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View from Middle East and Africa: UAE moves fast to combat Covid-19

The UAE followed Singapore’s swift reaction to combat Covid-19, to preserve the health of its citizens. Now moves are in place to tackle the country’s economic wellbeing.




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Boeing to launch Australia’s first locally built combat aircraft since 1942

The Boeing Company is set to design and build a large, military unmanned air vehicle (UAV) in Australia, with the first flight set for 2020. The Australian government will invest A$40 million in the project.




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RBI: Anti-Money Laundering, Combating of Financing of Terrorism Standards

The Reserve Bank of India on Sept. 22, 2011, issued a letter to financial institutions regarding anti-money laundering and the combating of financing of terrorism standards.




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RBI: Anti-Money Laundering, Combating of Financing of Terrorism Standards

The Reserve Bank of India on Sept. 22, 2011, issued a letter to financial institutions regarding anti-money laundering and the combating of financing of terrorism standards.




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[Letter] Right-of-reply from Chinese embassy to Belgium

Such claims, based on internal reports four years ago, fall far from the truth, and are mainly based on conjectures and presumptions. The so-called 'Chinese espionage menace' is nothing new and has time and again been proven fictitious.




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Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia

Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Cameron R. Hume, At the Opening of the EWC/EWCA 2008 International Conference, Bali, Indonesia, November 13, 2008
On behalf of the American Embassy, I want to welcome all of you to this very special international conference of alumni of the East-West Center…

Over many years, our Embassy has greatly valued the work of the East-West Center and its alumni in promoting international education and fostering mutual understanding. We know that Center programs build invaluable professional and personal relationships, enhance awareness and promote informed dialogue. We also know you serve the broader community. We were impressed when the East-West Center Tsunami Relief Fund several years ago generated more than $500,000 to assist with tsunami relief efforts and provide long-term support through education and research programs.




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Spotlight on Research: EWC’s Workshop on Combating Emerging Infectious Diseases Sparks New Ideas and Partnerships

Spotlight on Research: EWC’s Workshop on Combating Emerging Infectious Diseases Sparks New Ideas and Partnerships

More than 80 representatives from government agencies, universities, and international, non-governmental and philanthropic organizations gathered in Hanoi from September 12-13 to participate in the East-West Center-sponsored workshop on combating emerging infectious diseases (EID).




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Ambassadors Discuss U.S. Engagement in Freely Associated Pacific Nations

Ambassadors Thomas Armbruster (Marshall Islands) & Helen Reed-Rowe (Palau), with PIDP Co-Director Sitiveni Halapua. On April 4, 2013 the U.S. ambassadors to the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands participated in an informal discussion at the East-West Center intended to launch a broad-ranging conversation about the future of U.S. engagement with the freely associated Pacific island nations. Participants included policymakers, Pacific island scholars and public intellectuals. Topics included the future of the freely associated states in the regional system, migration, institution building and new paradigms for engagement. 




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Hawaii and Vietnam Partner to Combat Emerging Infectious Diseases

Hawaii and Vietnam Partner to Combat Emerging Infectious Diseases
HONOLULU (September 11) – The first planning workshop for an ecological approach to combating emerging infectious diseases (EID) in Southeast Asia will take place September 12-13, 2007 at the Melia Hotel in Hanoi. The East-West Center’s Director of Research, Nancy Lewis, and Senior Fellow Jefferson Fox are teaming up with leading public health researchers from Vietnam’s government and universities together with University of Hawai’i specialists to find ways to prevent and control EID in the region.

Background:




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U.S. Embassy in Pakistan Awards East-West Center $1.09 Million for Journalist Exchange Programs

HONOLULU (Aug. 15, 2011) – The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, has awarded the East-West Center $1,087,762 over three years to continue and expand several training and exchange programs for journalists. The award will fund the continuation of the Center’s Pakistan-U.S. Journalists’ Exchange program, which was held for the first time in April this year, as well as funding participation by Pakistani journalists in the Center’s existing multinational Jefferson Fellowships and Senior Journalists Seminar programs.

Under the overall theme of “Deepening Democracy through Media in Pakistan,” the objectives of the East-West Center project are to promote free, fair and responsible media in Pakistan to help the country cope with its political and developmental challenges and to bridge the gaps in understanding between the United States and Pakistan.




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EWC Alumna Shari Villarosa Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Mauritius and Seychelles

HONOLULU (Oct. 4, 2012) – Former East-West Center Diplomat-in-Residence Sharon (“Shari”) Villarosa has been confirmed as the new U.S. Ambassador to the Indian Ocean island nations of Mauritius and the Seychelles. Villarosa was nominated to the post by President Obama last fall and confirmed by the Senate on Sept. 22.

Villarosa said at her confirmation hearing that she would work “to increase U.S. exports to (Mauritius’) healthy, thriving market economy,” and to “encourage Seychelles' continued progress in implementing sound political and economic reforms and protecting human rights.  … I hope that we can continue to support the efforts of Seychelles to counter piracy and promote better security in East Africa and the Indian Ocean.”




