Ukraine claims control over Kyiv
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Ukraine and Russian flags are seen through broken glass in this illustration taken March 1, 2022. — REUTERS BUCHA, Ukraine — As…
China finds new virus subtype as daily cases exceed 13,000
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CHINA added more than 13,000 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections with state media reporting a case infected with a new subtype…
Sri Lanka throttles social media, protests amid increasing unrest
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SRI LANKAN military officer lowers the national flag at the flag square in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 23, 2021. — REUTERS SRI…
Still fearing COVID, Filipinos are mobile out of necessity — survey
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS Although working Filipinos still fear coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), they are now more willing to go out, a…
JCI announces 10 TOYM awardees
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The Junior Chamber International (JCI) Philippines announced the 10 winners of the 2021 The Outstanding Young Men and Women (TOYM) awards, who…
Hong Kong govt ‘strongly opposes’ UK, US report on city’s diminishing freedoms
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Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. — Photograph courtesy of Hong Kong Architectural Services Department. HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government said…
Taiwan puppeteers look to NFTs to keep their art alive
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VeVe Digital Collectibles YUNLIN, Taiwan — A group of Taiwanese puppeteers are looking to use non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, to help bring…
Don’t throw Russia out of G20, aid group says, with eye on food crisis
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Russian President Vladimir Putin WASHINGTON — Excluding Russia from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies and other international institutions could slow…
Asia’s factory activity slows as Ukraine crisis, inflation bite
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REUTERS/ALY SONG/FILE PHOTO TOKYO — Most Asian factories saw activity slow in March, as slumping Chinese demand and rising raw material costs…
US warned firms about Russia’s Kaspersky software day after invasion — sources
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PIXABAY The US government began privately warning some American companies the day after Russia invaded Ukraine that Moscow could manipulate software designed…