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MANILA/ILOILO CITY (AFP, PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A typhoon that swept across remote villages and popular tourist areas of the central Philippines on Christmas Day claimed at least 16 lives, authorities said on Thursday (Dec 26). Typhoon Phanfone, known locally as Ursula, with.... |
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TOKYO – Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday with many world markets closed for Christmas holidays. Japan's Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.5% while the Kospi in South Korea was nearly flat at 2,190.30. The Shanghai Composite index picked up 0.4% to 2,992.41. India's Sensex was flat at 41,449.08. |
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer. TOKYO Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday with many world markets closed for Christmas holidays. Japan's Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.5% while the Kospi in South Korea was nearly flat at 2,190.30. The Shanghai Composite index picked up 0.4% to 2,992. |
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By Prapan Chankaew. PHANG NGA, Thailand (Reuters) - Communities across Asia commemorated the 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world's most deadly disasters. On the morning after Christmas Day in 2004, a 9. |
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Japan's Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.5% while the Kospi in South Korea was nearly flat at 2,190.30. The Shanghai Composite index picked up 0.4% to 2,992.41. India's Sensex was flat at 41,449.08. In Southeast Asia benchmarks were mostly higher, while Taiwan was flat. |
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HONG KONG, Dec 26, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Asian equities were largely subdued in mixed morning trade on Thursday, as recent gains held with investors still optimistic about US-China trade ties. Following the Christmas lull across world markets, eyes are now on US unemployment data due later in the day,.... |
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Contributed by NAMPA / Associated Press.
Asian shares mostly higher in quiet post-Christmas trading |
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Stocks in Asia mostly edged higher on Thursday afternoon following Christmas Day, with markets in Australia and Hong Kong closed for holidays. Mainland Chinese stocks rose by the afternoon, with the Shanghai composite up 0.35% and the Shenzhen component adding 0.14%. The Shenzhen composite also gained 0. |
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Sri Lankans have the rare opportunity to witness a partial and annular solar eclipse today (26). The annular phase of this solar eclipse is visible from Saudi Arabia, southern India, Northern parts of Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia. Those in Europe, parts of Asia, Southern parts Sri Lanka and North-West Australia will see a partial eclipse. |
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Police used pepper spray and tear gas as activists held small flash mob protests in malls and multiple...
The commission is North Korea's top military decision-making body. Kim rules the country as its supreme...
Dozens of police marched across a public square overlooking Hong Kong's harbour to face off with. |
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Abe met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing ahead of flying to the south-western city of Chengdu...
APHR urges Myanmar to take immediate action to guarantee human rights for the Rohingya.
The ‘sun’ is supposed to be 10 times hotter than the actual Sun.
The United States is president of the Security Council for December. |
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Global Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Market By Fuel Type (Petroleum, Natural Gas), Application (Automotive, Non-Automotive), End-Use (Automotive, Marine, Aerospace), Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2026.... |
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The Nuclear Medicine Market is currently in its growth stage driven by increasing number of cancer cases and rising awareness about nuclear medicine. Radiopharmaceuticals are pharmaceutical formulations comprising radioactive isotopes that are used in diagnosis and therapeutics. |
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KARACHI: Most of Asia will experience the last solar eclipse of this year on Thursday morning (today morning), as well as some parts of eastern Africa and northern Australia, but a small region will witness an annular solar eclipse. Sun Eclipse A solar eclipse happens when the moon, orbiting the.... |
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Group photo The UTokyo-NTU Joint Conference 2019 was held on Dec. 9 and 10 under the theme of “Co-creating the Future Society in Asia.” This conference has been held alternately at the University of Tokyo and National Taiwan University (NTU) almost every year since 2015, as part of the Strategic Partnership Project. |
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By doing this, these people ignore the key criterion for the present use of language: It is not called "Christmas market" because the majority of Germans might be Christians and thus can claim certain rights for themselves, but because these markets were created in the context of celebrating Christmas. |
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Stocks in Asia were set to trade lower on Thursday following Christmas Day, with markets in Australia and Hong Kong closed for holidays. Futures pointed to a lower open for Japanese stocks. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 23,765 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 23,690. |
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People took to the streets across Asia, Latin America and the Arab world demanding change. 25 Dec 2019 22:16 GMT
The year 2019 may be remembered as the time when people around the world felt cheated. From to Santiago, and from Baghdad to Algiers, people demanded better governance. |
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KARACHI: December 26, 2019 may be the darkest day of the year across Asia as the annular solar eclipse returns to the region for the first time in 20 years. The 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse will cause the day (today morning) to turn dark in many Asian countries including Pakistan. The eclipse will start at 7:35 am (local time). |
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The last solar eclipse of the decade—and the only annular solar eclipse of the ye ar —will be visible in Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa starting just a few hours after this article’s publication. Annular solar eclipses, like total solar eclipses, occur when the Moon passes in front of the Sun. |
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26th Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT +0300 A man walks near the remains of gas pump stands, during protests against increased fuel prices, in Tehran, Iran November 20, 2019. Picture taken November 20, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Iran’s authorities have restricted mobile.... |
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Children watch an annular solar eclipse in Fujisawa, near Tokyo Monday, May 21, 2012. Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday. The annular solar eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was.... |
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December 25, 2019, 5:07 pm It’s been a good year for Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani. The Indian tycoon added almost $17 bn to his wealth as of Dec. 23, the most in Asia, taking his net worth to about $61 bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. In comparison, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma’s net worth grew $11. |
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Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004 in the Indian Ocean which killed nearly 240,000 people in Asia and Africa. It is an ever-present danger, as Indonesia learned just a couple of days ago and yes, they can strike without any warning. |
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Rare eclipse to shine like a "ring of fire"
An annular solar eclipse is expected to occur in the Middle East, parts of Asia and Indonesia on Dec. 26. |
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