Most Asian markets lifted by recovery optimism
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Most markets across Asia rose Thursday as investors welcomed a strong jobs report from the…
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Sydney rushes to trace first local Covid cases in a month
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney's first local Covid-19 cases in more than a month left health authorities scrambling to trace…
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India sees record Covid-19 deaths, new cases in 24 hours
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India saw almost 4,000 Covid-19 deaths and more than 412,000 new cases in the past…
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Lakers aim to have LeBron healthy for playoffs
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- LeBron James will miss the Los Angeles Lakers' crosstown duel with the Clippers on…
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Quezon governor tests positive for COVID-19
(Eagle News) -- Quezon Governor Danilo Suarez has tested positive for COVID-19. Suarez, who is 78 years old, made the…
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Nets Irving fined $35k for refusing reporters interviews
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The National Basketball Association slapped Kyrie Irving with a $35,000 fine on Wednesday, because…
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California sequoia still smoldering after 2020 fires
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- One of California's iconic giant sequoia trees was recently found to be still smoldering…
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Drought-hit Jordan ‘critical’ as water sources dry up
by Kamal Taha GHOR AL-HADITHA, Jordan (AFP) -- Ahmad Daoud surveyed his shrivelled tomato plants near the Dead Sea in…
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Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong jailed for Tiananmen protest
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Jailed Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong was handed an additional 10-month sentence on Thursday after…
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China suspends economic accord with Australia
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing said Thursday it has suspended an economic agreement with Australia, an apparent tit-for-tat response to…
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