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COVID-19 Updates: France reports over 50,000 cases in past 24 hours
BEIJING, Oct. 26 — The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Xinhua news agency. – – – – PARIS — France registered 52,010 new cases of COVID-19 infection in a 24-hour span, a
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Myanmar’s Health Ministry lifts COVID-19 restrictions for election day
YANGON: Myanmar’s Health and Sports Ministry has lifted its COVID-19 restrictions on mass gatherings and stay-at-home order for the upcoming general elections, reported Xinhua news agency. According to the announcement on late Sunday, the Ministry of Health and Sports will
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Chinese low-cost carrier Spring soars amid COVID downturn
BEIJING: Chinese budget carrier Spring Airlines is leveraging its low-cost position to attract customers with cheap fares as the country’s domestic aviation market recovers, pursuing an aggressive expansion strategy that could soon turn profitable. Domestic capacity at Shanghai-based Spring rose
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Maharashtra invites Tesla after Musk hints entry into India
Mumbai: India’s richest state Maharashtra has invited U.S. electric-car maker Tesla Inc, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering the country next year. In a tweet here on Thursday, state tourism and environment minister Aaditya Thackeray said he and
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S. Korea to hold nationwide shopping festival in November
SEOUL: South Korea will hold a massive nationwide shopping festival involving major retailers, manufacturers and traditional markets in November to attract foreign tourists and boost domestic consumption, Yonhap News Agency reported organisers as saying Friday. The annual Korea Sale FESTA will
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1MDB: Singapore imposes life ban on BSI Bank’s former rep Swampillai
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued lifetime Prohibition Orders (POs) against Kevin Michael Swampillai, a former representative and head of the Wealth Management Services Department of BSI Bank Ltd, Singapore Branch (BSIS). These POs were issued at
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1MDB Bond: Goldman Sachs Singapore to pay US$122 mln to Singapore government
SINGAPORE: Goldman Sachs Singapore Pte (GSSP) will pay US$122 million to the Singapore government for its role in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) bond offerings. This is according to a joint statement by the republic’s Commercial Affairs Department (CAD), the
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Fires burn in Lagos after Nigerian soldiers shoot anti-police protesters
LAGOS: Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos and several states were under curfews on Wednesday as unrest rooted in anti-police protests broke out again following a day of violence, including the shooting of civilians by security forces. Fires burned across Lagos and
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11 killed as landslides hit coal mine in Indonesia’s South Sumatra
JAKARTA: Landslides hit a coal mine in Indonesia’s western province of South Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, reported Xinhua news agency. The incident took place in an unlicenced mine located in Tanjung Lalang village of Muara Enim district at about 16:00
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PM Phuc: Entry to Vietnam must be closely controlled
HANOI: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday called for close control over entry into Vietnam at all border gates in order for the country to fulfil the twin goals of fighting COVID-19 and posting socio-economic development. During an online meeting with
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