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An Asian elephant can weigh up to 4000kg — meaning it needs 400kg of food a day. “Keep in mind, they eat 10 per cent of their body weight,” Mr Pearson said. “In fact, they (elephants) only sleep a few hours of night because (since) they’re so big they can't go to sleep because they have to keep eating. |
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KIEV, Ukraine Cases of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19-related fatalities continued to rise across Europe and Asia on Saturday. Five countries have reported over 100 cases each, with the mayor of the Kyrgyz capital announced to have contracted the virus and Kazakhstan imposing a stay-home order on its own capital. |
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SEOUL – South Korea reported 67 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, the largest daily jump in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infections. Health authorities said 31 of the new cases came from overseas while the rest were locally infected. It was the largest daily increase since 79 cases were reported on May 28. |
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Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI. Headline: ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN – Covid-19: the renewal of residence visas for Catholic missionaries is difficult. Almaty – Missionary priests in Kazakhstan, as well as all foreigners present in the national territory, may experience problems to stay in the Central Asian.... |
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SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has reported 67 additional cases of the coronavirus , the largest daily jump in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infections. Figures released Saturday took the country’s total to 12,373 with 280 deaths. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and.... |
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Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday the most dramatic “ring of fire” solar eclipse to shadow the Earth in years. Annular eclipses occur when the Moon — passing between Earth and the Sun — is not quite close enough.... |
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A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Thailand on Sunday afternoon, while sky-gazers in some other parts of Asia and Africa will be treated to a spectacular “ring of fire” event. For those in Bangkok , the moon will begin to move in front of the sun at 1.10pm local time, with maximum coverage reaching 40% at 2. |
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Elephants held in captivity in southeast Asia have been on the brink of starvation for months, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic came along and brought the tourism industry to its knees.
These majestic animals have to eat 10 per cent of their body weight daily, which is becoming increasingly.... |
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Johnson & Johnson has decided to stop selling skin-whitening creams popular in Asia and the Middle East, it said on Friday, after such products have come under renewed social pressure in recent weeks amid a global debate about racial inequality. Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its Clean & Clear.... |
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Cases of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19-related fatalities continued to rise across Europe and Asia on Saturday. Five countries have reported over 100 cases each, with the mayor of the Kyrgyz capital announced to have contracted the virus and Kazakhstan imposing a stay-home order on its own capital. |
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Annular eclipses occur when the Moon -- passing between Earth and the Sun -- is not quite close enough to our planet to completely obscure sunlight, leaving a thin ring of the solar disc visible. They occur every year or two, and can only been seen from a narrow pathway across the planet. |
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In Asia, Vietnam ranked fifth after Thailand, Taiwan (China), the Repuplic of Korea and Malaysia, according to the Global COVID-19 Index updated June 16 by Malaysia-based consulting firm Pemandu Associates in collaboration with Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Sunway Group. |
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Bangladesh has ranked 162nd out of 180 countries in the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) that evaluates the condition of environmental health and vitality of their ecosystems. Bangladesh was given 29.0 points in the list, securing third worst position in South Asia region, only ahead of India at 168th and Afghanistan at 178th position. |
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Making supply chains connecting Central Asia with Europe safer, smarter and more sustainable was the focus of a virtual discussion of some 70 logistics and trade stakeholders from the private and public sectors from Central Asia and the Caspian and Black Sea region on June 19, the.... |
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PARIS Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday (Jun 21) the most dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse to shadow the Earth in years. Annular eclipses occur when the moon - passing between Earth and the sun - is not.... |
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Highlights Indonesia has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia, with 41,431 COVID-19 cases and 2,276 deaths confirmed as of June 18. A total of 7.8% of cases and 1.4% of deaths are among children < 18 years old. National cases continues to rise in line with increased testing capacity. |
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South Korea is struggling to contain a spike in fresh virus transmissions since early May, when it eased social distancing rules. Most of the new cases have been reported in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where about half of the country’s 51 million people reside. |
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PARIS (AFP) - Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday (June 21) the most dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse to shadow the Earth in years. Annular eclipses occur when the Moon - passing between Earth and the Sun -.... |
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The virus, which has now killed more than 454,000 people and infected 8.4 million people worldwide, is surging in the Americas and parts of Asia even as Europe starts to ease restrictive measures. — Reuters pic. GENEVA, June 20 — The World Health Organisation warned yesterday of a “new and dangerous.... |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 67 additional cases of the coronavirus, the largest daily jump in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infections. Figures released Saturday took the country’s total to 12,373 with 280 deaths. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 67 additional cases of the coronavirus, the largest daily jump in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infections. Figures released Saturday took the country’s total to 12,373 with 280 deaths. |
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“President Trump has had America´s alliances in his sights for a very long time,” said Mira Rapp-Hooper, a senior fellow on Asia policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of “Shields of the Republic: The Triumph and Peril of America’s Alliances. |
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Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday the most dramatic “ring of fire” solar eclipse to shadow the Earth in years. Annular eclipses occur when the Moon — passing between Earth and the Sun — is not quite close enough.... |
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The virus, which has now killed more than 454,000 people and infected 8.4 million people worldwide, is surging in the Americas and parts of Asia even as Europe starts to ease restrictive measures. — Reuters pic. GENEVA, June 20 — The World Health Organisation warned yesterday of a “new and dangerous.... |
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