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Japan’s food service industry struggles to survive amid COVID-19 outbreak
TOKYO: As Japan sees a resurgence in the number of COVID-19 cases, restaurants and bars are struggling to find ways to survive and recover from the impact of the outbreak with customers again decreasing recently, reported Xinhua news agency. According
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Peruvian anti-drug agents seize 182 kg of cocaine in Amazonian region
LIMA: Peruvian security forces seized a shipment of 182 kg of cocaine in the Amazonian region of Valle de los Rios Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro (collectively known as Vraem), authorities reported on Sunday. According to reports from the National Police
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All commercial banks are strong
BANGKOK: The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has confirmed that all commercial banks in the country are financially strong, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported. In response to an economist’s warning that Thai commercial banks were suffering from economic problems, BoT’s deputy
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An Italian’s love affair with Malaysian cuisine – thanks to his wife
KUALA LUMPUR: The proof of the pudding, they say, is in the eating. And so it proved for Italian Francesco De Leonardis as the first taste of nasi campur (mixed rice) at a buffet on his akad nikah (solemnisation) ceremony in London 14 years ago kicked started
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Sushant Singh Rajput case: Flatmate Siddharth Pithani to be named as a co-conspirator, says family’s lawyer
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Wednesday its verdict on the jurisdiction matter of Sushant Singh Rajput death case. Meanwhile, the case is getting more and more complicated as new pieces of evidence are emerging with each passing days. Now,
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WHO chief warns against vaccine nationalism
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the world needs to prevent vaccine nationalism so as to guarantee the equitable access and fair allocation of COVID-19 vaccines, reported Xinhua news agency. Speaking at
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Strong earthquake in Samar, Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR: An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck Samar, Philippines at 8.03 am today. According to a statement from the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the quake occurred at 51 kilometres west of Calbayog City, Philippines, with a depth of 10
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Trump says North Korean leader one of “world-class chess players”
WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is one of the “world-class chess players” along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying he’s the right person to deal with
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India: Coronavirus cases cross 2.5 mln mark
NEW DELHI, Aug 15 — India registered 57,381 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, crossing the grim mark of 2.5 million on Saturday, according to Anadolu Agency. The tally now stands at 2,526,192, according to data by the Ministry
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COVID-19 Updates: US death toll tops 170,000
BEIJING: The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Xinhua news agency: – – – – NEW YORK — The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 5.4 million on Sunday,
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