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Demonstrators gather with placards during a protest called by the Fridays for Future movement for climate protection in Berlin November 29, 2019. — AFP pic. BERLIN, Nov 30 — Tens of thousands of protesters, primarily in Europe and Asia, hit the streets yesterday to make a fresh call for action.... |
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In total, about 630,000 people demonstrated across more than 500 cities in Germany, the Fridays for Future movement said. In Hamburg alone, some 30,000 mainly young people gathered and another 17,000 congregated in Munich to voice alarm at rising temperatures, police said. |
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For Miss Zenith Chan Hoi Yu, 21, Friday (Nov 29) was an important day: It marked the first time she showcased her art at the C3 Anime Festival Asia (AFA), Singapore's largest Japanese pop-culture event. Miss Chan was one of the many artists who set up shop at the AFA on Friday, to sell their anime-inspired art to festival-goers. |
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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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Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone effectively persuaded U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s to aim for the total elimination of intermediate-range nuclear forces in Asia, instead of an initially proposed 50 percent cut in Soviet forces, according to recently released Japanese diplomatic records. |
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BERLIN – 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 U.N. climate summit. Carrying signs that read “One planet, one fight” and “The sea is.... |
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HANOI – The remains of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck near London in October 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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SYDNEY — Protesters across Asia kicked off a fresh round of global demonstrations against climate change on Friday, with bushfire-ravaged Australia taking the lead. Hundreds of people gathered outside the offices of the conservative Liberal party, as protesters in several Asia-Pacific cities heeded.... |
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MUMBAI — India's economy grew at its slowest pace in more than six years in the July-September period, down to 4.5 percent from 7.0 percent a year ago, according to government figures released Friday that piled more pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The expansion in Asia's third-largest economy fell from 5. |
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CLARK, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called for a probe into the preparations for the Southeast Asian Games, which start on Saturday after a messy build-up marked by last-minute construction and logistical problems. Complaints over transport, accommodation and food stacked.... |
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The remains of 39 Vietnam ese 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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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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SOUTHEAST ASIAN FOOD. Pho, or rice noodle soup, is one of Vietnam's most popular dishes, comprised of clear broth, meat, veggies, and rice noodles. Photo from Shutterstock. MANILA, Philippines – You know what they say: Love thy neighbor as you love yourself, and when it comes to the Philippines'.... |
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It brings an end to a tragic saga that has devastated rural communities in the Southeast Asian country.
The election with record turnout handed a big victory to pro-democracy local district council candidates, posing a new conundrum for Beijing.
She rescued traditional Apsara dance after the brutal 1970s Khmer Rouge regime. |
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FILIPINO CULTURE. Dancers rehearse the singkil, a traditional Filipino folk dance from the Maranao people of Mindanao, ahead of the 2019 SEA Games opening ceremonies. Photo by Geo Yusooncho. MANILA, Philippines – The 2019 Southeast Asian Games opening ceremonies is set to take place on Saturday,.... |
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Philippines' water polo team carry the national flag as they acknowledge the cheers from the crowd after their game against Singapore at the 30th South East Asian Games in New Clark City, Tarlac province, northern Philippines on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. Philippines scored a draw against Singapore 6-6. |
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HANOI (Reuters) - 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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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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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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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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The remains of 39 Vietnam ese 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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BANGKOK – A Thai court fined on Friday a British citizen and a local to pay 17 million baht (around $560,000) for illegal streaming of matches of the English Premier League in different parts of Southeast Asia. The court also confiscated 7 million baht in cash found in possession of the two, who.... |
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How do you view the overall problem of hate speech in Myanmar? Contemporary hate speech issues in Myanmar are best understood in the context of fake news trends in Southeast Asia where false or misleading information is intentionally designed and widely circulated online to affect political and other outcomes. |
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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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Philippines' water polo team carry the national flag as they acknowledge the cheers from the crowd after their game against Singapore at the 30th South East Asian Games in New Clark City, Tarlac province, northern Philippines on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. Philippines scored a draw against Singapore 6-6. |
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