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HONG KONG — The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday approved a bill that requires public officers including...
2nd edition of LPL to commence on July 30
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday announced that the 2nd edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be held from July 30-...
China denies interfering in Bangladesh’s foreign policy
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Beijing [China], May 12 (ANI): China has denied interfering in Bangladesh’s foreign policy after Beijing’s envoy in Dhaka, Li Jiming, warned Dhaka against...
‘We decide our foreign policy’, insists Bangladesh FM Momen
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 12 (ANI): Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday reacted sharply to comments from China’s ambassador warning against...
Taiwan reports record daily local COVID-19 cases
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TAIPEI, May 12 (Xinhua) — Taiwan on Wednesday reported 16 new local COVID-19 cases, the highest number of local infections reported in a single day on the island...
China vows belt of cooperation, development with Central Asia
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XI’AN, May 12 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday pledged to jointly build a belt of mutually beneficial cooperation and development with Central Asian countries,...
Badminton Singapore Open cancelled over COVID-19 concerns
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Xinhua) — Tournament organizers Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) and Badminton World Federation (BWF) have jointly agreed to cancel the...
Myanmar reports 23 new COVID-19 cases
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YANGON, May 12 (Xinhua) — The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has risen to 142,997 on Wednesday after 23 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours,...
Vietnam reports 52 new COVID-19 cases, 3,623 in total
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HANOI, May 12 (Xinhua) — Vietnam reported 52 new COVID-19 cases from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time Wednesday, including 49 locally transmitted and three...
Indonesia reports 4,608 new COVID-19 cases
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JAKARTA, May 12 (Xinhua) — The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 4,608 within one day to 1,728,204, with the death toll adding by 152 to 47,617, the Health...