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A conflict between the sacred and the profane has emerged among the vandalised bookshelves of the British Library, new information suggests. Hundreds of pages have been torn from valuable volumes, including Christian sermons and photographs of male nudes. |
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The past week has been akin to a roller coaster ride for the Indian stock markets as the US-Iran standoff raised temperatures in West Asia and sparked fears of an all-out war. The year gone by was no less turbulent, as fears of an economic slowdown in India took a toll on stock prices. |
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Tensions in West Asia appeared to have eased on Thursday, but the issue was still alive in the Sri Lankan space with the trio sitting down under the margosa tree reading newspapers on the crisis. Batahira asiyave, ape daruvanta mokak vevida (What will happen to our children in West Asia)?” asked Kussi Amma Sera. |
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The stock market recovered after a day-long crash, the Colombo auction didn’t react but was on alert while airlines are bracing for possible pressure on air fares if tensions in West Asia escalate to a full blown conflict between the US and Iran. Board of Airline Representatives (BAR) Chairman.... |
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The New Year 2020 kicked off with a fresh start and good vibes for Sri Lanka, for the island destination bagged its first award of the year, as Asia’s best destination for Wildlife Tourism at the Top Asia Corporate ball 2019, which was held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
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Opposite the sunglasses and handbag sections in one of Bangkok’s big shopping centres stands Jamie Oliver’s latest project. Following the collapse of his UK empire last year, the celebrity chef is having another crack at building a midrange chain, in south-east Asia. |
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Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is giving June Mar Fajardo a much-needed ‘extended break’ the reason the San Miguel Beer center was not included in the 24-man pool for the first window of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup Qualifiers. |
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The men of the Philippine Golf Tour Asia (PGTA) resumes their title chase in two spillover tournaments from the circuit’s milestone third season, all aiming for a strong start coming off a long break at the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club in Gen. Trias, Cavite. |
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Some automobile majors in the south have resorted to increasing their exports to partially offset the impact caused by the ongoing economic slowdown. Shipping vehicles or chasses to neighbouring countries, other parts of Asia and Africa, have helped keep the tempo up for these automakers. |
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Hindi nakasama si June Mar Fajardo sa listahan ng national team pool para sa FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers sa darating na Pebrero. Ilang beses nang napabilang sa national team ang San Miguel superstar, pero sa pagkakataong ito, mukhang hindi nga siya makakasali. |
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Stocks in Asia were mixed on Friday ahead of the latest reading on the US labor market, with a regional benchmark holding near an 18-month high. Shares in Japan and Australia nudged up along with US equity futures, while gains fizzled in Hong Kong and China. |
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– Bernama, January 12, 2011 In its world economic outlook report, the World Bank predicts that the Thai economy will grow by only 3.2 percent this year, the lowest growth in Asia in five years and drop from its 7.5 percent expansion which was the highest growth in Asia last year, Thai News Agency.... |
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From Daily News, January 2, 2015 Moon: Recently, he frequently has nightmares. [Refers to a number of plane accidents occurring in 2014. Before the end of December 2014, Air Asia flight QZ8501 clashed in Java Sea. |
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Atlantic Council. 2020 Global Energy Forum. Delivering Energy Access and Meeting Demand in South and Southeast Asia. Speaker: Mohamed Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer, Masdar. The Hon. Dr. Tawfiq-e Elahi Chowdhury, Energy Adviser to the Honorable Prime Minister, People’s Republic of Bangladesh. |
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“It is the decade of the millennials when they become the decision-makers. 2020 will be the decade where the millennials enter the management positions,” Praveen Kumar, general manager for Asia Pacific of ASG Technologies, says in an interview at Conrad Manila in Pasay City. |
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The burden of respiratory disease in Asia is significant with more than 107 million people in the Asia Pacific region suffering from asthma, and less than a third of them receiving preventive therapy. The Philippines has the second highest asthma mortality in the world with asthma as the tenth leading cause of death in the country. |
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“Verdict” by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez stars Max Eigenmann and the late Kristoffer King, a story of a domestically abused woman fighting for justice. It recently won the Special Jury Prize at the 76th Venice Film Festival and was the only film from Southeast Asia that made it to the prestigious film festival. |
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Hong Kong, however, has shown many young Taiwanese that Beijing, courted by the KMT, is an untrustworthy partner. Tsai also remains popular with young people for pushing a bill through parliament to legalise same-sex marriage, which came into effect in May 2019 in a landmark moment for Asia. |
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Accordingly, among the environmental issues of the past year, the Da River water contamination was the most serious incident that received a “red alert” from the minister concerning water security. The incident triggered a clean water crisis in a number of places across Hanoi for more than half a month. |
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The Vietnamese official chaired a working luncheon of the UN Security Council (UNSC) with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and had bilateral meetings with the UN Secretary-General, Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile.... |
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In Kathmandu, as in much of South Asia and parts of the Middle East, South America and sub-Saharan Africa, these men and their tanker trucks sometimes prevent entire cities from running dry. Without them, millions of households wouldn’t have sufficient water to cook, clean or wash. Or perhaps any at all. |
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Iran plane crash. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) The Iranian Revolutionary Guard accepts full responsibility for downing Ukrainian Airlines flight 752. Iran on Saturday admitted that it shot down Ukrainian Airlines flight 752, which crashed near Tehran on Wednesday with 176 people on board. |
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Hoi An in Quang Nam Province and Bali in Indonesia were the only two Southeast Asian destinations to break into the top 10, with the latter ranking 8th, according to the annual Holiday Money report released Saturday by the Post Office, the UK’s leading currency exchange. |
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It was early on Wednesday when the music at a bar near the United States consulate in Erbil abruptly stopped. "They suddenly shut down all the ... establishments still open at that time, and ordered us all to leave immediately," recalled Mark, a Filipino migrant worker who asked to be identified only by his first name for safety concerns. |
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Source: The Holy See in the Italian. Headline: ASIA/EAST TIMOR – The first group of teachers trained in a catholic institute is ready for service in the company.
Dili – The first 14 teachers have completed their studies and graduated from the Institute, Sao Joao de Brito of Delhi, institute of.... |
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