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- Japan (1,436)
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- Nepal (712)
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- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
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- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
Kazakh Senate reps, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada observers meet
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Deputy Chairman of the Kazakh Senate Askar Shakirov met with a delegation of the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine who arrived to monitor parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan, the Chamber’s press service informs. …read more Source::...
Ukraine shuts schools, restaurants at start of tighter lockdown
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Trump faces calls for removal, possible impeachment after Capitol chaos
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump faced the threat on Thursday of a second impeachment, a day after his supporters breached the US Capitol in a stunning assault on American democracy as Congress was certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. As Democratic leaders demanded his ouster, Trump came closer than he ever has to a formal...
Mr. Jones (2020)
Genres: Biography, Drama and Thriller Running Time: 141 min. Directed by: Agnieszka Holland Starring: James Norton, Vanessa Kirby Synopsis: A Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in Ukraine in the early 1930s. …read more Source:: The Chosun...
Asia delights and despairs in Trump’s Capitol siege
David Hutt Wednesday’s storming of the US Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters, described by president-elect Joe Biden as an attempted “insurrection”, will forever be a stain on American democracy – and Asian nations have taken note. Hours after the event, after which President Tru-mp begrudgingly called on the...
Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine 78% effective in late-stage trial in Brazil
SAO PAULO: A COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech was 78% effective in a late-stage Brazilian trial, a person familiar with the study said on Thursday, moving the shot closer to regulatory approval in South America’s biggest country. The results, closely watched by developing countries counting on the vaccine to begin...
World stunned by Trump supporters storming US Capitol, attempts to overturn election
World leaders on Wednesday expressed their shock as supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol building where Congress meets in an attempt to overturn the results of the Nov. 3 election won by Joe Biden. Here are reactions from around the world: UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was...
Iran dithering on crash probe, says Ukraine airline
Iranian investigators probing the downing of a passenger plane a year ago are deliberately dragging their feet, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) said on Wednesday. Tehran has admitted its… …read more Source:: Japan...
Ukraine's budget deficit amounts to 7.6 bln USD in 2020
KIEV, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance announced that the state budget deficit in 2020 amounted to 215.5 billion hryvnia (about 7.6 billion U.S. dollars) with maximum deficit approved by the budget law to be 274.5 billion hryvnia (about 9.7 billion U.S. dollars), Ukrinform news agency reported on Tuesday. Read full...
Kazakhstan Registers 398 Foreign Observers for Upcoming Parliamentary Elections, Accreditation Wraps Up
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Central Election Commission (CEC) accredited a total of 398 foreign observers ahead of Kazakhstan’s Jan.1 parliamentary elections, CEC member Anastasia Schegortsova reported at the Jan. 4 commission meeting. The list included 322...
