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U.S. health chief to visit Taiwan, likely angering China
TAIPEI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days, his office said on Tuesday, making the highest-level visit by a U.S. official in four decades – a move likely to anger
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New Combat Mode Path of Glory Arrives in Black Desert Mobile
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Pearl Abyss announced today that Path of Glory, a brand-new combat mode, is now available in Black Desert Mobile. This tower defense-esque mode will help Adventurers grow all of their characters in
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Malaysia: Police raid on Al Jazeera offices is a blow to press freedom
ARTICLE 19 condemns today’s police raid on Al Jazeera’s office in Malaysia, during which two computers were seized. The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into an Al Jazeera video report on the mistreatment of migrant workers and refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The
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With the completion of the Seoul International Financial Office, Seoul invites financial institutions to move into SFIO
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will open the “Seoul International Financial Office (SIFO)” in Yeouido*, Korea’s financial mecca, in this coming October. Yeouido where a Seoul International Financial Office(SIFO) is
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Massive blast rips through Beirut, killing 78 and injuring thousands
BEIRUT: A powerful blast in port warehouses near central Beirut storing highly explosive material killed 78 people, injured nearly 4,000 and sent seismic shockwaves that shattered windows, smashed masonry and shook the ground across the Lebanese capital. Officials said they
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India’s police shamed by rare murder probe into custodial deaths
CHENNAI: It took a while for Indians to learn how a father and son died in hospital with blood pouring from their rectum, days after police in small southern town locked them up for violating a nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Fanned
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Amorepacific Group Launches Select Key Brands on Amazon
SEOUL/ NEW YORK, August 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Amorepacific Group (Amorepacific), South Korea’s leading beauty company, announced the launch of its brands on Amazon. Its namesake luxury brand AMOREPACIFIC and one of the company’s latest US transplants Mamonde are now available
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Pudu Robotics Supplies Robots for Muhguri Restaurant in South Korea
SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In June 2020, Pudu Robotics (“Pudu”) provided three more of its robots for Muhguri, a popular restaurant in Sokcho, South Korea. This is the third contract fulfilled between VD company (Pudu Robotics’ distributor in
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Suburbs, rural areas get high-speed broadband – Saifuddin
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has implemented the Suburban Broadband (SUBB) and Rural Broadband (RBB) projects nationwide providing high-speed fixed broadband services in the areas concerned. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah (pix) said so far there were about 639,676 connections available, while
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Police investigating man for allegedly insulting Muslims
KUALA LUMPUR: The police are investigating a man under Section 3 (1) (a) of the Sedition Act for allegedly using insulting language and touching on the sensitivities of Muslims. Bukit Aman CID deputy director (Investigation and Legal) DCP Mior Faridalathrash Wahid
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