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The first " murder hornet " nest discovered in the United States has been successfully destroyed , Washington state agriculture officials said Monday. The ongoing fight to prevent the invasive Asian giant hornet, which can devastate honeybee colonies, from gaining a foothold is far from over and residents are being asked to report any sightings. |
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Three incidents of armed robbery had occurred on board ships underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait between 25 and 26 October. The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) stated on.... |
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The U.S. and India will sign a defense agreement and boost trade ties in high-level talks that come as the South Asian nation sees its worst border conflict with China in four decades. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in New Delhi Monday to attend a.... |
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Markets across the U.S., Europe, and Asia plunged on Monday as rising COVID-19 cases and uncertainty over U.S. stimulus added to investor fears. The Dow declined 2.29% and the S&P 500 shed 1.86% on Monday, marking their steepest fall since September. Futures show respite early Tuesday, with the Dow trading 0. |
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(marketscreener.com) There are emerging signs that crude oil demand is gradually recovering in major Asian countries outside China, a key pre-condition to sustaining any bullish view of the market. While China's crude imports have been record-breaking, with the five highest months being the May to.... |
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A model and beauty blogger has left desi Twitter confused after applying mehendi on her lips to turn them orange. A video that is going viral online shows Chicago-based Brianah Christianson using henna as a lip tint. Henna is a natural dye that is widely used in South Asia. |
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The dollar handed back some recent gains against most of its major rivals on Tuesday, as strong regional economic data helped to offset worries about a second wave of COVID-19 cases in Europe and the United States. |
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AsianScientist (Oct. 27, 2020) – In one of the largest and most comprehensive analyses of COVID-19 epidemiology to date, researchers from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) in India have found that although children are less severely impacted by the disease, they can play a key role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. |
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Overnight, the S&P 500 fell 1.9%, deepening its losses from last week. Stocks of companies worst hit by the pandemic logged some of the biggest losses. Cruise lines, airlines and energy stocks tumbled in tandem with crude oil prices.
In another sign of caution, Treasury yields pulled back after.... |
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A. About Asian Disaster Preparedness Center. ADPC is an autonomous international organization with a vision to reduce disaster and climate risk impacts on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by working with governments, development partners, international organizations, NGOs, civil.... |
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CASHBACK rewards player ShopBack has sold off its stake in Seedly, a personal finance community platform, to Hong Kong-based CompareAsiaGroup. In a press statement on Tuesday, Seedly said that it will continue to run as an independently-branded standalone platform, while working with.... |
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SHANGHAI – China’s top cyber authority said on Monday it would carry out a “rectification” of Chinese mobile internet browsers to address what it called social concerns over the “chaos” of information being published online. China’s strict internet censorship rules have been tightened numerous times.... |
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(AGENPARL) – MANILA (PHILIPPINES), mar 27 ottobre 2020 This publication provides a summary of the discussions and findings from a regional workshop on implementing environment-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia and the Pacific. Fonte/Source: http://feedproxy.google. |
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The State Department has signaled its approval for a potential $2.4 billion sale of anti-ship missiles to Taiwan, a move certain to anger Beijing and raise tensions further between the U.S. and China days before the American election. The Trump administration said in a statement Monday that it has.... |
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Japan Analytical & Scientific Instruments Show (JASIS) is the cutting-edge scientific instruments, analytical system & solution exhibition which will support the advances of science, analytical instruments and scientific equipment makers. As Asia's largest exhibition in this field, we will further.... |
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The Asian Football Confederation has recently invited football fans to vote their favourite Myanmar National League football clubs to select the most popular football club in Myanmar, according to the statement with the AFC. There are four Myanmar National League teams running in the AFC vote list,.... |
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BEIJING - A Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson on Monday warmly congratulated Pakistan for the opening of the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) and said that it was one of the most advanced railway transport projects in South Asia. “I noted this information. This is good news. |
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SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korea's economy returned to growth in the third quarter, climbing out of the slump brought about by the coronavirus as its major trading partners began lifting pandemic restrictions. Asia's fourth-largest economy grew a seasonally adjusted 1. |
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A terrorist being described as al-Qaeda’s #2 in central Asia has been killed by Afghan special forces days ago. The national government in Kabul made the announcement Sunday that Husam Abd al-Rauf, also known as Abu Muhsin al-Masri, had been killed in an Afghan special forces raid in Ghazni province which happened last week. |
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BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 26 (IPS) - Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.This year, the United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary – a milestone of extraordinary economic and social progress in Asia and the Pacific. |
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As the pandemic saw passenger air travel come to a virtual standstill, airline operators faced a unique problem; where to park all the empty jets. A tiny town called Alice Springs in Northern Territory, Australia has emerged as an ideal location. Bloomberg's Paul Allen went to take a look. |
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Since its inception at the turn of the 20th century, the submarine has been the ace asymmetrical weapon. It has allowed smaller navies to stand up to the most powerful, and the powerful ones stay on top. Today, arguably, they are the most potent weapon platform on the planet (aircraft carrier fans may disagree!). |
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Welcome to Tuesday, Asia. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help you start the day: |
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NEW DELHI: “Stability and security in Asia” dominated the discussions when foreign minister S Jaishankar and his US counterpart Mike Pompeo met this evening for bilateral talks, ahead of the 2+2 meeting scheduled for Tuesday morning. Sources said after the meeting, both sides, shared views on the.... |
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SEOUL -- The South Korean economy rebounded from a COVID-induced recession in the third quarter as demand for exports grew following the relaxing of lockdowns in the region. Asia's fourth-largest economy grew a seasonally adjusted 1.9% during the July-September period from the previous quarter, the Bank of Korea said Tuesday. |
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China’s coastguard and maritime militia are nothing if not persistent when it comes to making their presence felt around hotly disputed reefs and islets in the South China Sea. Ship-tracking data and satellite imagery reviewed by Radio Free Asia shows that Chinese vessels have lurked for five.... |
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