MANILA, Philippines -- One southern Philippine province and its war-battered capital will be placed under a mild lockdown next month and the rest of the country will be under more relaxed restrictions to boost the battered economy of the country counting the most
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Jorina begum, 60, returned to her house which is submerged under floodwater. Severe floods struck Bangladesh during the last week of June 2020, which prolonged and intensified sufferings of 5.4 million people in the northern, central and north-eastern parts of the country. Photos from ICRC. |
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One southern Philippine province and its war-battered capital will be placed under a mild lockdown next month and the rest of the country will be under more relaxed restrictions to boost the battered economy of the country counting the most coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia. |
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The CEO of Siemens Energy outlined a vision for the newly-listed firm’s future on Monday, describing it as a “mirror of today’s energy world” and stressing the importance of adopting interim energy solutions.
Christian Bruch set out where the company stood in terms of its current business and.... |
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President Rodrigo Duterte announced the quarantine restrictions for October in televised remarks Monday night. Lanao del Sur province and its capital, Marawi city, will fall under a lockdown starting Thursday due to infection spikes in recent weeks. Most of Marawi's commercial and downtown areas.... |
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— India has registered 70,589 new coronaviruses cases in the past 24 hours, maintaining a noticeable decline in daily infections for the last two weeks. The Health Ministry raised India’s total to more than 6.1 million on Tuesday. It also reported 776 fatalities in the last 24 hours, which pushed the death toll to 96,318. |
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MANILA, Philippines The World Bank’s outlook for the Philippines just got gloomier, expecting the economy to contract way deeper than most countries in Southeast Asia this year, followed by a more sluggish bounce-back than what was seen last April. In an update to its economic forecasts released.... |
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MANILA, Philippines One southern Philippine province and its war-battered capital will be placed under a mild lockdown next month and the rest of the country will be under more relaxed restrictions to boost the battered economy of the country counting the most coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia. |
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MANILA, Philippines - One southern Philippine province and its war-battered capital will be placed under a mild lockdown next month and the rest of the country will be under more relaxed restrictions to boost the battered economy of the country counting the most coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia. |
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Diet composition is a key determinant of childhood obesity. While whole grains and micronutrients are known to decrease the risk of obesity, there are no interventions originating from Southeast Asia that emphasize whole grain as a strategy to improve overall quality of diet in combating childhood obesity. |
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ZTO Express shares surged in the opening minutes of their debut in Hong Kong on Tuesday, jumping about 10% from the offer price of 218 Hong Kong dollars ($28.13) per share. The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic crossed the 1 million mark, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. |
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A man wearing a face mask attaches social distancing signs on the floor at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. The museum reopened Monday after having been closed for six weeks as a precaution against the coronavirus. |
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Most of Marawi’s commercial and downtown areas were destroyed after hundreds of Islamic State group-aligned militants laid siege to the mosque-studded city in May 2017 and the military launched a massive offensive and airstrikes to quell the five-month uprising. |
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One southern Philippine province will be placed under a mild lockdown next month and the rest of the country will be under more relaxed restrictions to boost the battered economy. The Philippines counts the most coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia. |
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Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng climbed 0.5 per cent while China’s CSI 300 index of Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed stocks rose 0.3 per cent. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.3 per cent and South Korea’s Kospi advanced 0.6 per cent. The moves in Asia came after Democrats unveiled a $2. |
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(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Tuesday following the overnight rally in U.S. as well as European markets and on optimism about a new U.S. coronavirus relief bill after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said a new package is still possible. Nevertheless, investors remained cautious ahead of the first U. |
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One southern Philippine province will be placed under a mild lockdown next month and the rest of the country will be under more relaxed restrictions to boost the battered economy. The Philippines counts the most coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia. |
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The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to cause the slowest economic growth in 50 years in the East Asia and Pacific ((EAP) region, while 38 million people are estimated to be pushed back into poverty, the World Bank said in a new report. The World Bank’s October 2020 Economic Update for EAP elaborated.... |
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Singapore — 0304 GMT: Crude oil futures edged lower during mid-morning trade in Asia Sept. 29 amid persistently weak demand and supply fundamentals, surrendering some of the gains made overnight on the back of a surge in US equity prices and a weaker dollar. |
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MANILA, Philippines — Only one southern Philippine province and its war-battered capital will be placed under a mild lockdown and the rest of the country will be put under more relaxed quarantine restrictions next month to boost the battered economy despite the country having the most number of coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia. |
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SHANGHAI Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Music China , jointly organized by CMIA, Shanghai INTEX and Messe Frankfurt, returns in Shanghai New International Expo Centre on October 28-31, 2020. One of the world's largest expos of musical instruments, Music China has been playing an important role in the global music industry. |
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HONG KONG , Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Bankers Club, Ashton Hawks and Golden Emperor Properties have been appointed as Hong Kong's sole and exclusive agents of "The River Thu Thiem", a luxury residential property in Ho Chi Minh City developed by City Garden JSC in partnership with Swire Properties. |
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, examining available treatment options for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) across Asia Pacific and the long-term impact on clinical, patient, and economic outcomes. In Asia Pacific, it is estimated that 16 million people are affected by AF -- a condition characterized by an irregular and often fast heart rhythm. |
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NANJING China Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Whale Cloud announced today that DITO Telecommunity, the new major telecommunications player in the Philippines , has selected Whale Cloud to develop next-generation IT system, setting a solid foundation for the company to expand the market in the Philippines. |
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