Myanmar junta wants 'stability' before heeding pleas on violence

3 years ago

ANGON, April 27: Myanmar's junta said Tuesday it will heed regional pleas to stop violence only when the coup-hit country "returns to stability", as fresh fighting erupted with a...

Press Release from Business Wire: COMPUTEX TAIPEI

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TAIPEI, April 27: According to IDC, worldwide revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market are expected to break the USD 500 billion mark. As AI continues to transform daily...

Australia's Perth ends snap lockdown as quarantine debate heats up

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SYDNEY, April 26: Australian authorities on Monday lifted a snap three-day lockdown of Perth, but faced pointed questions about how the coronavirus leaked from a quarantine hotel for returning...

US, Britain rush supplies to virus-stricken India

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NEW DELHI, April 26: The US and Britain rushed ventilators and vaccine materials to India Monday as the country battles a catastrophic, record-breaking coronavirus wave that has overwhelmed hospitals...

Fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies of Covid aged 59

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PARIS, April 26: Alber Elbaz, the fashion designer whose playful designs transformed the storied French house Lanvin into an industry darling before his shock ouster in 2015, has died aged...

Myanmar shadow govt welcomes ASEAN call to end violence

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YANGON, April 25: Myanmar's shadow government of ousted lawmakers has welcomed a call by Southeast Asian leaders for an end to "military violence" after their crisis talks in Jakarta...

At least 23 dead in fire at Iraqi Covid hospital

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BAGDAD, April 25: At least 23 people died when a fire broke out Sunday in a coronavirus intensive care unit in the capital of Iraq, a country with long-dilapidated...

Albania goes to polls after tumultuous campaign

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TIRANA, April 25: Albanians began voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday after a bitter campaign marked by fiery rhetoric and a gunfight between rival supporters that drew calls...

130 Europe-bound migrants feared dead off Libyan coast

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CAIRO, April 25: More than 100 Europe-bound migrants are feared dead in a boat wreck off Libya, independent rescue groups and the U.N. migration agency said, as attempts to...

Georgian parliament speaker resigns

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Georgian parliament speaker Archil Talakvadze announced his resignation on Saturday. "Given that several months of tense negotiations between the ruling party and the opposition parties ended with an...

PM lauds doctors, hospitals for using technology to offer consultations amid COVID-19 crisis

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NEW DELHI, April 25: In the 76th episode of 'Mann ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded that health care workers and hospitals for using technology for offering consultations...

Millions of Americans are jobless, yet firms struggle to hire

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WASHINGTON, April 21: More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of American remain jobless, but even as the economy reopens some employers are finding hiring an unexpected...

Biden calls 'systemic racism' a 'stain on our nation's soul'

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WASHINGTON, April 21: US President Joe Biden called systemic racism a "stain on our nation's soul" in a televised address to the nation Tuesday after a white former police...

Interview: BRI cooperation to spearhead post-pandemic recovery, says Malaysian expert

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KAULALUMPUR, April 21: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is expected to spearhead the post-pandemic global economic recovery, as participating countries have reinforced their ties in joint response to...

4 bodies of missing sailors found after ship runs aground in southern Philippines, 9 still missing

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MANILA, April 21: Rescuers retrieved four bodies of 20 missing crew members aboard a cargo vessel that ran aground off the coast of Surigao del Norte province in the...