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Former Adamson ace Clariz Palma was awarded the trophy as the pitcher with the best win-loss average at the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) women’s baseball Asian Cup while another Filipina, third base Whell Camral, was named to the mythical All-Star team at the end of the seven-day competition in Guangdong, China, last Friday. |
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Manila, Phillipines Low-cost carrier AirAsia Philippines is mounting more flights to three key local destinations to cater to the higher demand this holiday season. AirAsia is adding more than 100,000 seats from Manila to Davao, Iloilo and Cebu starting next month. |
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MANILA, Philippines The National University Pep Squad seeks its second straight title as the UAAP Season 82 Cheerdance Competition gets going today at the Mall of Asia Arena. NU Pep has won five championships in the last six years, and the Bustillos-based cheerdancers hope to wow everyone with a.... |
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L Sarita Devi, India’s veteran boxer, on Saturday was elected unopposed to the first-ever athletes commission of the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) to represent the Asian bloc. Sarita, as reported by PTI in July, was in the running for the role as the sole candidate from Asia. |
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TRAFFIC or the overcast weather did not stop around 6,500 runners from joining the second leg of the ceremonial lighting of the torch during the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games torch relay held at the Cebu South Coastal Road, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Talisay City, Cebu’s Kim Remolino, a member of.... |
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Veteran Indian boxer L Sarita Devi has been elected unopposed to the International Boxing Asociation's (AIBA) first-ever athletes commission to represent the Asian bloc. Reported by PTI in July, Sarita was in the running for the position as the sole candidate from the region. |
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This is just the start of our horse adventures. A couple of days later, half of the group go riding with a local herder. It was on horseback that Genghis Khan (1162-1227) set forth from Mongolia to conquer great swathes of Asia — and we are about to learn about negotiating the steppes just as the ancient warlord once did. |
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NEW DELHI: Indian students struck it big in the Asian segment of the Oxford Big Read (OBR), claiming five of the nine awards at stake, the organisers announced here on Saturday. The Indian students claimed top honours in all the three categories the competition was conducted in. Four of the five Indian students are from Nagpur and one from Madurai. |
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Funeral prayers will be performed at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh.
Saudi energy giant may achieve $1.8T valuation, help attract $10B inflows into market She brought it to school to scare her classmates. The flight made an emergency landing in Canada. Marwa Al Khuzaim will helm Aramco Asia Singapore from December. |
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Ambassador Gui, who has served in Sweden since August 2017, has been a vocal critic of his host nation’s media coverage of China. According to a report by the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, co-authored by Bjorn Jerden, head of its Asia programme, between January 2018 and May of this.... |
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TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – The 49th edition of Roshd International Film Festival, the oldest festival in the Middle East, opened in the Iranian capital on Firday evening.
Known as the oldest festival in the Middle East and one of the oldest in Asia, the 49th edition of Roshd International Film.... |
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Firefly LED makes Christmas even better and brighter for 2019. The tree is now taller and no less than the Filipino Christmas icon, singer and songwriter Jose Mari Chan, lit up the 75-foot Firefly LED Giant Christmas Tree at SM By the Bay Mall of Asia on Nov. |
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A sensational six-wicket haul from Mohammad Hasnain lifted Pakistan to a 90-run win over Sri Lanka in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 match played at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox's Bazar on Saturday. Chasing 184 to win the match, Sri Lanka were.... |
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When Sinterklaas — or Saint Nicholas — descends on cities and towns across the Netherlands this weekend for annual street parades, protests will be inevitable . Not because locals object to the tradition of honoring a Christian saint with a long, white beard. |
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Five students from India are among the finalists of Oxford Big Read Asia Challenge, an annual reading and writing campaign for primary and secondary students. The winners from India are B R Nimeesha (from Madurai), Ananya Sheorey, Saara Sen, Neha Chhajed and Sama S Jahagirdar (all from Nagpur), a statement from Oxford University Press said. |
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After his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, Premier Scott Moe promised his government would seek ways to expand Saskatchewan's provincial autonomy. He told reporters in Ottawa "to wait a couple of days" as he would announce initiatives "to increase our presence around the world. |
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VIETNAM, 7-DAY PACKAGE, $790 Choose the La Siesta Hoi An Resort & Spa for your next holiday to Vietnam and save 28 per cent when you pay from $790 a person for a six-night stay. Check in to a Deluxe Bacony Room at the five-star Vietnam retreat and also receive breakfast daily, airport transfers,.... |
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The move comes amid wider regional efforts by Southeast Asian governments to demand action from global tech giants on content regulation and tax policy. By Ed Davies and Stanley Widianto. JAKARTA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia aims to bring in a new law to protect personal data by next year as it.... |
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A sensational six-wicket haul from Mohammad Hasnain lifted Pakistan to a 90-run win over Sri Lanka in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 match played at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox's Bazar on Saturday. Chasing 184 to win the match, Sri Lanka were.... |
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New Delhi: Five students from India are among the finalists of Oxford Big Read Asia Challenge, an annual reading and writing campaign for primary and secondary students. The winners from India are B R Nimeesha (from Madurai), Ananya Sheorey, Saara Sen, Neha Chhajed and Sama S Jahagirdar (all from.... |
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AKIPRESS.COM - Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Mr. Takehiko Nakao met with the President of Kazakhstan Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on November 15 and pledged ADB’s continued support, the ADB reported. Mr. Nakao also met with Prime Minister Mr. Askar Mamin, Minister of National Economy Mr. |
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AKIPRESS.COM - Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Mr. Shixin Chen on November 15 delivered the keynote address at an international conference in Tashkent on the role of capital markets in accelerating Uzbekistan’s economic development, the ADB said. |
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Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s gay and lesbian community rallied on Saturday night, bringing drag queens and disco beats to the strife-torn city after police banned the annual gay pride march. As Taiwan became the first city in Asia to legislate for marriage equality this year, prominent LGBTQ activists in.... |
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Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s gay and lesbian community rallied on Saturday night, bringing drag queens and disco beats to the strife-torn city after police banned the annual gay pride march. As Taiwan became the first city in Asia to legislate for marriage equality this year, prominent LGBTQ activists in.... |
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Gustav Arentoft, business development associate for Europe of MakerDAO Foundation, says blockchain can enhance the provision of financial services to Filipinos and Asians who are not served by traditional banks. “I am not saying cryptocurrencies and blockchain will tear the banks down and result in a new world order. |
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