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Year of Turbulence
Asia focus, Published on 27/12/2021
» Pandemic drags on recovery: In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, many Asian countries had enviable success, avoiding large-scale outbreaks and mass deaths. But the arrival of the more transmissible Delta variant this year and sluggish vaccine rollouts compounded by low availability sent cases surging. Combined with poor monitoring and easy movement among countries, often unofficially, Southeast Asia became a virus hotspot. The ballooning health crisis collided with churning political discontent in the case of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. Economically, the new wave of infections, and attendant restrictions imposed to curb the spread, stalled recoveries. After nearly two years of strict border controls, many countries started to loosen up and live with Covid. But the rise of the Omicron variant now threatens to scuttle those tentative reopening plans and usher in a third year of economic anxiety.
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Iran, Hezbollah aid Yemen rebel strikes: Saudi-led coalition
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» RIYADH - The Saudi-led coalition on Sunday accused Iran and Hezbollah of helping Yemen's Huthi rebels to launch missiles and drones at the kingdom, where two people were killed.
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Indian defence chief: China is biggest threat
Published on 12/11/2021
» NEW DELHI: China has become India’s biggest security threat and the tens of thousands of troops and weaponry that New Delhi rushed to secure its disputed Himalayan border last year will not be able to return to base for a long time, defence chief General Bipin Rawat said.
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Biden announces $1.75 trillion US spending deal ahead of Europe trip
AFP, Published on 28/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a revised $1.75 trillion social spending plan that he is confident Democrats will support, ending weeks of wrangling and delivering a political victory hours before he departs for twin summits in Europe.
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Why Airlines Can't Stop Rewriting the Rules for Fliers
Business, Published on 08/10/2021
» American Airlines changed the terms on its tickets last month to say that its "sole obligation" for flight cancellations or missed connections is to refund the remaining portion of your ticket.
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Haitian migrants fear deportation as Mexican police deploy
AFP, Published on 24/09/2021
» CIUDAD ACUñA (MEXICO) - Deportation fears mounted Thursday among Haitian migrants camped out in northern Mexico near the border with the United States following the sudden arrival of dozens of police officers at the site.
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SpaceX all-civilian orbital crew completes historic mission
AFP, Published on 19/09/2021
» WASHINGTON: Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending three days in space, successfully concluding the first orbital mission in history with no professional astronauts on board.
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SpaceX poised to launch all-civilian crew into Earth orbit
AFP, Published on 15/09/2021
» KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, United States: Can four people who've never been to space before spend three days spinning around Earth after only a few months of training?
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SpaceX to launch private, all-civilian crew into Earth orbit
AFP, Published on 13/09/2021
» WASHINGTON: SpaceX is set to launch four people into space Wednesday on a three-day mission that is the first to orbit the Earth with exclusively private citizens on board, as Elon Musk's company enters the space tourism fray.
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Rallies for and against Bolsonaro on Brazil's national day
AFP, Published on 07/09/2021
» BRASíLIA - Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets in Brazil Tuesday in a show of support on independence day for President Jair Bolsonaro, who is locked in an all-out political battle with institutions including the Supreme Court.
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