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By Aradhana Aravindan and Anshuman Daga. SINGAPORE (Reuters) - In the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak, Anthony Tan, the CEO of Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing firm, recalls how he mistook the infection to be a China-only problem, similar to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in 2003. |
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(Jakarta, 13 August 2020) ‒ The Government of Thailand should end its intimidation and judicial harassment of pro-democracy activists, and respect the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, said Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and Asia Democracy Network (ADN) in a joint statement today. |
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Highlights: As of 11 August, there were 989,812 reported cases of COVID-19 within the countries in which WFP is active in the region. There has been a 13 percent increase in cases over the last two weeks (28 July 11 August) and a 39 percent increase in cases over the last month (11 July 11 August). |
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SAN RAFAEL, Calif. Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) validated the Company's Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for vosoritide, an investigational, once daily injection analog of C-type.... |
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Final Report will add the analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on this industry. Changing lifestyle trends and growing awareness about hygiene is one of the significant factors influencing the Hand Sanitizer market growth. With the growing competitive work environment and the pressures of the urban.... |
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Majority of Filipinos see no light at the end of the tunnel yet as they expect the Philippines’ coronavirus crisis would further worsen in the second-half of the year, a new survey by the insurance firm Manulife revealed yesterday. Based on the Manulife Asia Care Survey that covered 300 insurance.... |
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The Aral Sea has received worldwide attention for the deterioration of its biological and chemical status. The accumulation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in the lake sediments reflects changes in the surrounding watershed and represents a potential hazard for the lake ecosystem. |
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FILE - This is a Friday, Jan. 25, 2008 file photo of Carlsberg beer cans at a joint press conference by Heineken and Carlsberg to announce their joint bid to buy UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle (S&N), in London Danish brewer Carlsberg said Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, its second quarter net profit dropped 7. |
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1 of 9 Visitors wearing face masks to help protect against the coronavirus visit Forbidden City in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. New local cases in China fell into the single digits, while Hong Kong saw another rise in hospitalizations and deaths. Andy Wong/AP 2 of 9 People wearing face masks to.... |
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As COVID-19 turned into a pandemic, sending markets into a tailspin, the 38-year-old sought advice from titans among his investors including Softbank’s Masayoshi Son and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella. The message was clear. No one knew how long the crisis would last or how deep it would be. |
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MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said another spike in the total number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases among Filipinos abroad was recorded with 57 new infections in Asia and the Pacific and the Middle East. These new confirmed cases bring to 9,873 the overall tally among overseas Filipinos. |
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Despite friendly equity markets in the United States and Asia, the gold price made a comeback above the $ 1,800 mark in early Monday trading. by Jorg Bernhard The unchecked rise in the number of new corona infections in the USA raises doubts about the dynamics of an impending economic recovery. |
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Asia’s emerging currency markets crept higher on Thursday against a broadly weaker U.S. dollar, while optimism among investors over an economic recovery and U.S.-China trade talks later this week pushed stock markets higher. U.S. inflation data on Wednesday dispelled concerns about deflation in.... |
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark Danish brewer Carlsberg said Thursday its second quarter net profit dropped 7.3% to 2.9 billion kroner ($458 million) as all its markets were affected “to a greater or lesser extent” by the global coronavirus outbreak. The Copenhagen-based brewer said it saw “a modest decline in.... |
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SYDNEY (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak centered in Australia’s second-largest city showed a decline in new infections, though the state’s leader urged continued vigilance. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said there were 278 new infections and eight new deaths, down from around 700 daily at the peak of the outbreak. |
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Asia markets traded mixed on Thursday. Jobs data in Australia released on Thursday showed that the unemployment rate surged to a 22-year high of 7.5% in July, according to Reuters. Over on Wall Street, stocks jumped as traders stateside seemed to shrug off uncertainty over a second coronavirus.... |
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SYDNEY (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak centered in Australia's second-largest city showed a decline in new infections Thursday, though the state's leader urged continued vigilance. Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said there were 278 new infections and eight new deaths, down from around 700 daily at the peak of the outbreak. |
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SINGAPORE Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- An increasing number of businesses in Asia are turning to and Oracle Autonomous Database to gain benefit from the advantages the company's autonomous technology brings. These include lower costs, better security and management, higher-performance. |
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SYDNEY (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak centered in Australia’s second-largest city showed a decline in new infections, though the state’s leader urged continued vigilance. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said there were 278 new infections and eight new deaths, down from around 700 daily at the peak of the outbreak. |
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Stocks in Asia Pacific have dug their way out of a hole for the year as the global market recovery from the coronavirus continues to grind higher. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 0.6% to 171.31 as of 10:02 a.m. in Hong Kong, set to erase its year-to-date loss after the S&P 500 Index closed just shy of a record high. |
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DUBAI Saudi Aramco’s Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Sunday that he sees oil demand recovering in Asia as economies gradually open up after the easing of coronavirus lockdowns.
“Look at China, their gasoline and diesel demand is almost at pre-COVID 19 levels. |
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SYDNEY -- The coronavirus outbreak centered in Australia's second-largest city showed a decline in new infections Thursday, though the state's leader urged continued vigilance. Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said there were 278 new infections and eight new deaths, down from around 700 daily at the peak of the outbreak. |
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To support patients at local health facilities amid the latest outbreak of COVID-19, many men in Da Nang city are offering them free rides home. With lockdown being lifted, the Orthopaedic and Physical Rehabilitation Hospital of Da Nang is packed with dozens of drivers picking up patients. |
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