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JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia has sealed off 30 companies amid a row with Malaysia over forest fires that are spreading a thick, noxious haze around Southeast Asia, officials said Saturday. The plantation companies, including a Singapore-based company and four firms affiliated with Malaysian.... |
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A British-Australian woman who has been sentenced to 10 years in a notorious Iranian prison has been identified as Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert. The Melbourne University academic, who was working as a lecturer and researcher for the university's Asia Institute specialising in Middle East politics, was jailed in October 2018. |
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By the ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom and Story Lab. Hong Kong was handed back to China with no framework for what would happen after the year 2047, leaving the city to carve an identity out of two ideologically opposed empires.
By Felicity Ogilvie Rob Dickson has gone from looking after 100.... |
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MANILA, Philippines Kent Pastrana was phenomenal once more for La Salle as it scored a 91-58 drubbing of University of the East to bounce back in the 82nd UAAP women's basketball tournament Saturday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. The highly touted rookie out of Silay City poured 20 points, three.... |
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The Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre in Singapore reported that a wind from the northwest, blowing at between 20kph and 40kph, will stay for the next few days. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM ASMC.ASEAN.ORG.
GEORGE TOWN (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Folks in northern Malaysia have the heavens to.... |
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Colleagues of Melbourne University academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who has been sentenced to 10 years in a notorious Iranian prison, have described her as a "lovely" and humble person who was passionate about her work. Moore-Gilbert was working as a lecturer and researcher for the university's Asia.... |
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Colleagues of Melbourne University academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who has been sentenced to 10 years in a notorious Iranian prison, have described her as a "lovely" and humble person who was passionate about her work. Moore-Gilbert was working as a lecturer and researcher for the university's Asia.... |
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A statistical coincidence underlined Khaleel Ahmed’s debut for India at last year’s Asia Cup. His first returns in international cricket, 3/48 against Hong Kong, was the same as that of another debutant left-arm seamer from 15 years ago Zaheer Khan against Kenya. |
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A statistical coincidence underlined Khaleel Ahmed’s debut for India at last year’s Asia Cup. His first returns in international cricket, 3/48 against Hong Kong, was the same as that of another debutant left-arm seamer from 15 years ago Zaheer Khan against Kenya. |
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The euro was holding its own in Asia after briefly plunging in response to the European Central Bank’s stimulus announcement. (Photo: AFP/Philippe Huguen) Global markets have been buoyed this week by a growing sense that central banks are on the brink of easing monetary policy to support growth, and on Thursday the ECB did not disappoint. |
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PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The Queen of Malaysia has reactivated her Twitter account to express disappointment over the arrest of an individual who had allegedly posted a seditious tweet aimed at her. In a series of tweets on Saturday (Sept 14), the Queen, or Raja Permaisuri Agong,.... |
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Breaking down social barriers while recycling in Mozambique.
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Equities rose in Asian trade Friday after the European Central Bank unveiled a fresh round of economic stimulus and another interest rate cut while a report said the US was considering a short-term trade agreement with China. Global markets have been buoyed this week by a growing sense that central.... |
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DAVAO CITY --Orthodox Froilan "The Sniper" Saludar of Polomolok, South Cotabato will fight Tsubasa Murachi of Japan for the World Boxing Organization Asia Pacific super flyweight title on Sept. 21 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. The 30-year old Saludar (30W-3L-1D, 21KO) TKO'd Jonathan Francisco of Zamboanga City in the 2nd round last Feb. |
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The dollar struggled Thursday in Asia following the previous day’s losses as dovish Federal Reserve minutes rowed back expectations for US interest rate hikes. While board members at the US central bank will likely lift borrowing costs next month, official records of their October meeting indicate.... |
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A report by Agusto & Co has revealed that Nigeria's sesame seed export value to Asia and Europe has potential value of one N120 billion per annum. The pan-African credit rating agency put the value of Nigeria's export of the crop as at fourth quarter 2018 at N30 billion. |
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The Philippines has seen a spike in the arrival of Chinese tourists and workers since President Rodrigo...
Police denied the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) permission for a mass downtown march on Sunday.
By Wednesday morning, some 456,000 households were still without power, Tokyo Electric Co. (TEPCO) said. |
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In today’s bulletin: The haze situation in South-east Asia, as does the finger-pointing; Trump says he would rather do a “whole deal” with China, thus somehow prompting more talk of partial deals; two former enemies in Malaysia look to formalise a deal; Hong Kong loses one of its most prestigious sporting events and more. |
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BANGKOK (THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The discovery of microplastics in the stomachs of mackerel caught in the sea off Thailand's Trang province have raised concerns, but the 3rd Marine National Park Operation Centre urged Thais on Wednesday (Sept 11) to refrain from panicking and shunning mackerel. |
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KLANG (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The Selangor government has decided to conduct cloud-seeding operations in haze-affected areas where the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading exceeds the very unhealthy level of 200. State Environment, Green Technology, Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) and.... |
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Mekong River on a new ship Journey down the Mekong River on Uniworld’s Mekong Jewel , which debuts on January 3, 2020. The ship, made with eco-friendly materials, replaces the Mekong Navigator and has 34 suites, a swimming pool and a panoramic sky lounge. |
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Pushed to the limit by University of Santo Tomas the last time out, Ateneo faces another tough test as it takes on Far Eastern U on Saturday, even as La Salle targets a second straight victory in UAAP Season 82 at Mall of Asia Arena. As the only unbeaten team in the tournament, the Blue Eagles are.... |
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If you have any doubts about the reading habits of Filipinos, the long queues and the overflow crowd at the September Manila International Book Fair (MIBF), organized by the Book Development Association of the Philippines and Primetrade Asia Inc., will quickly banish those. |
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The research, published online in a pair of papers in Science and Cell , also answers longstanding questions about the origins of farming and the source of Indo-European languages in South and Central Asia. Geneticists, archaeologists and anthropologists from North America, Europe, Central Asia and.... |
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For the past year Gentherm Incorporated was less bullish than Sypris Solutions Inc. Summary. On 7 of the 8 factors Gentherm Incorporated beats Sypris Solutions Inc. Gentherm Incorporated designs, develops, and manufactures thermal management technologies in North America, Europe, and Asia. |
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