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Asia
Donald Trump’s election rival Joe Biden has accused the US president of stoking the racial unrest currently gripping the country.
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Asia
The Philippines has suspended its earlier plan to scrap a long-standing defense agreement with the United States.
722
Asia
A 71-year-old resident of the Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar on Monday became the first Rohingya refugee confirmed to have died of COVID-19, Bangladeshi officials said.
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Asia
Beijing has promised to take retaliatory measures in response to the United States’ plan to end its special financial relationship with Hong Kong.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
The Japan International Cooperation Agency announced an emergency loan program for businesses in Myanmar as part its plans to help Myanmar weather the impacts of COVID-19.
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Asia
India started a phased reopening of its economy on Monday outside of designated COVID-19 ‘containment zones’.
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Asia
Two NASA astronauts were successfully launched into space on board a commercial rocket bound for the International Space Station on Saturday.
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Asia
The largest hospital in New Delhi dedicated to treating COVID-19 patients has seen a surge in cases and its waiting list continues to grow.
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Asia
A medical workers union in Japan said nearly 10 percent of its offices had reported cases of discrimination against health-care staff due to public fears over COVID-19.
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Asia
A senior Chinese general said Beijing reserves the right to use force to prevent Taiwan from asserting independence from the mainland.
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Burma
Singapore’s Infrastructure Asia has signed an agreement to help Myanmar find ‘quality’ investors and partners for its Project Bank of high-priority development plans.
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Asia
Hong Kong police arrested hundreds of people protesting a bill that would make it illegal to abuse China’s national anthem.
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Asia
A court in Canada ruled that there are legitimate legal grounds for extraditing Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou to the US, angering Beijing.
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Asia
The hardship endured by Indian migrant workers left jobless and forced to find a way home due to COVID-19 has made many reluctant to seek work in cities again.
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Asia
Thailand’s opposition has raised suspicions over the government’s motive for extending emergency powers as the COVID-19 crisis starts to ease.
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