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Pompeo Shortens Asia Trip (Saturday, 11 p.m. NY) U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will shorten his travel to Asia as the White House deals with the spread of the coronavirus among its top officials.
Pompeo will visit Tokyo from Oct. 4-6 for a meeting of the foreign ministers of four of the.... |
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The Health Ministry credited the increased testing in the country for a sustained low death rate. India has conducted nearly 79 million tests so far, according to official data. India is preparing to reopen cinemas and entertainment parks with limited capacity beginning Oct. 15, in an effort to revive the economy. |
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A surprise “yes” vote would deprive Paris of a foothold in a region where China is expanding its influence and dent the pride of a country whose former empire once spanned sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean. Tensions have long run deep between pro-independence.... |
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SEOUL – India has registered 75,829 confirmed coronaviruses cases in the past 24 hours, a day after crossing 100,000 total fatalities. The Health Ministry raised India’s confirmed total to more than 6.5 million on Sunday and said at least 101,782 people have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. |
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Asia Today: India has another 75,800 cases, recovery high |
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Cambodia confirms it has demolished a US-built military facility on its largest naval base amid concern in Washington that the Southeast Asia country is planning to host the Chinese military. "We relocated the facility to a new spot. We cannot keep it anymore and the building is already old," Tea.... |
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. Nakai-Nam Theun National Park, one of the last remaining wildernesses in Southeast Asia, is being developed as a model project for the management of protected areas in Laos and the rest of the region. The government does not intend to relocate people living in the park but instead will try to encourage them to participate in forestry protection. |
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Phnom Penh [Cambodia], October 4 (ANI): Preparations for a China-backed expansion at Cambodia Ream Naval Base are underway which the US fears would be transformed into hosting Chinese military assets. Nikkei Asia, quoting a Cambodian Navy official, reported that the Chinese government was.... |
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BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan went to the polls on Sunday (Oct 4) to choose a new parliament with electors and smaller parties afraid vote buying will spoil a rare competitive election in former Soviet Central Asia. Surrounded by authoritarian states with rubber-stamp legislatures, elections in mountainous.... |
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shortened his trip to Asia after President Donald Trump was hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/10/04/mike-pompeo-asia-trip-donald-trimp-coronavirus-diagnosis/3615851001/
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Initially set up to "upskill and cross-train AirAsia Allstars (employees) through a series of tech workshops in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and software engineering," among other technologies, Redbeat Academy has now opened its doors to the public, Air Asia said in the release. |
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with Covid-19. Pompeo would leave for Japan on Sunday but would not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned, the State Department said. Pompeo was meant to visit all three countries from 4-8 October. He is still set to leave for Tokyo on Sunday but will be returning to Washington on 6.... |
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be skipping planned stops to South Korea and Mongolia. (Reuters pic) WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his trip to Asia this week, a department spokesman said Saturday, visiting Japan but skipping planned stops to South Korea and Mongolia. |
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by Andrew Wood. A mother’s plight to rescue her 23 year old son, John de Villiers, who was stranded in Asia and his mother’s wish to return him safely home to South Africa, led to a fantastic story that has to be told. The amazing story involved using key contacts available via Skål International’s.... |
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Initially, Pompeo planned to visit all three countries between Oct. 4 and Oct 8. He is still set to leave for Tokyo on Sunday but will be returning to Washington on Oct. 6 after consultations with his Japanese counterparts and attending a wider meeting with foreign ministers of India and Australia. |
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The planned visit to South Korea by United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been delayed after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19. The U.S. State Department on Saturday posted an update on Secretary Pompeo's travel to Asia, saying that he will travel to Japan from Sunday to Tuesday. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 64 new cases of the coronavirus, the fourth straight day its increase came below 100, possibly reflecting the fewer number of tests conducted during one of the biggest holidays of the year. The figures released by the Korea Disease Control and.... |
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned, the State Department said on Saturday, after President Donald Trump was diagnosed and hospitalized due to the coronavirus.
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Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Tokyo to attend the second ministerial meeting of the four countries under the Quad -- India, Japan, Australia and US -- but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned, has said. |
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was to visit Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday and stop in Seoul from Wednesday to Thursday. – EPA pic, October 4, 2020.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his trip to Asia this week, a department spokesman said today, visiting Japan but skipping planned stops to South Korea and Mongolia. |
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The schedule change comes as President Donald Trump is hospitalized near Washington after testing positive for COVID-19. The US top diplomat will be in Tokyo from Sunday to Tuesday, spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement, where he will meet with foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan. |
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In this photo taken on August 13, 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) speaks during a joint press conference with Slovenian Prime Minister (unseen) after their meeting in Bled, in the foothills of the Julian Alps. (Jure Makovec / AFP)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his trip.... |
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WASHINGTON, Oct 4, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his trip to Asia this week, a department spokeswoman said Saturday, visiting Japan but skipping planned stops to South Korea and Mongolia. The schedule change comes as President Donald Trump is hospitalized near Washington after testing positive for Covid-19. |
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SEOUL, South Korea South Korea has reported 64 new cases of the coronavirus, the fourth straight day its increase came below 100, possibly reflecting the fewer number of tests conducted during one of the biggest holidays of the year. The figures released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention.... |
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his trip to Asia this week, a department spokeswoman said Saturday, visiting Japan but skipping planned stops to South Korea and Mongolia. The schedule change comes as President Donald Trump is hospitalized near Washington after testing positive for Covid-19. |
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