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World Cup 2022
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Features
11/20/2022 11:34:04 AM
Hundreds of fans from South Asia and South America greeted Neymar and his teammates as the Brazil squad landed in Qatar for their bid to secure a sixth World Cup.
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World
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International
11/19/2022 7:29:54 PM
Mahathir Mohamad, the 97-year-old elder statesman of Malaysian politics, lost his parliamentary seat in Saturday's polls, likely ending the career of one of Asia's most enduring politicians.
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World
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International
11/18/2022 12:42:22 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron urged an end to "confrontation" Friday as he relaunched his strategy for the Asia-Pacific region after a bitter row over a cancelled submarine contract with Australia.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/17/2022 10:40:50 PM
The Arab region needs more than $570 billion by 2030 to reinforce its adaptation to climate change, said a press release issued by the Beirut-based UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) on Thursday.
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COP27
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To Know
11/14/2022 1:31:07 PM
On the sidelines of the COP27, held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Emerging Market Climate Action Fund (EMCAF) announced on Monday a $25 million investment into Alcazar Energy Partners II, according to the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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Business
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Economy
11/14/2022 11:33:01 AM
Asian shares were mixed in Monday trading as momentum faded from last week's rally on Wall Street amid varied sentiments about coronavirus restrictions easing in China and global interest rate increases.
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World
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International
11/13/2022 11:50:35 AM
Russia's foreign minister on Sunday accused the United States of driving increased militarisation in Southeast Asia, saying that Washington was trying to contain Beijing and Moscow's influence in the region.
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World
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International
11/12/2022 8:16:35 PM
President Joe Biden promised Saturday that the United States would work with a strategically vital coalition of southeast Asian nations, telling leaders that ``we're going to build a better future that we all want to see'' in the region where U.S. rival China is also working to expand its influence.
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World
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International
11/12/2022 12:36:04 PM
US President Joe Biden landed in Asia on Saturday vowing to urge Chinese leader Xi Jinping to rein in North Korea when they hold their first face-to-face meeting at next week's G20 summit.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/12/2022 10:08:15 AM
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba pressed Southeast Asian countries for political and material support in his county's fight against Russia while accusing Moscow on Saturday of playing ``hunger games'' with the world by holding up shipments of Ukrainian grain and other agricultural products.
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World
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International
11/11/2022 12:53:11 PM
China on Friday confirmed President Xi Jinping will attend both the meeting of the Group of 20 industrialized countries and the gathering of Asian Pacific nations this month in his first major overseas trip since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
11/9/2022 10:13:22 AM
Asian stocks made a positive start on Wednesday following gains on Wall Street, but lost momentum as factory gate prices in China fell for the first time in nearly two years.
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Business
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Economy
11/8/2022 11:19:31 AM
Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday following an upbeat session on Wall Street as investors look to crucial midterm elections that polls show could upend power in Washington.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/7/2022 5:03:21 PM
Small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia reeling from global warming impacts got a $1.4 billion philanthropic boost Monday to help them adapt to a world increasingly impacted by climate change.
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Life & Style
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Health
11/3/2022 2:16:14 PM
New evidence has emerged that an invasive species of malaria-carrying mosquito from Asia is spreading in Africa, where it could pose a "unique" threat to tens of millions of city-dwellers, researchers warned .
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Business
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Economy
11/3/2022 11:00:21 AM
Asian markets sank Thursday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates and boss Jerome Powell suggested they would go higher than expected, blowing a hole in hopes for a more dovish pivot in its fight against inflation.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
11/2/2022 10:36:42 AM
Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday following losses on Wall Street as forecast-beating US data jolted hopes the Federal Reserve could soon tone down its hawkish pace of interest rate hikes.
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Business
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Economy
11/1/2022 10:31:30 AM
Hong Kong jumped more than 5% and other Asian markets also rose Tuesday after Wall Street declined and a survey showed Chinese manufacturing improved.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/28/2022 4:39:00 PM
Egypt is set to host the upcoming annual meetings of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Sharm El-Sheikh on 25-26 September 2023, Egypt’s Minister of Finance and Governor of Egypt to the AIIB Mohamed Maait announced on Friday.
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World
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International
10/19/2022 8:23:10 PM
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan accused each other of stirring tensions on their shared border, raising fears of military escalation one month after deadly clashes between the two Central Asian countries.
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