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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned the shelling by India and warned on Twitter that the situation has the potential to “blow up into a regional crisis.” He reiterated that “the only road to peace and security in South Asia runs through a peaceful and just settlement of Kashmir. |
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SYDNEY – Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that he's in favor of deploying ground-based missiles to Asia, a day after the United States formally pulled out of a Cold War-era arms treaty that directly limited such weapons. Esper, speaking to reporters on his way to Australia, said he would.... |
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SYDNEY - U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he wants to see American ground-based intermediate-range conventional missiles deployed to Asia. Speaking to reporters on his first international trip as head of the Defense Department, Esper said the weapons were important due to the "the great distances" covered in the Indo-Pacific region. |
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US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that he was in favour of placing ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia relatively soon, a day after the United States withdrew from a landmark arms control treaty. Esper’s comments are likely to raise concern about an arms race and could add to an already tense relationship with China. |
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - Roughly 250 soldiers in Delaware’s Army National Guard are being deployed to southwest Asia. The Delaware National Guard held a deployment ceremony Saturday at Delaware State University in Dover for the Guard’s 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion. The soldiers will be away for nearly a year as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. |
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The friends and families of nearly 300 Delaware Army National Guardsmen said goodbye to their soldiers Saturday morning as they prepare for deployment to Southwest Asia. The Delaware National Guard held a ceremony at the Delaware State University football stadium in Dover to send off the citizen soldiers. |
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U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says Washington wants to deploy new ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia soon. Esper's remarks came a day after the United States and Russia formally withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a 31-year-old landmark nuclear accord between Washington and Moscow. |
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“It’s fair to say, though, that we would like to deploy a capability sooner rather than later,” Esper told reporters travelling with him to Australia on Friday. “I would prefer months. I just don’t have the latest state of play on timelines.” Esper’s comments come as the Intermediate-range Nuclear.... |
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US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that he was in favour of placing ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia relatively soon, a day after the United States withdrew from a landmark arms control treaty. Esper's comments are likely to raise concern about an arms race and could add to an already tense relationship with China. |
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Just last month, two Australian men were arrested in Bali for possession of cocaine and could be jailed for up to 12 years. If they're found Out of 14 countries identified as actively applying the death penalty for drug crimes by watchdog Harm Reduction International (HRI), nearly half are in.... |
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Not just a hub in the Indian Ocean August 3, 2019, 7:45 pm by Steve A. Morrell The Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council convened its 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week. Incumbent Chairman Suren Abeysekera, acknowledging his election to the Chair, said the Council is the apex body of shippers in Sri Lanka with a 50 plus year history. |
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Croatian coach of the Kuwaiti national soccer team, Romeo Jozak, says priority for the "blue team" in the West Asia tournament are good performance and readiness for forthcoming encounters. Jozak was speaking at a joint news conference for trainers of Group B teams including his colleagues of the Saudi, Bahraini and Jordanian teams. |
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Pakistan and Sri Lanka are the least performing economies in the highest growing region in the world. While the South Asian region is expected to grow by 7 percent this year, these two economies are expected to grow by less than half of this. Ironically, these two South Asian countries were best poised for growth in the 1950s. |
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Robert Anthony, news editor of the Virakesari newspaper, emerged victorious in the South Asia Economic Integration Summit Contest. His article titled ‘Economic integration is key to alleviating poverty, unemployment and tensions in the SAARC region’ was adjudged the winner and awarded the first prize. |
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West Asian countries, despite being a good source market, have not been included in the 48 countries that were finally approved for visa exemption. The final list of countries had been a decision made by the Prime Minister’s office, state officials told the Business Times. In 2018 West Asia generated 71, 636 tourists. |
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According to the CNN report issued on July 16, 2019, recent flooding across South Asia has caused more than 100 deaths; affecting six million people.The recent rains in Pakistan flooded Lahore city and paralysed everyday routine of the city. Climate Change is a wicked problem, which is insensitive.... |
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Snubbed by North Korea, Pompeo hits other Asian turbulence. Moscow police use force to end election protest, arrest 600. ID theft stings, but it's hard to pin on specific data hacks. North Korea says Kim supervised latest rocket launcher test. Hong Kong protesters and police face off in familiar cycle. |
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Multidrug-resistant forms of Plasmodium falciparum parasites, the most lethal species causing human malaria, have evolved even higher levels of resistance to antimalarial drugs and spread rapidly since 2015, becoming firmly established in multiple regions of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam,.... |
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Syria’s national football team lost on Friday to its Lebanese counterpart 1-2 in a match that was held within West Asia championship of Iraq in Group A which also includes Iraq, Palestine and Yemen. The Syrian team will meet Yemen on Monday. Iraq beat Lebanon 1-0 last Tuesday, Palestine beat Yemen 1-0 and Iraq also beat Palestine 2-1. |
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TEHRAN - Handicraft exports from Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province rose by 195 percent since one of its villages, Kalpourgan, was named a world village of pottery by the World Crafts Council - Asia Pacific Region (WCC-APR). The province exported $11 million of handicrafts in the past Iranian.... |
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With a fast-changing city skyline, and expressway infrastructure in the pipeline, Hilton’s President for Asia Pacific, Alan Watts believes the future for Sri Lanka’s tourism and leisure industry remains unstoppable. Passionate about hotels and hospitality, Watts started out as a breakfast waiter at.... |
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APAC Business Headlines magazine has named D Money Bangladesh Ltd among the “10 Most Convenient Wallets to Watch in 2019”. Dmoney is the only wallet from South Asia to make an entry to the top 10, according to a press release. APAC Business Headlines is a magazine that brings together CIOs, CXOs,.... |
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Jammu Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM) Saturday appealed the governments of India and Pakistan to maintain peace at the borders and not indulge into miscalculated adventurism that can have serious implications for the peace of South Asia. State executive members of JKPM had an emergency meeting at.... |
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Just last month, two Australian men were arrested in Bali for possession of cocaine and could be jailed for up to 12 years. If they're found Out of 14 countries identified as actively applying the death penalty for drug crimes by watchdog Harm Reduction International (HRI), nearly half are in.... |
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U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says Washington wants to deploy new ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia soon. Esper's remarks came a day after the United States and Russia formally withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a 31-year-old landmark nuclear accord between Washington and Moscow. |
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