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Daniel Pearl, the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, was abducted and beheaded while he was in Pakistan investigating a story in 2002 on the links between the country's powerful spy agency ISI and al-Qaeda.
In a surprise move, a two-judge bench of the Sindh High Court.... |
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Two climbers killed, two injured in Iran during heavy snowfall.
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Tochal ski resort, in north of Tehran, Iran December 12, 2019. Picture taken December 12, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS reuters_tickers
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A feature article in a Hong Kong-based magazine depicting President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) as an authoritarian leader was an issue that did not deserve much attention, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said yesterday. The Chinese-language Yazhou Zhoukan (or “Asia Weekly”) posted on Facebook the cover of its edition to be released next week. |
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The Food & Health Bureau (FHB) today said no COVID-19 positive case was found among those who failed to receive SMS messages containing their negative test results, and there was no delay in treatment due to SMS messages not being sent out. The bureau made a clarification again in response to media.... |
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Five among the new patients are Vietnamese citizens, including two returning from the UK on December 22, and three from Germany on December 18. The sixth patient is a Brazilian expert who arrived from Qatar on December 24. They tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 while staying in quarantine after arrival. |
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GENEVA, Switzerland – Despite a sharp fall in global trade in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and lingering trade tensions, Asia and the Pacific is expected to perform relatively less badly than the rest of the world, the United Nations development arm in the region said on Tuesday. |
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New book from 2Bangkok.com's editor: Last Century The Tales of an Adventurer in the Asian Tiger Era
- Global Post, December 26, 2010 Looser laws, cheaper payouts lure more pharmaceutical tests to Thailand... |
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The nation will go silent at 9.30 a.m. today to mark the 16th anniversary of tsunami which struck Sri Lanka and Asia in 2004, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today. DMC spokesman Pradeep Kodipili told Daily Mirror that there will be no grand programmes to mark the disaster this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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They gather in groups, wearing black, in the shadow of buildings gutted by the explosion that shook this city on August 4. Men, women and children from Christian and Muslim sects cradle portraits of their dead. |
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MANILA, Philippines Economies in Asia and the Pacific are urged to put water security at the top of their pandemic recovery agenda as it is the one of the first lines of defenses against the transmission of COVID-19 and other diseases, according to a new flagship report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). |
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Five South Korean container shipping companies are establishing the Korean Maritime Movement Alliance (K-Alliance) in an effort to strengthen competitiveness in Southeast Asia and achieve cost synergies. The country’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), Korea Maritime Promotion Corporation , and.... |
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Tuko.co.ke News ☛ The top 10 ⭐RICHEST PEOPLE IN ASIA⭐ have a combined net worth of over $400 billion. Since Asia is the most populous continent, most are social entrepreneurs. |
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(To watch the full press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here.) The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating 57 additional COVID-19 cases, of which 55 are locally transmitted. Among the local cases, 25 have unknown sources of infection. |
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Speaking at the congress, PM Phuc urged the association to continue its work in building up the Vietnamese intellectual circle in order to serve national development. The Government leader spoke highly of VUSTA’s role in gathering and uniting Vietnamese scientists and technical experts at home and.... |
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Aiming to create a joyful and exciting atmosphere amongst the people of the capital and foreign residents alike wo may bestudying or working in Hanoi on the occasion of New Year’s Eve 2021; under the permission of the Prime Minister, the Standing board of municipal Party Committee; Hanoi municipal.... |
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CE visits laboratories of testing agencies (with photos) CE visits laboratories of testing agencies (with photos) The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (December 25) visited the five private laboratories which help the Government provide COVID-19 testing services to learn more about their back.... |
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The Government has exercised the power under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation (Cap. 599J) and published in the Gazette a compulsory testing notice, which requires any person who had been present at the specified premises during the specified.... |
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Mumbai: Not a single COVID-19 case has been reported in Mumbai's Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, for the first time since the pandemic reached India earlier this year. Healthcare workers and researchers have been paying undivided attention to the situation in Dharavi as the hundreds of shanties stand.... |
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SHARJAH, 25th December, 2020 (WAM) -- Sharjah Charity International (SCI) has announced the launch of its seasonal campaign "Warm Winter", which is concerned with distributing in-kind aid such as clothes, blankets and heating material to families and the needy to protect them from the winter. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported its largest daily increase in coronavirus infections on Christmas Day, as the prime minister pleaded for vigilance to arrest a viral surge that has worsened hospitalization and deaths. The 1,241 new cases confirmed by the Korea Disease Control and.... |
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced this week that entered into a deal with a media giant from South Korea to bring AFC competitions closer to fans in Cambodia and Laos.
The agreement with KJSMWorld Corp is part of AFC’s campaign to further promote the many football competitions it regularly holds across the region. |
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CHP closely monitors human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Mainland CHP closely monitors human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Mainland The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (December 25) closely monitoring a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in.... |
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital announces a Temporary Undergraduate Nursing Student tested preliminarily positive for COVID-19 Queen Elizabeth Hospital announces a Temporary Undergraduate Nursing Student tested preliminarily positive for COVID-19 The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:.... |
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KUNMING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2.41 million stems of flowers were transacted Friday via the electronic auction services of the Kunming Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh cut flower trading market, down 20.7 percent from Thursday. The data were provided by the Kunming International.... |
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. Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua. KUNMING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2.41 million stems of flowers were transacted Friday via the electronic auction services of the Kunming Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh cut flower trading market, down 20.7 percent from Thursday. |
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