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UNDP joins Bangladesh efforts to accelerate economic growth
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DHAKA, April 11 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) have deepened their partnership...
This Week in Media (April 4 to 8, 2022)
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THE GOVERNMENT should have learned by now that gains in the fight against COVID-19 are easily reversed. The pandemic might not have been a priority issue in media last...
Politics in full swing: As elections draw near, endorsements and controversies dominate local campaign news
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METHODOLOGY: From March 21 to April 3, 2022, CMFR reviewed the coverage of leading Manila broadsheets (Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, and Manila...
TV Coverage sidelines local elections; spotlights more controversies 40 days to 2022 polls
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METHODOLOGY: CMFR reviewed and analyzed primetime news programs of four broadcast stations: GMA-7’s 24 Oras and 24 Oras Weekend, ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol and TV...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, April 11
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SYDNEY — Prolonged delays at Australia’s busiest airport, Sydney Airport, has seen travelers waiting hours amid worker shortages and a rush for domestic...
Political stalemate continues in Sri Lanka as meeting between President Rajapaksa, ex-President Srisena ends without conclusion
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): The meeting between President Gottabaya Rajapaksa and former President Maithripala Srisena-led Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to...
Hospitality sector in Bangladesh suffers from COVID-19 impact
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DHAKA, April 11 (Xinhua) — A survey report has said the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a heavier blow to the Bangladeshi hospitality sector. The survey, published on...
Study reveals air pollution is responsible for 180,000 excess deaths in tropical cities
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London [UK], April 11 (ANI): A study has revealed that around 180,000 avoidable deaths over 14 years in fast-growing tropical cities were caused by a rapid rise in...
Amid economic crisis, Turkey-China ties become one-way street
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Ankara [Turkey], April 11 (ANI): The ties between Turkey and China have almost become a one-way street as the financial situation of Ankara and Beijing is weakening and...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 11
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PARIS — French incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far-right wing candidate Marine Le Pen are the top two leaders of the first round of the 2022 presidential...
