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Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI. Headline: ASIA/INDIA – Catholic healthcare initiative: a new geo-tagging software in response to the Covid-19 crisis. New Delhi – The Catholic Health Association of India has developed and introduced new geo-tagging software as part of the response to the Covid-19 health crisis. |
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CAIRO - 22 December 2020: The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, represented by Dr. Ahmed Kamali, Deputy Minister of Planning, attended a meeting by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on the "Debt Swap Initiative for Climate Finance and the.... |
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South Korea has added another new 1,092 infections of the coronavirus in a resurgence that is erasing hard-won epidemiological gains and eroding public confidence in the government’s ability to handle the outbreak. The figures released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Wednesday.... |
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the investment primes the company to boost product offerings, as well as accelerate growth and international expansion. Both existing and news investors from Switzerland, Europe and Asia joined the round, the firm said, but did not disclose any names. The company said it plans to tokenize the Series.... |
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New mobile specimen collection station set up at Ping Tin Estate in Lam Tin New mobile specimen collection station set up at Ping Tin Estate in Lam Tin The local COVID-19 epidemic situation is worsening rapidly. The confirmed cases are distributed all over the territory. |
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, Islamic science, and Iran's national language, Persian, to tens of thousands of foreign students across Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America. But Tehran's adversaries say the university has been involved in espionage and recruited foreign fighters for Iran's proxy war in Syria. |
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HONG KONG, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia reported 7,514 new cases on Wednesday as several Asia Pacific countries, including Japan, the Philippines and South Korea, tightened entry from Britain over a new virus variant. The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 7,514 within one day to 685,639, with the.... |
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Japanese trading company Itochu and Hitachi’s Swiss subsidiary Hitachi Zosen Innova (HZI) have won the contract to build and operate a $1.2bn waste-to-energy plant in Dubai,
Nikkei Asia. The 200MW facility will burn about 6,000 tonnes of household waste a day, equivalent to about half the city’s waste. |
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Asia Marketing Federation (AMF) is a collaboration platform for all marketing federations in Asia, working towards strengthening the Asian marketing fraternity. The organisation has awarded its prestigious YWN Marketing Excellence Award 2020 to The Daily Star's Head of Marketing, Md Tajdin Hassan. |
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Asian firms turned most optimistic in the fourth quarter this year, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed, as business activity picked up in the region and COVID-19 vaccines started rolling out in Western countries ahead of their Asian launch. |
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Asian firms turned most optimistic in the fourth quarter this year, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed, as business activity picked up in the region and COVID-19 vaccines started rolling out in Western countries ahead of their Asian launch. |
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Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 150 points in opening trade on Wednesday, tracking gains in index majors Infosys, TCS and HCL Tech amid a positive trend in other Asian markets. After swinging nearly 300 points in early trade, the 30-share BSE index was trading 141.15 points or 0.31 per cent higher at 46,147. |
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South Korea has added another new 1,092 infections of the coronavirus in a resurgence that is erasing hard-won epidemiological gains and eroding public confidence in the government’s ability to handle the outbreak. The figures released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Wednesday.... |
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* Thai c.bank expected to keep key rate steady * Indonesia stocks buck regional trend to trade lower * Malaysian stocks set to snap 4-day losing streak By Pranav A K Dec 23 (Reuters) - The Thai baht held steady on Wednesday ahead of a central bank meeting where interest... |
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A recovery to pre-pandemic levels in China, the world's second-largest economy, has fuelled revival hopes. — AFP pic. SINGAPORE, Dec 23 — Asian firms turned most optimistic in the fourth quarter this year, a Thomson Reuters/Insead survey showed, as business activity picked up in the region and.... |
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Policy changes touted by energy ministries and politicians in Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Bangladesh could mean just 25 gigawatts of new coal-power projects will remain in pre-construction planning stages in 2021. That is an 80 per cent reduction from the 125GW planned five years ago,.... |
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Result of the tender of the People’s Bank of China RMB Bills held on December 23, 2020 Result of the tender of the People’s Bank of China RMB Bills held on December 23, 2020 The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Result of the tender of the People’s Bank of China RMB.... |
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China will continue with the policy, which allows small and micro-sized businesses to postpone principal and interest repayments on inclusive loans in the first quarter of next year, and will extend the policy period as appropriate, according to the meeting presided over by Premier Li Keqiang. |
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General out-patient clinic services during Christmas holidays General out-patient clinic services during Christmas holidays The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: The Hospital Authority (HA) today (December 23) announced that in view of the epidemic of COVID-19 and the winter.... |
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The Southeast Asian country had initially targeted 30 million tourist arrivals through its “Visit Malaysia 2020” programme, up from 28 million last year. But the global pandemic has crippled the tourism industry, which in 2019 had contributed MYR240.2 billion, or 15.9% of Malaysia’s gross domestic product, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said. |
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Hong Kong team triumphs at International Olympiad of Metropolises (with photos) Hong Kong team triumphs at International Olympiad of Metropolises (with photos) A team of eight students representing Hong Kong achieved excellent results in the 5th International Olympiad of Metropolises (IOM 2020),.... |
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TAIPEI -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is aggressively recruiting over 600 engineers and executives for what will be its first U.S. plant in 20 years, Nikkei Asia has learned. The world's largest contract chipmaker will initially bring together a mix of current employees and new hires to.... |
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Oanda's senior market analyst in Asia Pacific, Jeffrey Halley, is surprised that Asian markets are positive despite US President Donald Trump threatening to veto the stimulus bill that just passed the Senate, but still needs his signature. Perhaps traders are just unflappable after everything that.... |
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A recovery to pre-pandemic levels in China, the world's second-largest economy, has fuelled revival hopes. — AFP pic. SINGAPORE, Dec 23 — Asian firms turned most optimistic in the fourth quarter this year, a Thomson Reuters/Insead survey showed, as business activity picked up in the region and.... |
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Indian debt and rupee may lure overseas investors in 2021, just like the nation’s equities with one caveat: the central bank will face more challenges in curbing the local currency’s gains against the greenback. Stocks have already attracted the biggest yearly inflows since 2012, adding to the woes.... |
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