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New Delhi. The Indian government on Saturday added 141 more flights to West Asian countries for the second phase of Vande Bharat Mission, its massive repatriation programme for citizens stranded overseas because of Covid-19-related travel restrictions. |
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AIA, the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group, recently launched a new content series (filming was conducted prior to the Covid-19 pandemic) in partnership with its Global Ambassador David Beckham and partner Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (“Spurs” or “the Club”). |
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KUNMING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 5.8 million stems of flowers were transacted Saturday via the electronic auction services of the Kunming Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh cut flower trading market, up 3.8 percent from Friday. The data were provided by the Kunming International Flora.... |
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We should get used to wearing masks . . . While masks have been an accessory in Asia since at least the 2002 SARS outbreak—“not wearing masks in Hong Kong is like not wearing pants,” quote Vox —the rest of the world has only just started to embrace mask fashion and #maskbragging ( showing off your new mask on social media) . |
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Coronavirus cases continued to drop in much of Asia on Saturday but surged in Latin America, as the world grappled with balancing the urge to restart economies with fears about health risks. C hina, where the outbreak began late last year, reported no new confirmed cases for the first time. |
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European shares on Friday closed unchanged, although rising US-China tensions hit Asia-exposed banks and luxury stocks, while hopes of a global recovery kept weekly gains intact for the main indices. Stock markets had a volatile session as Beijing announced plans to impose a new security law in Hong.... |
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KUNMING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 5.8 million stems of flowers were transacted Saturday via the electronic auction services of the Kunming Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh cut flower trading market, up 3.8 percent from Friday. The data were provided by the Kunming International Flora.... |
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Air France. Air France issued a press release on 19 May that its flights would restart in the first week of June: one flight a week in the first period, and this number would grow to one daily by the end of the month. By the end of June, the airline will relaunch its flights on several routes in Europe, North America, and Asia. |
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Food safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic, along with "changing consumer preferences," are " contributing to a shift toward plant-based food options ," reports CNBC, citing alternative meat makers in Asia. The New York Times shares some specifics, including statistics from Nielsen showing.... |
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A surging coronavirus is ravaging parts of Latin America, setting records for cases and deaths Friday in some countries in the world's most unequal region even as the pandemic's march slows in much of Europe, Asia and the United States. |
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Monitoring Desk. RIO DE JANEIRO: A surging coronavirus is ravaging parts of Latin America, setting records for cases and deaths Friday in some countries in the world’s most unequal region even as the pandemic’s march slows in much of Europe, Asia and the United States. |
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MANILA, Philippines The SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena in Pasay City has recently been converted into a COVID-19 mega swabbing facility. The initiative is a partnership among the Department of Health (DOH), Philippine Red Cross and Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). |
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A commentary by a curator of history at the Royal British Columbia Museum. She is a cultural and social historian and has led award-winning history and heritage projects. As I have been preparing to honour Asian Heritage Month during the unusual constraints of a pandemic, rising anti-Asian attacks —.... |
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Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI. Headline: ASIA/PAKISTAN – Religious leaders: “Let us protect life and health on the day of Eid-al-Fitr” Lahore – Pakistan lives Eid-al-Fitr, – the Islamic feast that starts on the evening of May 23 and lasts all May 24, for the closing of the holy month of “Ramadan”. |
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Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI. Headline: ASIA/CHINA – Mourning in the Episcopate: His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Zhu Baoyu. Vatican City – On the morning of 7 May 2020, His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Zhu Baoyu, Bishop Emeritus of Nanyang, in Henan, died at the age of 99. |
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Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI. Headline: ASIA/CHINA – Mourning in the Episcopate: His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Ma Zhongmu. Vatican City – In the early afternoon of March 23, 2020, His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Ma Zhongmu, Bishop Emeritus of Yinchuan/Ningxia, not recognized by the government, died at the age of 101. |
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US diplomatic circles have supported India in its confrontation with China on the border and in the Indian Ocean. First Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Alice Wells, who is resigning in May, has accused China of using border clashes with India to change the status quo at the border. |
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Transfer Market compares players and proposes prices for each player. Azmoun, who plays for Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg was valued at €4.5 million and follows Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean winger Heung-min Son, €64 million, and FC Porto’s Japanese forward Shoya Nakajima, €16 million. Japan has 5 and South Korea has 3 players on the list. |
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According to the bank, Jha’s mandate is to nurture, lead, inspire and deploy a team of highly qualified professionals to deliver the best solutions for these countries. Abhas Jha, an Indian economist, has been appointed by the World Bank to a key position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia, the global lender said. |
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Abhas Jha works on cities, infrastructure finance and economics, risk and resilience, and public policy. He leads operations and strategy, technical quality control, risk management and advisory services for the Bank. Jha joined the World Bank in 2001 as the Executive Director for Bangladesh,.... |
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Top Chinese political advisers have proposed a regional digital currency that would be backed by four major Asian currencies including the Japanese yen, Korean won, Hong Kong dollar and the yuan. The proposal unveiled Thursday describes the currency as a “stablecoin,” a term for cryptocurrencies.... |
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Source: The Holy See in the Italian. Headline: ASIA/pakistan – Resignation of Archbishop of Taipei and appoints successor.
Vatican city – The Holy Father Francis has accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taipei , presented by S. E. Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan, S. |
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Transfer Market compares players and proposes prices for each player. Azmoun, who plays for Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg was valued at €4.5 million and follows Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean winger Heung-min Son, €64 million, and FC Porto’s Japanese forward Shoya Nakajima, €16 million. Japan has 5 and South Korea has 3 players on the list. |
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The coronavirus pandemic continued to drop in much of Asia on Saturday even as the outbreak surged in Latin America, as the world grappled with balancing the urge to restart economies with fears about health risks. China, where the outbreak began late last year, reported no new confirmed cases for the first time. |
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The coronavirus pandemic continued to drop in much of Asia on Saturday even as the outbreak surged in Latin America, as the world grappled with balancing the urge to restart economies with fears about health risks. China, where the outbreak began late last year, reported no new confirmed cases for the first time. |
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