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Delegates are pictured the 39th Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly Meeting in the Omani capital Muscat on December 16, 2020 after Doha was selected as host city for 2030 Asian Games. Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI, AFP.
MUSCAT, Oman -- Doha will host the 2030 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of.... |
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Delhi (AsiaNews) Pope Francis' visit to Iraq from 5 to 8 March 2021 will help Muslims and Christians who seek dialogue, and underscore Iraq's dual religious heritage, Christian and Shia mysticism, this according to Fr Victor Edwin, Jesuit, director of the Vidyajyoti Institute of Islamic Studies.... |
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MUSCAT: Doha will host the 2030 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia announced Wednesday (Dec 16), while Riyadh was named as host of the 2034 edition under a compromise agreed between the rivals. An executive board meeting of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) unanimously approved the proposal to.... |
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Asian stocks were poised for gains on Wednesday as global markets moved with confidence that vaccinations and additional monetary and fiscal support from governments will drive economic growth.
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, are reflected.... |
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December 16, 2020 8:54 PM Hi all, In today’s bulletin: Younger people to get Covid-19 vaccines first in Indonesia; China to crank up anti-trust heat on Big Tech firms; Pork politics divides families in Taiwan; Covid-19 wiped out 81 million jobs in Asia-Pacific; Australia's competition regulator sues Facebook, and more. |
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All India Football Federation President Praful Patel on Wednesday acknowledged that the country’s bid to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup will face tough challenge from other competitors but termed it a “natural consequence” of its rising status in the continent. |
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Earlier in the session, the MSCI index of Asia Pacific shares ex-Japan followed Wall Street’s latest rise to end 0.9% higher. The region is also at record highs and up 3.8% so far in December putting it track for its best yearly performance since 2017. |
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Former foreign affairs minister Bob Carr has written to about 70 international government contacts in Europe, Asia, the Pacific and inside US President-elect Joseph Biden’s transition team to highlight what he calls the Australian government’s “strong resistance” to action on climate change. |
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Former foreign affairs minister Bob Carr has written to about 70 international government contacts in Europe, Asia, the Pacific and inside US President-elect Joseph Biden’s transition team to highlight what he calls the Australian government’s “strong resistance” to action on climate change. |
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MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — The 2030 Asian Games were awarded to Doha on Wednesday and the 2034 event went to Riyadh after a deal was struck between the rival nations. The Qatari capital of Doha beat Saudi Arabian counterpart Riyadh for the 2030 Games in the vote at the Olympic Council of Asia’s general assembly. |
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Qatar has beaten off competition from Saudi Arabia and won the rights to host the 2030 Asia Games, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced at its general assembly on Wednesday. Despite losing out to Doha, Riyadh will host the 2034 edition of the Games, OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah announced after the meeting. |
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Qatari capital of Doha has won vote to host the 2030 Asian Games, according to the Olympic Council of Asia. Riyadh of Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 Asian Games. |
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Doha beat Riyadh to clinch the hosting rights for the 2030 Asian Games at the general assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia on Wednesday in Muscat, the regional governing body announced. |
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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia moved up a rank on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) 2020 to be 62 out of 189 countries in the index measuring human progress and well-being. Additionally, Malaysia's HDI value is 0.810 this year, which is above the average 0.747 value recorded in the East Asia and the Pacific region. |
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A fallen electric post blocks a road after tropical storm Molave hit the town of Pola, Oriental Mindoro province, Philippines October 26, 2020. — AFP pic. KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Asia-Pacific has faced a record number of climate-related disasters in 2020, affecting tens of millions of vulnerable.... |
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Vena Australia has reached financial close on its Wandoan South Big Battery, thanks to ING Australia. The international bank is increasingly financing green energy projects, but this is the first standalone battery project it has financed in the Asia Pacific. |
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December 16, 2020 1:26 PM GENEVA (BLOOMBERG) - The economic blow from coronavirus has wiped out 81 million jobs across Asia-Pacific this year, with women and young people disproportionately affected, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). |
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Auckland Zoo's orangutans have a new playground that allows them to move around at great heights. The high canopy habitat was officially opened today as part of the Zoo's ongoing South East Asia Jungle Track development. Three lucky orangutans were the first to test it out. |
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Asian stocks were buoyant on Wednesday and the dollar eased as hopes of effective coronavirus vaccines and the growing prospect of more US fiscal stimulus cheered investors ahead of the Christmas holiday season. In a sign the positive momentum was set to extend, Eurostoxx 50 futures and Germany’s Dax futures edged 0. |
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The 14 percent growth in global Islamic finance industry assets was partly due to elevated levels of sukuk issuance in the traditional markets in the GCC and Southeast Asia. Green and SRI (socially responsible investment) sukuk grew in prominence in the UAE and South East Asia and have continued to grow in 2020 with the entrance of new issuers. |
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- The CricketPang Kindergarten App utilizes the characters from CricketPang, an animation to be aired early next year, to create an app filled with educational content for children. - Including content created by experts specializing in educational content for children. SEOUL, South Korea Dec. |
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HONG KONG Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited Ping An Good Doctor "; stock code: 1833.HK), a leading internet healthcare services platform in China , recently announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tsumura China Inc. |
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Immigration authorities have deported one of the two foreign divers who disturbed marine animals off Koh Pha-ngan in Surat Thani province in August. The other has appealed to stay on in Thailand. Hungarian national Attila Ott and his Dutch-Italian diving buddy Francesco Simonetti were charged on.... |
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Premium tire manufacturer Continental Tires to be an Official Partner of AFC national team competitions for 2021-2024. Continental Tires has been an exclusive partner of the Asian Football Confederation since 2015. SHANGHAI Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Continental Tires had today announced the.... |
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BEIJING Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Changde CRRC New Energy Vehicle Co., LTD, a 3rd-tier subsidiary of CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC, 1766.HK), signed a cooperative framework agreement with China Telecom's Changde Branch in Changde, Hunan province. As part of the agreement, both parties will.... |
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