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Worker in Top Glove factory in Malaysia. Shares of Malaysia’s Top Glove surged almost 8% on Friday as retail investors in Asia drew inspiration from the GameStop trading frenzy. A new Reddit forum called BursaBets has been set up, describing itself as the “Malaysian version” of Wallstreetbets. |
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— Singapore will give financial payouts in the rare cases of vaccine injury to ease the minds of those taking COVID-19 vaccines. The health ministry said more than 113,000 people had received their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and 432 of them reported side effects. |
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BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- As there was no electricity supply in the remote Bangladeshi village of Padmo Para, Fatima Khatun used to light candles to do homework after dark. "We did not score well in exams" as a result, she said. But today, a light bulb has lit up Khatun's home, allowing her to read for hours at night. |
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Elsewhere, investors were watching virus infection spikes in Europe and Asia, renewed travel curbs and negotiations in Washington over President Joe Biden s proposed $1.9 trillion economic aid package.
“We are still moving towards a recovery from the pandemic, just a heck of a lot bumpier than.... |
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The Independent would like to keep you informed about offers, events and updates by email, please tick the box if you would like to be contacted Read our full mailing list consent terms here — Singapore will give financial payouts in the rare cases of vaccine injury to ease the minds of those taking COVID-19 vaccines. |
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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka on Friday began inoculating frontline health workers, military troops and police officers against COVID-19 amid warnings about infections among medical workers. Sri Lanka on Thursday received 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine donated by India and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. |
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BEIJING – Asian stock markets fell Friday amid worries about rising coronavirus cases, Wall Street volatility and U.S. economic aid plans. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul all retreated. Overnight, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index gained 1%, recovering some of its loss from the previous day's 2. |
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The White House said it was "outraged" after Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the acquittal and ordered the release of the militant convicted of masterminding the 2002 beheading of US journalist Daniel Pearl. Who was Pearl and what had happened? Pearl, the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief for The.... |
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Indian equities made a smart recovery on Friday morning after five sessions of hefty losses, with the BSE benchmark Sensex rebounding over 400 points led by gains mainly in banking, energy and auto stocks. The 30-share Sensex was trading higher by 403.16 points or 0.86 per cent at 47,277.52 in opening deals. |
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Malaysia's Top Glove shares are among those to have seen a big spike in activity from private investors. |
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Singapore/New York — Asian stock markets recovered on Friday but are headed for their steepest weekly loss in months, as a liquidity squeeze in China and a Wall Street retail-trading frenzy has unnerved investors. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0. |
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BEIJING – Asian stock markets fell Friday amid worries about rising coronavirus cases, Wall Street volatility and U.S. economic aid plans. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul all retreated. Overnight, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index gained 1%, recovering some of its loss from the previous day's 2. |
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BEIJING (AP) Asian stock markets fell Friday amid worries about rising coronavirus cases, Wall Street volatility and U.S. economic aid plans. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul all retreated.
Overnight, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index gained 1%, recovering some of its loss from the previous day's 2. |
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(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock index futures fell in Asia, erasing gains from the previous session, as concerns over a cash squeeze in China and volatile retail-trader speculation sparked a broad selloff in the region.Contracts on the S&P 500 dropped 1.3% as of 2:18 p.m. in Tokyo, while futures on the Nasdaq 100 contracts declined 1. |
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka on Friday began inoculating frontline health workers, military troops and police officers against COVID-19 amid warnings about infections among medical workers. Sri Lanka on Thursday received 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine donated by.... |
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— Singapore will give financial payouts in the rare cases of vaccine injury to ease the minds of those taking COVID-19 vaccines. The health ministry said more than 113,000 people had received their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and 432 of them reported side effects. |
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— Singapore will give financial payouts in the rare cases of vaccine injury to ease the minds of those taking COVID-19 vaccines. The health ministry said more than 113,000 people had received their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and 432 of them reported side effects. |
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka on Friday began inoculating frontline health workers, military troops and police officers against COVID-19 amid warnings about infections among medical workers. Sri Lanka on Thursday received 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine donated by.... |
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BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- As there was no electricity supply in the remote Bangladeshi village of Padmo Para, Fatima Khatun used to light candles to do homework after dark. "We did not score well in exams" as a result, she said. But today, a light bulb has lit up Khatun's home, allowing her to read for hours at night. |
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is a research fellow and center coordinator for East Asia at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. He is the series editor for Routledge Studies on Think Asia.
The Group of Seven industrialized democracies – the US, the UK, Japan, Germany, Italy, France and.... |
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka on Friday began inoculating frontline health workers, military troops and police officers against COVID-19 amid warnings about infections among medical workers. Sri Lanka on Thursday received 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine donated by.... |
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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka on Friday began inoculating frontline health workers, military troops and police officers against COVID-19 amid warnings about infections among medical workers. Sri Lanka on Thursday received 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine donated by India and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. |
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Summary. Vietnam is expected to see a rapid expansion in investment in the power generation sector, boosting demand for LNG in southeast Asia in coming years. [NGW Magazine Volume 6, Issue 2] by: Shardul Sharma. Hanoi last year prepared the Power Development Plan-8 (PDP-8) which was sent to the.... |
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka on Friday began inoculating frontline health workers, military troops and police officers against COVID-19 amid warnings about infections among medical workers. Sri Lanka on Thursday received 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine donated by.... |
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— Singapore will give financial payouts in the rare cases of vaccine injury to ease the minds of those taking COVID-19 vaccines. The health ministry said more than 113,000 people had received their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and 432 of them reported side effects. |
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