up in the region and.... |
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Policy changes touted by energy ministries and politicians in Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Bangladesh could mean just 25 gigawatts of new coal-power projects will remain in pre-construction planning stages in 2021. That is an 80 per cent reduction from the 125GW planned five years ago,.... |
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