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A Thanet museum has pledged to 'decolonise' its exhibits in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. The Powell-Cotton museum in Quex Park is home to thousands of Asian and African objects collected by the 20th century explore Percy Powell- Cotton. |
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Flying tree snakes in southern Asia undulate their bodies as they glide through the air.
Flying fish have specialized pectoral fins that allow them to glide more than 600 feet after propelling themselves out of water at 35 miles per hour. |
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World stock markets fell slightly in Europe on Friday after gains in Asia, with trading somewhat subdued by a long holiday weekend in the U.S. With Wall Street remaining closed in observance of Independence Day, Germany’s DAX edged 0.6% lower to 12,528.18. The CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.8% to 5,007.14, while Britain’s FTSE closed down 1. |
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For centuries, mankind has been in a churn pulled in different directions by forces friendly as well as inimical to it. Off all the forces which have had a profound effect on mankind, it has been forces of religion for times to come. From religion a man derives his identity and raison d’etre to live when all else is lost . |
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“We were testing all these people with a cough from China and parts of Asia,” said one senior doctor at a London teaching hospital, but meanwhile cases from other countries passed unnoticed. Community testing in London, using the narrow guidelines, found only roughly 50 positive cases among some.... |
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A controversial new security law has taken effect in Hong Kong. It was implemented by the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, and many argue the law curtails freedom of speech and diminishes Hong Kong's political and economic autonomy. Isaac Stone Fish, a CBSN contributor and a senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center on U. |
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By Kamran Chaudhry. “George Floyd of Pakistan” is trending on social media. That’s after a Christian laboratory technician died from a gunshot wound after being shot by his Muslim neighbor in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. “I can’t breathe” and “no to racism,” states a banner posted by Rawadari Tehreek (Movement for Tolerance) on Facebook. |
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Pine Labs, the Indian payments company backed by Sequoia Capital and Mastercard Inc, is considering a bid for fallen fintech star Wirecard AG’s businesses in Southeast Asia and India, according to people familiar with the matter. A potential bid is still at an exploratory stage, as there’s no.... |
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Asian investors welcomed a forecast-busting US jobs report to send regional equities higher yesterday, though an acceleration in virus infections across the world’s top economy tempered big gains. While the US registered more than 50,000 new cases for a second straight day and authorities across the.... |
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The Diesel Loco Shed in Visakhapatnam, the biggest loco shed in Asia in terms of holding capacity, has come out with an ultraviolet radiation-based disinfection sanitiser for currency notes, papers and tools. The DLS staff have come up with several products like preparation of thousands of litres of.... |
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The government’s decision to temporarily fix a cap on air fares following the resumption of domestic passenger flight services in a graded manner is impacting air travel demand as airlines are unable to offer tickets at lower prices to customers, observed aviation think tank Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA). |
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, excluding IndiGo , may require funding requirements to the tune of USD 3-3.5 billion, with travel demand likely to remain subdued until the September quarter and no certainty of revival in the second half,
said in a report on Friday. The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) had in late April.... |
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The Philippines esports team competing at the Southeast Asian Games Dota 2 tournament in December 2019. On Friday, TNC Predator of the Philippines handed previously undefeated BOOM Esports their second straight loss, leaping into a tie for second place midway through Week 3 at the ONE Esports Dota 2 SEA League. |
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The rupee rose as much as 0.6% to 74.5562 per dollar, its highest since March 27, before closing up 0.5%. The currency has strengthened 1.3% this week in Asia’s best performance |
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World stock markets turned lower in Europe on Friday after gains in Asia, with trading somewhat subdued by a long holiday weekend in the U.S. With Wall Street due to remain closed in observance of Independence Day, Germany's DAX edged 0.5% lower to 12,548. The CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.9% to 5,006, while Britain's FTSE was down 1. |
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With Wall Street due to remain closed in observance of Independence Day, Germany's DAX edged 0.5% lower to 12,548. The CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.9% to 5,006, while Britain's FTSE was down 1.2% at 6,167.
Markets had risen earlier in Asia as investors there got their first opportunity to react to the stronger-than-expected U. |
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A man looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, July 3, 2020. Markets advanced in Asia on Friday following a Wall Street rally driven by strong jobs data. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
World stock markets turned lower in Europe on Friday.... |
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With Wall Street due to remain closed in observance of Independence Day, Germany's DAX edged 0.5% lower to 12,548. The CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.9% to 5,006, while Britain's FTSE was down 1.2% at 6,167.
Markets had risen earlier in Asia as investors there got their first opportunity to react to the stronger-than-expected U. |
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World stock markets turned lower in Europe on Friday after gains in Asia, with trading somewhat subdued by a long holiday weekend in the U.S. With Wall Street due to remain closed in observance of Independence Day, Germany's DAX edged 0.5% lower to 12,548. The CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.9% to 5,006, while Britain's FTSE was down 1. |
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With Wall Street due to remain closed in observance of Independence Day, Germany's DAX edged 0.5% lower to 12,548. The CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.9% to 5,006, while Britain's FTSE was down 1.2% at 6,167.
Markets had risen earlier in Asia as investors there got their first opportunity to react to the stronger-than-expected U. |
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World stock markets turned lower in Europe on Friday after gains in Asia, with trading somewhat subdued by a long holiday weekend in the U.S. With Wall Street due to remain closed in observance of Independence Day, Germany's DAX edged 0.5% lower to 12,548. The CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.9% to 5,006, while Britain's FTSE was down 1. |
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In order to survey and honor outstanding businesses for building a good working environment according to Asian standards, HR Asia has conducted thousands of surveys with the participation of more than 11,000 employees across 300 enterprises from 12 countries and territories throughout Asia. |
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After nearly three score years, the entire people of Burma together with those in Diaspora are still waiting for the Tatmadaw’s True News Information Team, to release the official figures of the infamous 7th July incident of 1962, now that Dr. Chander Prakash Singh, who had to sign the death.... |
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World stock markets have turned lower in Europe after gains in Asia. Trading is somewhat subdued however due to the long holiday weekend in the U.S. Wall Street is due to remain closed in observance of Independence Day. Markets had risen in Asia as investors there got their first opportunity to react to the stronger-than-expected U. |
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New research from National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway and the University of Limerick has for the first time quantified the volume of plastic from European countries (EU, UK, Switzerland, and Norway) that contributes to ocean littering from exported recycling. |
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