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Ambassadors’ Dialogue on Cultivating the U.S.-Korea Global Partnership

Free public seminar at the East-West Center on Fri. Oct. 26
will feature Korea’s Ambassador to the U.S. Y.J. Choi
and U.S. Ambassador to Korea Sung Kim

U.S. Ambassador to Korea Sung Kim and Korea’s Ambassador to the U.S. Y.J. Choi will present a special Ambassadors’ Dialogue on key issues impacting the U.S.-Korea alliance, Fri. Oct. 26, 4:30 – 6 p.m. at the East-west Center’s Imin International Center – Jefferson Hall (across from Kennedy Theatre). The event is open to the public and free of charge. Paid parking is available on the UH Manoa campus.




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Young Leaders from Nine Countries Embark on East-West Center Study Tour

Two-week New Generation Seminar for rising young leaders from the U.S. and Asia Pacific will focus on middle class issues

HONOLULU (Oct. 25, 2012) -- Eleven young leaders from nine countries have arrived at the East-West Center to begin this year’s New Generation Seminar. The group will travel together to four different U.S. cities to meet with experts on the seminar theme: “The Making of the Middle Class: Successes of the Past, Challenges for the Future.”

After gathering at the EWC in Honolulu for briefings and discussions, the group will travel to Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC for field study. The program is supported by funding from the Freeman Foundation.

Participants in this year’s New Generation Seminar include:




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Foreign Journalists Embark on East-West Center’s U.S. Presidential Election Reporting Tour

HONOLULU (Nov. 2, 2012) – Eight journalists from various parts of Asia have begun the East-West Center’s special U.S. Presidential Election Reporting Seminar. On the 12-day tour immediately before, during and after the election, the journalists will visit Florida, Ohio and Washington, DC to gain inside perspectives on the American electoral system and the key issues involved in this year’s presidential contest.




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East-West Center Welcomes Ambassador Karena Lyons as New Vice President

HONOLULU (May 30, 2019) -- The East-West Center is pleased to welcome Ambassador Karena Lyons, the former New Zealand Ambassador to the nations of Micronesia and Consul General for Hawai‘i, as the Center’s new Vice President, Executive Director of Research, and Director (designate) of the Pacific Islands Development Program.




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The risk of fishing expeditions in the context of public procurement law challenges: a price worth paying to ensure transparency and equality of treatment? (Bombardier v Merseytravel)

Introduction In a recent judgment on an application to vary consent orders relating to the establishment of a confidentiality ring (Bombardier Transportation UK Limited v Merseytravel [2017] EWHC 726 (TCC)), the court decided that despite some conce...




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Indonesia Summons Ambassador over Deaths on Chinese Fishing Boats

The foreign minister asks why the bodies of three Indonesians were thrown overboard.




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U.S. Sends Another Littoral Combat Ship Near Survey Site in South China Sea

“The Chinese Communist Party must end its pattern of bullying Southeast Asians out of offshore oil, gas, and fisheries,” said Adm. John Aquilino.




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The Lancet claims Bolsonaro is the biggest threat to combat COVID-19 in Brazil

The biggest threat to Brazil's ability to successfully combat the spread of the coronavirus and tackle the unfolding public health crisis is the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, according to the British medical journal The Lancet.




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Prestige Brands Holdings (PBH) CEO Ron Lombardi on Q4 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Georgia Summons Ambassador To Ukraine Back To Tbilisi After Saakashvili Appointment

Georgia summoned its ambassador to Ukraine back to Tbilisi in a sign of its displeasure over Kyiv’s decision to name Mikheil Saakashvili to a government reform body. 




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S�n�gal: Patients asymptomatiques - Un site flambant neuf en appoint du dispositif hospitalier

La r�ponse de l'�tat du S�n�gal �...




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Simba SC's Athumani ready for action as Pazi defends Manula for conceding long shots

The Wekundu wa Msimbazi winger has been out for a considerable period as he was injured during international duty for the Taifa Stars ......




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Does the mining industry have a future in Zimbabwe?

The announcement of the intention to repeal the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act by the Zimbabwe government in March 2019 was driven by various factors, including investor, political and legal motivations. The Act, implemented by former Z...




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Jordan- Planning Minister, British official discuss cooperation to combat COVID-19

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, May 9 (Petra) �� Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Wissam Rabadi Saturday discussed with British... ......




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Jordan- Planning minister, Cleverley discuss means of cooperation to combat Covid-19

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, May 9 (Petra)- Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Dr. Wissam Rabadi, discussed with the British ... ......




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Azerbaijani Embassy in France to hold virtual concert dedicated to 97th birthday of Heydar Aliyev

(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) Baku, Azerbaijan, May 9 Trend: The Azerbaijani Embassy in France will organize a virtual concert dedicated to the 97th bi... ......




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Shramik train leaves Coimbatore for UP's Akbarpur

(MENAFN - IANS) Chennai, May 9 (IANS) A Sharmik special train left for Akbarpur in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening from the Coimbatore railway s... ......




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UAE combats coronavirus: 3 pharmacies shut for hiking price of hand sanitisers

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The civic body in Dibba Al Fujairah has ordered the closure of three pharmacies for unreasonably increasing the price of h... ......




