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Shipments of Canadian crude from the U.S. Gulf Coast since May have more than doubled all of 2018’s exports as Asian refiners scramble for heavy sour oil, according to vessel-tracking data, traders and industry sources. Following U.S. sanctions on Venezuela in late January, Asian refiners have.... |
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Thrissur (Kerala) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): The state of Kerala, which is considered the 'cradle of Christianity' in South Asia, is on its way to becoming a 'cradle of Saints' with the canonisation of Sister Mariam Thresia slated to be held next month. She is the fourth from the state who will be attaining sainthood, of which two were women. |
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Los Alamos High School graduate Alex Kirk receives the Most Valuable Player of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2019 played in Bangkok. Courtesy photo.
Los Alamos High School graduate Alex Kirk, third from right, is named the Most Valuable Player of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2019 played in Bangkok. Courtesy photo. |
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Hauterives, France: With twisted stonework, exotic-looking statues and breathtaking flights of the imagination, it would not look out of place in the hot climes of southeast Asia or in a surrealist painting. But this is not India or Cambodia but southeast France and this extraordinary edifice was.... |
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THE ongoing trade war between United States and China is opening opportunities for Razon-led port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI). ICTSI Global Corporate Head Christian R. Gonzalez told reporters last week that while the trade war is not directly affecting the.... |
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The second-string Bangladesh team will take on Hong Kong in their opening match on November 14 at BKSP in Savar.
Bangladesh have been drawn with sub-continent rival India, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates in Group B in the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019, scheduled to be begin on November 14. |
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Hhr Asset Management Llc increased its stake in Visa Inc (V) by 40.46% based on its latest 2019Q2 regulatory filing with the SEC. Hhr Asset Management Llc bought 71,320 shares as the company’s stock rose 9.34% . The hedge fund held 247,573 shares of the business services company at the end of 2019Q2, valued at $42. |
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The Takeaway: Asian institutional investors, mostly high-net-worth individuals and family offices, are increasingly showing interest in digital assets, with some having allocated part of their portfolios to crypto hedge funds. The gloomy macroeconomic outlook and the news of Facebook’s Libra and.... |
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Newport Asia Llc increased its stake in Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) by 2.77% based on its latest 2019Q2 regulatory filing with the SEC. Newport Asia Llc bought 30,000 shares as the company’s stock declined 8.56% . The institutional investor held 1.11M shares of the business services company at the end of 2019Q2, valued at $188. |
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NEW YORK: The United States hopes to see rapid action by India to lift restrictions it has imposed in Kashmir and the release of detainees there, the senior US diplomat for South Asia said on Thursday. Alice Wells, the acting assistant secretary of state for South Asia, referred to a plan laid out.... |
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By Lee Gyu-lee Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes set off on his Asian tour for his latest self-titled album in Korea, Thursday. His first show was at KSPO dome with 15,000 capacity, located in Olympic Park, Seoul. Thousands of fans filled the site and screamed in excitement as Mendes appeared.... |
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The murder of the Pakistani social media star, Qandeel Baloch, sparked an international debate over the practice of what is controversially known as honor killing in Asian countries. Three years after the incident, her brother has received a life sentence for killing her. |
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SINGAPORE: A brutal Indonesian forest fire season that left Southeast Asia choking in smog has renewed scrutiny of major palm oil and paper companies, with activists accusing them of breaking promises to halt logging. The monster blazes sent a pall of acrid smoke over the region for weeks, closing.... |
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New York, Sept. 29 (BNA): The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) led by Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, Chairman of the current session of the GCC Ministerial Council and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) led by, Dato.... |
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ABU DHABI, 29th September, 2019 (WAM) -- Economics at NYU Abu Dhabi, NYUAD, has been ranked the fifth most cited faculty in the Asia region by the bibliographic database Research Papers in Economics RePEc. NYUAD economics climbed from the eighth most cited department in the Asia region in earlier this year to the fifth. |
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), has bemoaned the shutdown of internet services across the world, especially in Africa. The body which is based in Brussels Belgium also accused the Belgian government of hindering access to information in 2019. |
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For the past year Accuray Incorporated was more bullish than Wright Medical Group N.V. Summary. Accuray Incorporated beats Wright Medical Group N.V. on 7 of the 12 factors. Accuray Incorporated designs, develops, and sells radiosurgery and radiation therapy systems for the treatment of tumors in the body. |
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By stephen Ubanna. Barely three years after President Muhammadu Buhari initiated fiscal policy measures to boost export of made in Nigeria goods and Agricultural products, the much expected balance of trade between Nigeria and its trading partners in Europe, North America, Asia and East Africa is yet to be achieved. |
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TOKYO (THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Some retailers and eateries in Japan are cutting the pre-tax prices of their products and services, so that prices will remain unchanged even after the consumption tax hike kicks in in October. The move is an attempt to continue attracting customers.... |
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For the past year XOMA Corporation had bullish trend while KemPharm Inc. had bearish trend. Summary. KemPharm Inc. beats on 6 of the 11 factors XOMA Corporation. XOMA Corporation discovers, develops, and commercializes antibody-based therapeutics in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. |
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SSI Securities Corporation received two Asiamoney Best Southeast Asia Securities House Awards from Asiamoney, a leading finance and investment magazine in the Asia-Pacific, at a ceremony in Singapore this week. They were for "Best Securities House in Vietnam” and “Best Corporate & Investment Bank. |
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Being born in 1982 in Northeast Asia is to be born in the year of the dog ― the eleventh in the 12-year cycle of animals. To be more precise, based on the five elements, it is to be born in the year of the water dog. Online horoscopes suggest that those born in 1982 will experience relatively.... |
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For the past year HubSpot Inc. had bullish trend while Alarm.com Holdings Inc. had bearish trend. Summary. Alarm.com Holdings Inc. beats HubSpot Inc. on 9 of the 13 factors. HubSpot, Inc. provides a cloud-based marketing and sales software platform for businesses in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. |
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Although the European Union and Russia are part of the same landmass, they don’t have all that much in common. In fact, Russians have yet even to decide where their country resides in the world. The bulk of its territory is in Asia, but over 70% of its people live west of the Ural Mountains. |
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JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The one-month extension of the deadline for Malaysia to decide on the Rapid Transit System (RTS) project came in for further debate here, with several leaders questioning the need to ask for more time. The initial six-month deadline for Malaysia to review the RM4 billion (S$1. |
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