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ASIAN ELECTION BODIES. Commission on Elections chairman Sheriff Abas (upper right) and Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (center right) chair the virtual 2019 Executive Board Meeting of the Association of Asian Election Authorities on Oct. 1, 2020. The Asian election management bodies unanimously agreed.... |
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has cut his scheduled visit to Asian countries. He made the change after President Donald Trump identified the coronovirus. UK news outlet Reuters reported the news on Sunday. According to the report, Pompeo will leave for Japan on Sunday. |
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Unity is a common theme every year on Malaysia Day, the holiday celebrated on September 16 that marks the day Malaysia became a federation in 1963. That year, Britain agreed to relinquish control of most of its remaining colonies in Southeast Asia – Singapore, North Borneo (now called Sabah) and Sarawak. |
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Asia Today: S. Korea counts 64 cases, worries about holiday |
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Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) will increasingly play a key role as a transition energy to decrease reliance on coal and oil in the energy mix. Close to two-thirds of the global capacity in regasification will be in Asia over the next decade. Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia and the.... |
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has defended his record on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, asking for no "polemics" amid criticism that he is putting the economy over public health. The COVID-19 caseload in the world's fourth-most populous country rose to 299,506. Its coronavirus-related death toll of 11,055 is among the highest in Asia. |
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The planned Asia tour of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been limited to Japan only, the US State Department informed in a statement. "Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Tokyo, Japan on October 4 to 6. Planned meetings with the Quad Foreign Ministers in Tokyo will focus on pressing issues of the Indo-Pacific region. |
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In South Asia, the World Bank strives to better advance social inclusion in disaster and climate resilience projects by addressing the varying needs of people with different backgrounds. Through advisory services, knowledge development and sharing, this initiative provides practical inputs and.... |
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By Michael Sainsbury. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has asserted that the Vatican’s deal with Beijing, due to be renewed in the next three weeks, is still “provisional” and has expressed hope that it will work better in respect to having bishops appointed to a raft of vacant prelatures in Chinese dioceses. |
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A Kashmiri man sit outside a COVID-19 centre in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. India has crossed 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, putting the country's toll at nearly 10% of the global fatalities and behind only the United States and Brazil. |
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Japan from Sunday but will not travel to South Korea and Mongolia as earlier planned, the U.S. government said, after President Donald Trump was hospitalized with the coronavirus. Pompeo was initially planning to travel to the three countries from Sunday to Friday. |
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WASHINGTON – Weeks after India and China engaged in their deadliest border clash in decades, the sight of an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier entering the Bay of Bengal drew attention across the region. The carrier, the USS Nimitz, and its strike group deployed to the area in mid-July to.... |
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A Kashmiri man sit outside a COVID-19 centre in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. India has crossed 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, putting the country's toll at nearly 10% of the global fatalities and behind only the United States and Brazil. |
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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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Filipino teenager Kai Sotto is reportedly set for his G League debut in November or December. Handout photo.
MANILA, Philippines -- Kai Sotto's presence in the NBA G League will help raise the profile of the developmental competition in the Philippines, says the managing director of NBA Asia. |
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U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will shorten his travel to Asia this week 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 Indo-Pacific region’s biggest.... |
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has defended his record on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, asking for no "polemics" amid criticism that he is putting the economy over public health. The COVID-19 caseload in the world's fourth-most populous country rose to 299,506. Its coronavirus-related death toll of 11,055 is among the highest in Asia. |
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By AFP 35 mins ago in World 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 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 Agency on.... |
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SEOUL – 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 Agency on.... |
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has defended his record on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, asking for no "polemics" amid criticism that he is putting the economy over public health. The COVID-19 caseload in the world's fourth-most populous country rose to 299,506. Its coronavirus-related death toll of 11,055 is among the highest in Asia. |
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has defended his record on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, asking for no "polemics" amid criticism that he is putting the economy over public health. The COVID-19 caseload in the world's fourth-most populous country rose to 299,506. Its coronavirus-related death toll of 11,055 is among the highest in Asia. |
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WASHINGTON: US 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
Initially, Pompeo planned to visit all three countries between Oct. |
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MANILA, Philippines Filipino basketball fans need not worry when it comes to being updated with the latest news of Kai Sotto's journey towards his NBA dream. This was the promise of NBA Asia Managing Director Scott Levy, who assured hoops fans that Sotto and Filipino-American Jalen Green's stint in.... |
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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday (Oct 4) 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 hospitalised due to the coronavirus. |
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