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US-China tensions in South China Sea fuelled by increase in military operations

The United States has ramped up its military operations in waters close to China this year as the risk of confrontation between the two nations continues to grow.So far this year, aircraft from the US armed forces have conducted 39 flights over the South China Sea, East China Sea, Yellow Sea and the Taiwan Strait – more than three times the number carried out in the equivalent period of 2019.Two of the flights passed closed to Hong Kong, a rare move that indicated their proximity to mainland…




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Covid-19: Kisumu restaurant owners protest after permits revoked

The county made the move for lack of testing kits for staff at eateries.




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Italian PM says kidnapped volunteer Silvia Romano freed

Italian PM says the volunteer, who was taken from Kilifi in 2018, has been released.




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Is your team working well from home? It all depends on you!

Trust must be strong in your team: your trust in your team members; and their trust in you.




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Uhuru must impeach, charge or make way for President Ruto

The sooner both Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto stop pussyfooting and bear their full fangs the better for Kenya.




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Securing common prosperity in face of Covid-19

This pandemic is a new test to our collective strength and we must work together to address it.




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Kenya’s strength coach Kimani urges peers to innovate in virus times

“This is the time for coaches, depending on their philosophy, to better the skills of their athletes.”




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EACC flags sale of pensioners’ land to Mike Sonko

Sonko claims agency's actions are politically motivated.




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Hong Kong finance chief sees hope for third quarter, but warns return of protests could derail retailers’ prospects

Hong Kong’s financial chief said there could be light at the end of the tunnel for the city’s economy in the third quarter of this year on Sunday, while doubling down on his call for an end to protests, which he warned could further hurt local businesses and restaurants.Writing on his official blog, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po noted Hong Kong’s coronavirus-ravaged economy had suffered its worst decline on record, shrinking by 8.9 per cent year on year in the first quarter based on his…




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Elderly Hongkongers peeved by looming eviction and relocation at decades-old care home amid Covid-19 pandemic

The looming eviction and relocation of 150 elderly residents at a decades-old care home in Hong Kong amid the coronavirus pandemic has left many fearful of infection risks, as a resident prepares to launch a last-minute legal battle against the government to stop a demolition plan within a month.Situated in the suburbs of the northern border town of Sheung Shui, Dills Corner Garden has housed 16 elderly care homes since 1997 and is much beloved by many residents for its tranquil life, quality…




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Former city leader says Hong Kong Coalition hopes to bolster economy, rule of law but cannot ‘do government’s job’

A new pro-establishment alliance led by former Hong Kong leaders hopes to educate young residents on the rule of law, but cannot fulfil the government’s role of addressing political issues that emerged from last year’s months of social unrest, one of its leaders said on Sunday.Hong Kong Coalition co-convenor Leung Chun-ying, the city’s chief executive from 2012 to 2017, also said the body has been formulating plans to offer young graduates training and employment opportunities.“I hope we can…




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Hong Kong swelters on Mother’s Day as temperature hits half-century high

Hong Kong is sweltering on its hottest Mother’s Day in more than half a century, with the mercury hitting 36 degrees Celsius in some areas and triggering this year’s first “very hot weather warning”.The Observatory in Tsim Sha Tsui issued the warning at 1.15pm on Sunday after the temperature there hit 32.2 degrees.At Tai Mei Tuk in Tai Po, the temperature hit 36.1 degrees. Yuen Long Park in Yuen Long also recorded 35.1 degrees, and Sheung Shui 35 degrees.It is the hottest Mother’s Day since…




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Coronavirus latest: European countries prepare reopening as infections pass 4 million worldwide

France and Spain, two of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, were preparing on Sunday for an easing of lockdown rules as the global number of infections passed 4 million.In the US, the country with the world’s highest death toll, President Donald Trump faced sharp criticism from his predecessor Barack Obama who said on a leaked tape that Trump’s handling of the crisis was an “absolute chaotic disaster”.The virus has claimed more than 78,000 lives in the United States, which…




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Can Malaysia cope with a ‘triple whammy’ economic shock?

There was little sign of cheer in Malaysia last week even as the government began easing the gruelling nationwide lockdown it had put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19, with all eyes now on the bleak economic road ahead.Government data released on Friday showed the unemployment rate in Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy rose to 3.9 per cent in March – the highest rate since 2010, and a 17.1 per cent jump from a year ago. Expectations are that the figure will continue to surge.While…






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Public action needed to slow rising seas, experts say

Reducing carbon emissions could mean difference between 1 and over 4 feet of sea level rise




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Prisons of Appalachia: Kentucky town hopes new facility can boost economy

Many areas struggling with decline of coal industry count on correction projects to increase employment




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Poisonous lands: Pennsylvania prison built next to toxic dump

Prisoners and area residents are hit by toxic fumes that could cause fatal harm




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As thousands enter Europe, EU flails in anti-smuggling efforts

Why did Frontex, the EU border agency, abruptly cancel a successful anti-smuggling pilot program in Greece?






