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US dismisses Myanmar election plan, urges Asean pressure, SE Asia News & Top Stories
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States said Monday (Aug 2) that Myanmar’s junta was playing for time with a two-year…
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McDonald’s makes masks mandatory for all US customers, staff, United States News & Top Stories
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – McDonald’s Corp on Monday (Aug 2) confirmed that all its customers and staff will need to start…
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US offers refuge to more Afghans who aided Americans in new programme
WASHINGTON: Thousands more Afghans who may be targets of Taliban violence due to their US affiliations will have the opportunity to…
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Hong Kong’s fate spurs Japan to speak up about defending Taiwan, East Asia News & Top Stories
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – During his long tenure as Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe deftly avoided overtures toward Taiwan that would…
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Some Republican US senators snipe at $1.35 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, United States News & Top Stories
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US Senate will try to complete work this week on a US$1 trillion (S$1.35 trillion) infrastructure…
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Brazil reports 389 new COVID-19 deaths, lowest Monday toll since December
BRASILIA: Brazil had 15,143 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours and 389 deaths from…
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Commentary: Struggling with the Delta variant, Vietnam has to force a change in vaccine policy
HO CHI MINH CITY: Until recently, Vietnam’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic had been a remarkable success story. In January…
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US South braces for record numbers of hospitalized Covid-19 patients, United States News & Top Stories
FLORIDA (REUTERS) – Covid-19 hospitalizations in Louisiana and Florida have surged to their highest points of the pandemic, leading overwhelmed…
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Record wildfire burns amid drought on Hawaii’s Big Island
HONOLULU: Firefighters have gotten more control over a wildfire in Hawaii that forced thousands of people to evacuate over the…
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Mexico president downplays sparse turnout in referendum vote
MEXICO CITY: Mexico President Andres Manuel López Obrador on Monday (Aug 2) downplayed the abysmal turnout for a national referendum on…
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