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Zimbabwe’s Afforestation Challenge

“I have never planted a tree in my life,” laughs Jairos Saunyama, a tobacco farmer, revelling at the absurdity of the question of whether he is involved in the country’s afforestation efforts. Sawunyama is one of thousands of farmers who are blamed by local conservationists for turning the country’s forests into deserts and dust bowls. […]

The post Zimbabwe’s Afforestation Challenge appeared first on Inter Press Service.




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Asian celebs work to combat racist attacks amid pandemic

As coronavirus pandemic continues, Asian actors, directors and social influencers concerned over increased instances of harassment and racism.




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Zimbabwe: Minister Applauds Nation

[The Herald] Zimbabweans have heeded preventative and precautionary measures put in place by President Mnangagwa to contain the spread of Covid-19 and Government is hopeful the number of recorded cases will not continue to rise.




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Zimbabwe/South Africa: Billiat's Mentality Questioned

[The Herald] Johannesburg -Khama Billiat is heading for arguably his worst season in the South African Absa Premiership football and apart from injuries hampering his form, there have been questions about the player's mentality.




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Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Cripples Marry Mubaiwa's Attempted Murder Case

[New Zimbabwe] THE ravaging COVID-19 pandemic has blocked police investigators from travelling to South Africa to hunt for evidence linking Marry Mubaiwa to charges of attempting to murder her now estranged husband Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, a Harare court heard Friday.




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Zimbabwe: Registrar-General Gets $10 000 Bail

[The Herald] Registrar-General Clement Masango yesterday denied any wrongdoing during his bail application before Harare regional magistrate Mrs Bianca Makwande.




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The glycemic index – A conceptual breakthrough in combating obesity


The following is intended to clarify how weight can be controlled when hunger is kept at bay using a reliable, informative tool called the glycemic index.




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UN human rights commissioner calls for disembarkation of migrants held on ships

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses ‘deep concern’ over reports of failure to assist and coordinate pushbacks of migrant boats in the central Mediterranean




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Danon to 'Post': UNSC must consider outcome of ending Iran arms embargo


Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said that the Iranian regime continues to divert its national resources in favor of its terror ambitions.




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Shells strike near Turkish, Italian embassies in central Tripoli, Libya

Turkey supports the embattled Tripoli government against rebel forces from the east led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter.




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Coronavirus: US-China rivalry hampering global efforts to fight Covid-19, EU ambassador to China says

The European Union remains central to the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, but the rivalry between China and the United States is doing little to help, the EU’s envoy to China said on Thursday.“We are seeing high levels of tensions – strategic, economic, political – growing day after day. It is our opinion that these tensions are not conducive to the cooperative spirit we need today,” ambassador Nicolas Chapuis told an online press briefing.“I am convinced that the EU voice is today…




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China coronavirus stimulus: what measures have been used to combat the economic impact of Covid 19?

In response to the global financial crisis in 2008, China rolled out a massive 4 trillion yuan (US$564 billion) stimulus package.With the coronavirus posing an even greater threat to the economy, the outbreak left the top leadership with a decision to make, as the efforts in 2008 also left the nation with a mountain of debt.Before the outbreak, China had already cut the top tier of the value-added tax (VAT) rate to 13 per cent from 16 per cent in April 2019, after a one percentage point cut in…




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Change Chinese embassy’s US address to honour coronavirus whistle-blower doctor Li Wenliang, Republicans say

Congressional Republicans continued their assault on Beijing on Thursday, launching a campaign to change the address of its embassy in Washington in honour of the late coronavirus whistle-blower doctor Li Wenliang, and announcing the establishment of a party-led “China task force” in the House of Representatives.Under new bills introduced in both the Senate and House, the official address of the Chinese embassy in Washington’s leafy northwest would be changed from 3505 International Place to 1…




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Kipchumba cannot wait to run against world’s best in London

He won Beyond Zero Half Marathon this year.




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News24.co.ke | Mombasa police and inspectorate officers clash over land dispute

Mombasa County inspectorate officers on Monday were caught in a land dispute issue with a private investigator when they attempted to bring down an erected wall.




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Pandemic gives Arthur Sinodinos 'baptism of fire' as US ambassador

Our man in Washington is making new friends at a safe distance.




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Neetu Kapoor thanks Ambani family for immeasurable love and support

Neetu Kapoor wrote Mukesh Bhai, Nita Bhabhi, Akash, Shloka, Anant and Isha - you have been our guardian angels on this long and trying experience.




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Polio case reported in Qambar Shahdadkot

SUKKUR: Another confirmed polio case was reported at Union Council Dhigano of Taluka Sajawal in Qambar Shahdadkot.Reports said the stool sample was collected from a 36-month-old girl, a suspected...

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Strengthening the chains that helped pull Asia out of poverty -- by Bambang Susantono

The global value chains that help drive Asia’s export-driven economic miracle have widespread development impacts. We need to understand them better to maximize the benefits.




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How Asia can ride the digital wave to spur financial development -- by Bambang Susantono

The ‘app economy’ provides potential risks and benefits for developing countries. The right policies are needed to bring out the best in these emerging economic trends.