By PRIYAL De SILVA. Retd. General Manager, Sri Lanka Railways and Past President Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka. I personally appreciate the queries, clarifications and various issues brought up by the general public, and our members of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL). |
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BGR India is back with another episode of BGR Talks and this time it’s an interaction with Riot Games Head of Publishing, India and South Asia, Sukamal Pegu. |
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Denisovans, a group of extinct hominins that diverged from Neanderthals about 400,000 years ago, may have more widely inhabited northeast central Asia than scientists previously thought. Samples of sediments were analysed by an international team including Charles Perreault at Arizona State University. |
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(marketscreener.com) Exhibit 99.1 IMAX CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2020 RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS . Global theatrical industry continues opening with IMAX network in Asia almost fully operational and robust local language titles driving IMAX box office grosses near... https://www.marketscreener. |
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MOSCOW, October 29. /TASS/. Russia is not dealing with economic refocusing to different regions because of political motives but proceeds from current realities instead, President Vladimir Putin says on Thursday at the Russia Calling! VTB Capital Investment Forum. "Asia comes to the fore with us by the trade volume, when comparing with Europe. |
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Kazakh carrier Air Astana may never again fly to several destinations in Russia, Southeast Asia and Europe due to lasting impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the airline's CEO Peter Foster has told Business Traveller Asia-Pacific in an interview. |
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Ten member organizations of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region call on all parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to uphold the most recent ceasefire and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law, international human.... |
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Genomics researcher Anders Bergstrom and his colleagues recently sequenced the genomes of 27 dogs from archaeological sites scattered around Europe and Asia, ranging from 4,000 to 11,000 years old. Those genomes, along with those of modern dogs and wolves, show how dogs have moved around the world with people since their domestication. |
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CALOOCAN CITY, Oct. 30 (PIA) -- Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) bagged two awards for its outstanding development projects on climate financing and digital account opening at the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) Development Awards 2020. |
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Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak condemned a court ruling that requires him to serve the remainder of his 17-year prison sentence in jail, saying rule of law has "collapsed" in Asia's fourth-largest economy. Lee, 78, was released on bail in 2019 after spending about a.... |
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2020 has been a very tough year in every aspect. The uncertainties that the coronavirus pandemic brought to the countries is not over yet. Markets crashed, financial stability was disrupted and states experienced a huge economic blow. Unemployment rose notably and currencies have been affected by the ongoing pandemic. |
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(marketscreener.com) NEWTOWN, Pa., Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: UNICEF and EPAM's new 'HealthBuddy COVID-19' chatbot app—developed by the United Nations Children's Fund/Europe and Central Asia Regional Office , as a reliable source of... https://www.marketscreener. |
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WHAT: UNICEF and EPAM's new 'HealthBuddy COVID-19' chatbot app—developed by the United Nations Children's Fund/Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (UNICEF ECARO), as a reliable source of information and advice related to COVID-19—is now available to download in the Apple and Google Play app stores. |
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(marketscreener.com) Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust Financial Results for the Period from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020 29 October 2020 Disclaimer This presentation... https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MAPLETREE-NORTH-ASIA-COMM-12829764/news/Mapletree-North-Asia-Commercial-Trust-1.... |
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DUBLIN Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Asia Pacific Personal Care Wipes Market Forecast to 2027 - COVID-19 Impact and Regional Analysis By Product Type; Distribution Channel;and Country" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Asia Pacific personal care wipes market was valued at US$ 2,489. |
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The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi addressed the second session of Central Asia – India Dialogue Oct. 28 that gathered foreign ministers of India, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.... |
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KUNMING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3.96 million stems of flowers were transacted Thursday via the electronic auction services of the Kunming Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh cut flower trading market, down 3.4 percent from Wednesday. The data were provided by the Kunming International.... |
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TIANJIN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Airbus has delivered the 500th A320 family aircraft from its Final Assembly Line Asia (FALA) in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Airbus China announced Thursday. The A320neo airplane was delivered to China Southern Airlines, a leading airline carrier in the country. |
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report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Asia Pacific personal care wipes market was valued at US$ 2,489.7 million in 2018 and is projected to reach US$ 4,135.6 million by 2027; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.1% from 2019 to 2027. |
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(marketscreener.com) Basic and Diluted 2 Based on the weighted average number of units in issue 3 ... https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MAPLETREE-NORTH-ASIA-COMM-12829764/news/Mapletree-North-Asia-Commercial-Trust-1H-FY20-21-Financial-Results-Financial-Statements-31642628/?utm_medium=RSS&utm.... |
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PARIS -- A new wave of lockdowns and business closings is sweeping across France, Germany and other places in Europe as surging coronavirus infections there. The World Health Organization says the European region - which includes Russia, Turkey, Israel and Central Asia, according to its definition - accounted for almost half of the 2. |
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The selling in U.S. markets followed broad declines in Europe, where the French president announced tough measures to slow the virus' spread and German officials agreed to impose a four-week partial lockdown. So far, the measures are not as stringent as shutdown orders that swept the world early.... |
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Asian shares declined Thursday and U.S. futures were higher after the S&P 500 slid 3.5% overnight for its biggest drop since June. The selling in U.S. markets followed broad declines in Europe, where the French president announced tough measures to slow the virus’ spread and German officials agreed to impose a four-week partial lockdown. |
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Asian shares declined Thursday and U.S. futures were higher after the S&P 500 slid 3.5% overnight for its biggest drop since June. The selling in U.S. markets followed broad declines in Europe, where the French president announced tough measures to slow the virus’ spread and German officials agreed to impose a four-week partial lockdown. |
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confirmed coronavirus toll crossed 8 million with daily cases dipping to the lowest level this week. The Health Ministry reported another 49,881 infections in the past 24 hours. The ministry on Thursday also reported 517 additional deaths, taking total fatalities to 120,527. |
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