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L ast week, Taiwan announced a major donation of over seven million face masks to the U.S., Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. In Wisconsin, we experienced this generosity firsthand in the form of 100,000 surgical-grade masks, which will help keep our state healthy. |
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Units disinfect a vehicle in the Uzbek capital Tashkent at a checkpoint, built to control vehicles within the measures taken against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in March, 2020. ( Bahtiyar Abdülkerimov - Anadolu Agency )
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan More coronavirus cases and deaths were reported.... |
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Global equities were mixed Monday as markets weigh hopes about economic restarts against worries over coronavirus cases, including signs of "second wave" outbreaks in Asia. France and Spain took new steps to ease lockdowns, along with more US states, some of which moved over the weekend to permit additional activity. |
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Despite the reported impact of COVID-19 on Russia’s military-industrial complex ( Vedomosti , April 10), deliveries of new equipment continue (see EDM, ), including of modernized radios ( Mil.ru , April 28) intended to improve the command-and-control (C2) capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces (see EDM , June 11, 2019). |
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Global equities were mixed Monday as markets weigh hopes about economic restarts against worries over coronavirus cases, including signs of "second wave" outbreaks in Asia. France and Spain took new steps to ease lockdowns, along with more US states, some of which moved over the weekend to permit additional activity. |
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CAIRO -- A new type of ride-hailer that has taken over the streets of Cairo is rolling into Southeast Asia, a fiercely competitive market long dominated by local giants like Grab and Gojek. Swvl, established in Egypt three years ago, offers shared rides on the startup's minibuses, with an app.... |
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Middle East sour crude spreads for cash Dubai and Oman against July Dubai paper rose Monday, following a slew of price hikes from producers such as Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, pointing to a turnaround in market sentiment after a quarter of decimated oil demand in Asia. |
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More coronavirus cases and deaths were reported Monday in countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Belarus recorded 933 more confirmed cases of COVID-10, bringing the total to 23,906. The number of recoveries in the country reached 6,531 and the death toll hit 135. |
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OVERVIEW The 32 countries in the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region have varying levels of development and capacity, as well as exposure and vulnerability to natural hazards. Many countries in the region undergo seasonal periods of increased hydrometeorological activity, experiencing cyclones.... |
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A ccording to recent press reports, two Asian giant hornets—a species not known to occur in North America—were found in northwest Washington state in late 2019, and a hornet colony was found and eliminated in British Columbia. Now scientists are trying to determine whether more of these large predatory insects are present in the region. |
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LONDON: European stock markets slid Monday after opening with gains, while the dollar jumped and oil prices retreated as a new week kicked off with more volatility fuelled by coronavirus twists and turns. "The buoyant mood from last week carried into the open of trading this week with Asian markets closing higher. |
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Swathes of Europe began the long process of reopening from coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, but the first new infections in weeks at China's ground zero offered a sobering reminder of the dangers of a second wave of cases. The mixed fortunes illustrate the high-wire act governments face across the.... |
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A commentary. The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the resilience of illiberal and liberal systems alike across the formerly communist lands of Eurasia and Central Europe. An early analysis suggests authoritarian-minded leaders have won the short game, but the winner is still very much up in the air. |
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PARIS — Swathes of Europe began the long process of reopening from coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, but a resurgence of infections in China and South Korea offered a sobering reminder of the dangers of a second wave of cases. The mixed fortunes illustrate the high-wire act governments face across.... |
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Hepatitis E is a deadly viral infection that causes almost 50,000 deaths every year. Now, scientists have revealed that the virus is being spread to humans from rats, with many people not even aware that they have the disease.
On April 30, a 61-year-old man was hospitalised for abnormal liver function in Hong Kong. |
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A commentary. The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the resilience of illiberal and liberal systems alike across the formerly communist lands of Eurasia and Central Europe. An early analysis suggests authoritarian-minded leaders have won the short game, but the winner is still very much up in the air. |
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ISLAMABAD - Afghanistan's intelligence agency claimed Monday it has captured three senior Islamic State commanders who were directing the terror group's operations in parts of Asia. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) identified one of the detainees as Afghan national Zia-ul-Haq, also known.... |
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A commentary. The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the resilience of illiberal and liberal systems alike across the formerly communist lands of Eurasia and Central Europe. An early analysis suggests authoritarian-minded leaders have won the short game, but the winner is still very much up in the air. |
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Afghan security forces have detained at least three senior members of the South Asian branch of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group. The General Directorate of National Security, known as the NDS, and the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the militant group's head of South Asia, Abu.... |
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The United States has only brought death and destruction to Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia, a political commentator and longtime antiwar activist. Bill Dores, a writer for Struggle/La Lucha, made the comments in an interview with Press TV on Monday, after the US Navy has warned China to stop.... |
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India yesterday recorded its biggest one-day spike in coronavirus cases and Pakistan is set to open markets despite a steep rise in numbers of infections amid warning that worst of the crisis is yet to come. Under pressure, governments in south Asia are gradually opening up their economies to reduce.... |
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European stock markets slid Monday after opening with gains, while the dollar jumped and oil prices retreated as a new week kicked off with more volatility fuelled by coronavirus twists and turns. "The buoyant mood from last week carried into the open of trading this week with Asian markets closing higher. |
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BANGKOK - India reported its biggest daily increase in cases Monday as it prepares to gradually resume train service while easing its virus lockdown. India’s train network was halted in late March as a lockdown was imposed on the country of 1.3 billion people. |
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Image used for illustrative purpose. Oil rig workers attach another piece of pipe onto the ChevronTexaco drilling platform January 15, 2003 near the Saudi Arabian border, Kuwait. Getty Images/Joe Raedle.
SINGAPORE - * Kuwait has raised the official selling prices (OSPs) for three crude oil grades.... |
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Still, the 28-year-old Bangladeshi construction worker couldn't be blamed if he were more than just a bit concerned. Infections in Singapore, an affluent Southeast Asian city-state of fewer than 6 million people, have jumped more than a hundredfold in two months - from 226 in mid-March to more than.... |
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