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Asian shares mixed, US markets closed for Independence Day
Jul 5, 2021

Asian shares mixed, US markets closed for Independence Day

Shares are mixed in Asia in quiet trading, with U.S. markets set to be closed for the Independence Day holiday...

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Blast at Thai factory; area evacuated over toxic fume fears
Jul 5, 2021

Blast at Thai factory; area evacuated over toxic fume fears

A massive explosion at a factory on the outskirts of Bangkok has shaken an airport terminal serving Thailand’s capital, damaged homes in the surrounding neighborhood, and prompted the evacuation of a ...

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Japan searches for dozens missing in resort town mudslide
Jul 5, 2021

Japan searches for dozens missing in resort town mudslide

Rescue workers are slogging through mud and debris looking for dozens unaccounted for after a giant landslide ripped through a Japanese seaside resort town, killing at least three people...

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Taiwan's push to shortcut vaccine approval sparks debate
Jul 5, 2021

Taiwan's push to shortcut vaccine approval sparks debate

Taiwan is planning to take a regulatory shortcut that would allow vaccines currently under development to be given out before the final stage of testing is finished...

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Chinese ride service Didi told to take app off online stores
Jul 4, 2021

Chinese ride service Didi told to take app off online stores

Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Global Inc., which made its U.S. stock market debut last week, has been ordered to remove its app from online stores while the company overhauls how it handles custom...

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Chinese astronauts make first space walk outside new station
Jul 4, 2021

Chinese astronauts make first space walk outside new station

Two astronauts are making the first space walk outside China’s new orbital station to work on setting up a 50-foot-long robotic arm...

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Indonesia caught between surge and slow vaccine rollout
Jul 3, 2021

Indonesia caught between surge and slow vaccine rollout

After a slow vaccination rollout, Indonesia is now racing to inoculate as many people as possible as it battles an explosion of cases that have strained hospitals...

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Pandemic tourism: Thailand launches Phuket 'sandbox' plan
Jul 1, 2021

Pandemic tourism: Thailand launches Phuket 'sandbox' plan

Thailand has opened the popular resort island of Phuket to fully vaccinated foreigners from lower-risk countries in an ambitious but risky plan that it hopes will breathe new life into a tourism indus...

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Xi takes firm line as China Communist Party marks centenary
Jul 1, 2021

Xi takes firm line as China Communist Party marks centenary

China's ruling Communist Party is marking the 100th anniversary of its founding with speeches and grand displays intended to showcase economic progress and social stability to justify its iron grip on...

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Indonesia holds mass vaccination to scale up virus fight
Jul 1, 2021

Indonesia holds mass vaccination to scale up virus fight

Thousands of Indonesians lined up at a sports stadium to get a COVID-19 vaccine dose in a one-day, mass vaccination event that’s part of a push to dramatically scale up the nation’s virus fight as hos...

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