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Asian soccer gets 8 host hubs for World Cup qualifying games
The delayed World Cup qualifying matches in Asia will be completed in June with each of the eight groups playing in a separate host nation because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Asia thirst for liquefied natural gas is disrupting Europe's market
Even with its numerous pipeline-supply options, Europe's import dependency is rising amid falling domestic production due to aging fields in the North Sea
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'It's un-American and must stop': Biden addresses attacks on Asian American
US President Joe Biden has said that the "vicious" hate crimes against Asian Americans in the country amidst the pandemic was "un-American" and it must stop
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Nearly 150% surge in anti-Asian hate crimes across major US cities: Report
New York City saw the highest jump, rising from 3 to 28, Boston and Los Angeles followed, with increases from 6 to 14, and 7 to 15 respectively
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Mukesh Ambani is again richest Asian as China's Zhong loses $22 billion
With a net worth of about $80 billion, Ambani is again richer than Zhong Shanshan, whose bottled-water company tanked a record 20 per cent this week
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Asia seen driving 75% of LNG demand growth by 2040: Shell LNG outlook
Significant demand-supply gap seen opening in middle of current decade; China and India led LNG demand growth in 2020
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Saudi Aramco cuts February crude supply to some Asian refiners, sources say
Saudi Arabia has cut supplies of February-loading crude by 10% for at least two Asian buyers while meeting requirements of at least three others, several refinery and trade sources said
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Asia shares mostly lower amid rising coronavirus cases, Washington turmoil
Twitter's stock tumbled 6.4% on Monday after the micro-blogging site permanently suspended Trump's account last Friday
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India fares better than Asia average in boardroom gender diversity: Report
Egon Zehnder's 2020 Global Board Diversity Tracker noted that between 2012 and 2020, India has seen an 8.6 per cent increase in the percentage of women on boards
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Saudi Aramco raises January crude oil price for Asia, document shows
Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco has raised the January price for its Arab light crude to Asia to $0.30 a barrel over Oman/Dubai crude, up $0.80 from December, a company document showed
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India sees largest drop in malaria cases in south-east Asia between 2000-19
India made strong progress in the fight against malaria, recording the largest reduction in cases in South-East Asia from 20 million in 2000 to about 5.6 million last year, WHO said
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74% in Asia believe corruption major issue, young more likely to pay bribes
Global Corruption Barometer - Asia, surveyed nearly 20,000 respondents in 17 countries for their opinion
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Don't ignore the good news from Asia in the fight against Covid-19
The differences between Asia and Europe look more rooted in recent, not ancient, history
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Wielding power in Asia: US leads, China closes in and India falls behind
India, the fourth most powerful nation on the index after Japan, lost economic growth potential in the pandemic and is also ceding strategic ground to Beijing
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Statsguru: How India fares among Asian peers in key economic indicators
India's economic recovery would be sharper compared to Asian peers
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Covid controls turn Asia into global surveillance hotspot, say analysts
The index rated 198 nations for privacy violations stemming from mass surveillance operations
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Covid expected to stoke slowest growth in 50 yrs in E Asia, Pacific, China
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to stoke the slowest growth in more than 50 years in East Asia and the Pacific as well as China, World Bank said in an economic update on Monday
RSP, a SAIL unit exports over 34,000 tonne of steel plates since July
The unit is ready with additional 1,000 tonne of steel plates for export in the current month
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Online retail sales to hit $2.5 trn in Asia by 2024: Forrester Research
Riding on the surge in grocery demand in the Covid-19 times, online retail sales in Asia will grow from $1.5 trillion in 2019 to $2.5 trillion in 2024, with CAGR of 11.3%, a new Forrester report said
From Asia to Africa, China promoting Covid-19 vaccine to rebuild vital ties
The ability to develop and deliver vaccines to poorer countries would also be a powerful signal of China's rise as a scientific leader in a new post-pandemic global order
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