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Boris Johnson has been urged to grant asylum to a Pakistani Christian girl who was forced to marry a Muslim man accused of abducting and raping her at gunpoint. The family of the 14-year-old girl claims that she was kidnapped by Mohamad Nakash last year, who used blackmail and threats of violence to.... |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is imposing stricter social distancing rules in the greater Seoul area to fight a coronavirus resurgence, as the country registered more than 300 new cases for the fifth straight day. Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said Sunday that authorities have found 62 virus clusters in the past two weeks. |
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A mother and a teenage daughter, not quite estranged but locked into diverging paths, are forced to find common ground when the daughter’s degenerative disease deteriorates and it becomes clear that her life is about to end before her story has properly started. |
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Asia Today: Cases in Japan hit record amid holiday travel |
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Leopard Racing's Jaume Masia topped Moto3™ Warm Up with a 1:48.582 at the Grande Premio MEO de Portugal, the Spaniard beat title-chasing Tony Arbolino (Rivacold Snipers Team) by less than a tenth. Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) was also less than a tenth off his teammate as excitement, tension and.... |
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TOKYO (AP) — The daily tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan hit a record for the fourth day at 2,508, the Health Ministry said Sunday. Japan has had fewer than 2,000 coronavirus-related deaths so far, avoiding the toll of harder hit nations. But fears are growing about another surge. |
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Do Thi Ha (C), winner of the Miss Vietnam 2020 beauty contest, poses for photos during the finals of the contest in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Nov. 20, 2020. (VNA via Xinhua) HANOI, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Do Thi Ha, a 20-year-old university student from central Vietnam's province of Thanh Hoa, has.... |
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The alliance will enable Bank Hapoalim to access banking and innovation opportunities in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia through the DIFC platform. Both parties will work together by sharing knowledge, hosting delegations and promoting industry events. |
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With a parade of people dressed in dinosaur costumes to represent Thailand’s establishment, high school students led a protest by thousands of people in Bangkok on Saturday.
Anti-government demonstrations have grown bolder, even insulting the king, but reform remains elusive and fears of a crackdown persist. |
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MANILA, Philippines -- While it is true that the Gilas Pilipinas team competing in the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifying window is a youthful one, the players are not entirely devoid of experience when it comes to international basketball. With PBA players either still competing in the.... |
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SINGAPORE, 5 days ago
The world's largest trading bloc, covering nearly a third of the global economy, has been formed by 15 countries including China, Japan and Australia. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is made up of 10 Southeast Asian countries, as well as South Korea,.... |
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Asia Today: Cases in Japan hit record amid holiday travel |
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The agreement for a deal to create the world's biggest trade bloc, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, has left experts in India divided. Many are asking if Asia's third-largest economy missed an opportunity to boost its economy or would the cost from joining the bloc have outweighed.... |
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With most staff working from home, the headquarters of Kazakhstan's fintech hero Kaspi.kz exudes a sleepiness ill-fitting for a company whose rapid rise has been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic. Kaspi, Kazakhstan's payment systems and e-commerce leader, became the Central Asian country's most valuable firm after it was valued at $6. |
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Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States, which had left a rival Asia-Pacific grouping under President Donald Trump. The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at a regional.... |
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) writes about Ivan Tai-Apin’s Wiren (2018), which has been nominated for best international feature in the 93rd Academy Awards. Wiren is up against 60 other films from across the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa. Suriname has made film history by entering the Academy Award race for the first time. |
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F.P. Report. WASHINGTON DC: On November 20, U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Dean Thompson and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov led a successful session of the U.S.-Uzbekistan Annual Bilateral Consultations in Washington. |
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Do Thi Ha (C), winner of the Miss Vietnam 2020 beauty contest, poses for photos during the finals of the contest in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Nov. 20, 2020. (VNA via Xinhua) HANOI, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Do Thi Ha, a 20-year-old university student from central Vietnam's province of Thanh Hoa, has.... |
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But early this year, as the novel coronavirus spread from Asia to Europe, Lepora found herself pressed into service in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, one of the wealthiest places on earth. Anchored by Milan, Italy’s financial and fashion capital, Lombardy boasts sophisticated industry and world-class medical facilities. |
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TOKYO (AP) — The daily tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan hit a record for the fourth day at 2,508, the Health Ministry said Sunday. Japan has had fewer than 2,000 coronavirus-related deaths so far, avoiding the toll of harder hit nations. But fears are growing about another surge. |
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VICTORIA — An unusual duck is fluttering the hearts of birdwatchers on southern Vancouver Island after flying far off course during its migration between Europe or Asia and the waterways of Southeast Asia or Japan. Ann Nightingale, director of the Rocky Point Bird Observatory, says the duck, known.... |
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Like all other Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan faced major challenges after its independence to pursue an effective foreign policy, particularly, in the light of striking a balance within its relations with major powers like US, Russian and China. As a matter of fact, Uzbekistan, under Islam.... |
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TOKYO (AP) — The daily tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan hit a record for the fourth day at 2,508, the Health Ministry said Sunday. Japan has had fewer than 2,000 coronavirus-related deaths so far, avoiding the toll of harder hit nations. But fears are growing about another surge. |
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MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Foreign Affairs on Saturday reported one new COVID-19 infection among Filipinos living abroad. In an update posted on its official Twitter account, the DFA said that the lone individual who contracted the virus was from the Asia and the Pacific region. |
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