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AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) today mourned the death earlier this week of Haiti’s Charlot Jeudy an AHF ally and the President of KOURAJ , an LGBTQ organization in Haiti. According to CBC Radio , he was 46 years old when he was found dead in his home Monday, and although his cause of death was.... |
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An old black-and-white photo shows an Indian soldier from the British Indian Army posing with his lady love somewhere in Italy. The accompanying caption reveals that the soldier, also a football player, had gone to Italy for a tournament when he met the woman and they fell in love. |
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The remains of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck near London last month have been brought to Vietnam, bringing to a close a tragic saga that has devastated rural communities in the Southeast Asian country. The remains of 23 victims arrived at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi early on Saturday, a local government official said. |
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BOCAUE, Philippines — An approaching typhoon is threatening to complicate the hosting by the Philippines of the largest biennial games in Southeast Asia, already marred by logistical foul-ups that President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to investigate. Duterte on Saturday welcomed the first few thousand.... |
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BOCAUE, Philippines - An approaching typhoon is threatening to complicate the hosting by the Philippines of the largest biennial games in Southeast Asia, already marred by logistical foul-ups that President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to investigate. Duterte on Saturday welcomed the first few thousand.... |
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Contributed by NAMPA / Associated Press.
Approaching storm, snafus cast pall on Southeast Asian Games |
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There is a churn in international politics. In Asia, this decade has witnessed the rise of countries such as India and Vietnam. Japan is seeking to regain its lost influence in the region. But the most dynamic of all these nations is China, which poses a challenge to the existing world order and the primacy of the United States (US). |
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TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams defeated their rivals at the 2019 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Championships in Thai city Pattaya on Saturday. Iran’s men team beat China 64-60 at the Eastern National Sports Centre. |
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US South Asia Assistant Secretary Alice Wells earlier had said that CPEC would only benefit Beijing and inflict heavy debt burden on Islamabad a statement which was strongly rejected by both China and Pakistan. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing, while rejecting the statement said.... |
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By Bea Micaller. Gilas Pilipinas starts its quest for a gold medal in the men’s and women’s 3×3 basketball of the 30th Southeast Asian Games starting Sunday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan. The Gilas men’s squad will open its bid against rival Indonesia at 12 noon, hoping for a quick,.... |
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The Philippines inched closer to a glorious finish in front of its home crowd following a victorious performance over Malaysia in the men’s football competition of the 30th Southeast Asian Games late Friday at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium. The Azkals’ 1-0 win over the Malaysians before a.... |
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Tens of thousands of protesters, primarily in Europe and Asia, hit the streets on Friday to make a fresh call for action against global warming, hoping to raise pressure on world leaders days before a UN climate summit. Carrying signs that read "One planet, one fight" and "The sea is rising, so must.... |
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The State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble Fayzi Gaskarov of the Republic of Bashkortostan (the Russian Federation) gave a performance in Hanoi on November 28.
Vietnamese archer Nguyen Van Day earned a historical silver medal at the ongoing 2019 Asian Archery Championships, the Vietnam Archery Federation announced on November 27. |
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WHY should it be considered unpatriotic for anyone to comment on the embarrassing start to our hosting of the Southeast Asian Games? Reports about athletes not picked up at the airport on time or being made to wait to be accommodated in their designated hotels occupied prominent spaces in the.... |
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CLARK, PHILIPPINES - An approaching typhoon is threatening to complicate the hosting by the Philippines of the largest biennial games in Southeast Asia, already marred by logistical foul-ups that the president vowed to investigate. President Rodrigo Duterte is set to welcome Saturday the first few.... |
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Women protest against gender violence with a sign reading "I was not born a woman to die for being one" in Santiago on Friday. Like many protests, the ones in Chile have spread and widened in scrope. AFP via Getty Images. Tucked away in the often-massive protests occuring in Asia, Europe, the Middle.... |
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and China should cooperate regionally and globally and must maintain multi-dimensional relationships for the realisation of an Asian Century, top Indian and Chinese diplomats have agreed here as think-tanks of the two countries deliberated on a range of issues to strengthen the bilateral ties. |
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Veteran Leander Paes improved his Davis Cup record to 44 doubles wins Saturday as India thrashed Pakistan 4-0 in the Asia/Oceania tie played at a neutral venue due to political tensions between the arch-rivals. The 46-year-old Paes combined with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan to serve out Pakistan´s teenage.... |
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CLARK, PHILIPPINES - An approaching typhoon is threatening to complicate the hosting by the Philippines of the largest biennial games in Southeast Asia, already marred by logistical foul-ups that the president vowed to investigate. President Rodrigo Duterte is set to welcome Saturday the first few.... |
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CLARK, Philippines (AP) — An approaching typhoon is threatening to complicate the hosting by the Philippines of the largest biennial games in Southeast Asia, already marred by logistical foul-ups that the president vowed to investigate. President Rodrigo Duterte is set to welcome on Saturday the.... |
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HANOI: The remains of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck near London last month have been brought to Vietnam, bringing to a close a tragic saga that has devastated rural communities in the Southeast Asian country. The remains of 23 victims arrived at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi early on Saturday, a local government official said. |
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World shares slipped on Friday as a leading index strained for a record high, with investor nerves from Asia to Europe gnawing away over how or when the United States and China can agree a truce in their damaging trade war. The MSCI All Country world index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, fell 0. |
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Just a week prior to the 70th NATO summit to be held in UK on December 3-4, major cracks seem to be emerging in the 'North Atlantic Treaty Organization' (NATO), created in 1949 by the western nations, as a military counter-weight, against Soviet and its satellite nations in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. |
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Esther An, chief sustainability officer, City Developments Limited. It is sometimes said that Esther An is Singapore’s sustainability scene. The city-state’s most ubiquitous CSO has spoken at more than 80 events (including 12 overseasyes, she carbon offsets her flights) in nine months of this year,.... |
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With more than 130 contemporary artworks reflecting gender diversity and related issues, the Bangkok Art and Culture Center has launched the second edition of the largest LGBTQ exhibition in Asia, bringing together 58 artists from across the region. Aiming to encourage dialog on gender and.... |
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