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ROME (AP) — The first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe on Monday, even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks. The Colosseum opened its ancient doors in Rome, ferries restarted in Bangladesh, golfers played in Greece, students.... |
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Monroe County Sheriff's Office Captains Don Fanelli, left, and Don Hiller, right, dismantle a checkpoint at the top of the Florida Keys Overseas Highway Sunday, May 31, 2020, near Key Largo, Fla. The checkpoint was established March 27, 2020,.... |
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ROME (AP) — The first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe on Monday, even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks. The Colosseum opened its ancient doors in Rome, ferries restarted in Bangladesh, golfers played in Greece, students.... |
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Worshippers attend an outdoor mass at the hippodrome in Cascais, outside Lisbon, Sunday, May 31, 2020. As the government eases the coronavirus lockdown rules, the Catholic Church in Portugal resumed the celebration of religious services Saturday with a set of safety rules to avoid the spread of COVID-19. |
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* Asian stock markets : tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 * Asia markets swing higher, Nikkei at 3-mth peak. * China surveys show growth at home, subdued exports. * S&P 500 futures bounce, though riots add to economic woe. * Busy week sees ECB meet, U.S. payrolls report. By Wayne Cole and Julie Zhu. |
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ROME (AP) — The first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe on Monday, even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks. The Colosseum opened its ancient doors in Rome, ferries restarted in Bangladesh, golfers played in Greece, students.... |
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ROME (AP) — The first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe on Monday, even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks. The Colosseum opened its ancient doors in Rome, ferries restarted in Bangladesh, golfers played in Greece, students.... |
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Monroe County Sheriff's Office Captains Don Fanelli, left, and Don Hiller, right, dismantle a checkpoint at the top of the Florida Keys Overseas Highway Sunday, May 31, 2020, near Key Largo, Fla. The checkpoint was established March 27, 2020,.... |
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lockdowns this week. There has been at least 2,700 Covid-19 deaths in Southeast Asia, a region that has registered a total of 89,000 cases, news agency IANS reported.
With the partial opening of restaurants, shops and public parks already in effect, Thailand will from Monday allow cinemas, gyms and massage parlours to resume activities. |
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No-frills airline AirAsia India on Monday said it is offering 50,000 seats without charging base fare to the doctor community along with other frontline workers, working to save lives amid the
pandemic. As a mark of respect to our doctors and in recognition of the admirable values they have.... |
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— SOUTH KOREA PUSHES CODES: South Korea is reporting a steady rise in cases around the capital as officials push to require entertainment venues to register their customers with smartphone QR codes so they can easily be located if needed. The 35 new cases of COVID-19 reported Monday include 30 around Seoul. |
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BANGKOK (AP) Traffic jams and crowds of commuters returned to the Philippine capital on Monday, as the metropolis relaxed antivirus measures in a high-stakes gamble to slowly reopen the economy while fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Commuter trains, taxis, ride-sharing cars, special shuttle buses.... |
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SINGAPORE legal firm Bayfront Law has teamed up with Nishimura & Asahi to tap the top Japanese law firm’s global network and extend its reach beyond the city state across Asia - including Japan - to New York. Bayfront’s pact with Nishimura’s Singapore office, to be known as the Nishimura &.... |
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PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Undocumented immigrants in Malaysia will be deported to their respective countries starting next week, says Senior Minister (Security) Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the sending back process will start with Indonesian citizens on June 6. |
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Contributed by NAMPA / Associated Press.
Asia Today: Philippines sees traffic jams as lockdown eases |
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Stocks in Asia Pacific were higher in Monday afternoon trade as a Chinese data release over the weekend showed the country's factory activity expanding in May. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index led gains among the region's major indexes, surging 3.22% by the afternoon, with shares of life insurer
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There was also relief that while President Donald Trump began the process of ending special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish China, he left their trade deal intact. “With specific and verifiable measures against China appearing to be weak, markets may draw hollow consolation that the U.S. |
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There was also relief that while President Donald Trump began the process of ending special U.S. treatment for Hong Kong to punish China, he left their trade deal intact. “With specific and verifiable measures against China appearing to be weak, markets may draw hollow consolation that the U.S. |
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* Asian stock markets : tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 * Asia markets swing higher, Nikkei at 3-mth peak. * China surveys show growth at home, subdued exports. * S&P 500 futures bounce, riots add to economic woe. * Busy week sees ECB meet, U.S. payrolls report. By Wayne Cole. |
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BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- More countries in Europe and Asia began to ease restrictions and resume operations, but more than 1 million cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean, now the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. Globally, confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 6. |
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But with many of China's trading partners still restricted, its new export orders remained in contraction, the private business survey showed on Monday. China's official PMI survey on Sunday showed the recovery in the world's second-largest economy intact but fragile. |
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— SOUTH KOREA PUSHES CODES: South Korea is reporting a steady rise in cases around the capital as officials push to require entertainment venues to register their customers with smartphone QR codes so they can easily be located if needed. The 35 new cases of COVID-19 reported Monday include 30 around Seoul. |
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The passing of National Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury marks the sudden end of the extraordinary journey of a man who was venerated by thousands of his direct students at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), Brac University and University of Asia Pacific as well as thousands.... |
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. Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Buffalo
I don’t remember exactly when I heard about the 2019 version of coronavirus, Covid-19, but I do know it was during my travels in Asia this past January. Over the past few weeks, I have heard variations of “I don’t know why.... |
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While the world grapples to contain the spread of the coronavirus, a different breed of pesky pestilence is threatening the food security of many regions, including some parts of Asia—locusts!
China and South Korea were the early frontlines in our pitched battle against Covid-19. |
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