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Reliance Industries Limited’s First Rights Issue In Three Decades Likely To Open On 22 May - Swarajya

  1. Reliance Industries Limited’s First Rights Issue In Three Decades Likely To Open On 22 May  Swarajya
  2. Reliance announces record date for ₹53,125 crore rights issue  Livemint
  3. RIL fixes May 14 as record date for rights issue  Economic Times
  4. Should You Invest In Reliance Industries Rights Issue?  Goodreturns
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Testing Capacity for Covid-19 Scaled up to 95,000 Per Day, Says Union Minister Harsh Vardhan - News18

  1. Testing Capacity for Covid-19 Scaled up to 95,000 Per Day, Says Union Minister Harsh Vardhan  News18
  2. Let`s work together by converting orange zones to green zones: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan tells NE...  Zee News
  3. 'We have prepared India for the worst'  Mumbai Mirror
  4. Lav Agarwal: We have to learn to live with the virus  Pune Mirror
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China speaks harsh military term about US

ISLAMABAD: China has spoken for the first time in harsh military terms to counter US threatening postures in the wake of allegations regarding coronavirus pandemic since two major Chinese national...

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The Counter-Terrorism Department arrested five people

PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department arrested five people for allegedly collecting donations for terrorist organisation in Khajuri area of Khyber district. An official said the CTD conducted...

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Italian woman freed 18 months after being kidnapped in Kenya: PM

ROME: A young Italian woman who was kidnapped in late 2018 from an orphanage in Kenya, has been freed, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Saturday.Silvia Romano was 23 and working as a...

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Fed up with prolonged lockdown people flouting restrictions

PESHAWAR: Contrary to the opinion of doctors, the small traders and general public are fed up with the prolonged lockdown and have started violating the restrictions put in place for their...

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Tiger Force volunteers urged to serve people

TIMERGARA: The volunteers of the Prime Minister’s Corona Relief Tiger Force were urged to serve the people without any political consideration. They were administered oath at a ceremony at...

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Health system being revamped to cope with challenges: KP minister

PESHAWAR: Minister for Health and Finance Taimur Saleem Jhagra on Saturday said the health system was being upgraded to deal with the coronavirus as well as dengue and polio.He was talking to...

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Tiger Force launched in Upper Dir

DIR: The Prime Minister’s Volunteer Tiger Force for Covid-19 was inaugurated in Upper Dir the other day.In this regard, a simple function was organised at the district council hall in Dir town...

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No tourism activities despite reopening of Kaghan valley road

MANSEHRA: Though Kaghan-Naran section of Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad road has been reopened to traffic following the suspension of five consecutive months, the tourism activities in the valley are yet to...

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Traders demand reopening of shopping malls

Islamabad: A meeting of Shopping Mall Association was held here under the chairmanship of Commodore Irfanul Haq to discuss problems being faced by owners due to closure of mega facilities across the...

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Patient escapes from quarantine centre

KASUR: One Covid-19 patient escaped from the DPS quarantine centre on Saturday. Seven days ago, Abubakkar, a resident of Gulburg Colony, was found Covid-19 positive. He was sent to the DPS quarantine...

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Balik-Tanaw Sunday Gospel Reflection | 5th Sunday of Easter: Don’t Be Troubled

By Deaconess Sharon David McCart United Methodist Church  We are living in difficult times. The threat comes not only from Covid-19 but also from food shortages and extrajudicial killings, of being imprisoned (justly or unjustly) in overcrowded conditions. Too many of us know someone who has died during this pandemic. Too many of us are going…

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Philippines has not flattened the curve – experts

“What we want to see is how this ECQ is being used to stop the spread of the virus and not just to incarcerate the people in their homes while the government is not making any effort to aggressively conduct mass testing.”

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Fruit sellers having a field day in Karachi as officials perform lockdown duties

The current coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown in its wake have given a freehand to fruit sellers to sell fruits at their own discretion this Ramazan. The provincial government, like every year, couldn’t establish Ramazan bachat bazaars in the city neither there was any fruit boycott...




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Hearing of anti-state, hate speech cases put off due to lockdown

A anti-terrorism court on Saturday adjourned the hearing of cases pertaining to anti-state and hate speeches against leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and London factions without any proceedings because of the coronavirus lockdown.The hearings of as many as 27 identical cases was...




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Sindh govt stoking hatred to divert public attention from its poor performance, alleges Khurrum Sher Zaman

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Karachi president and MPA Khurrum Sher Zaman on Saturday said that one of his Friday statements had been misrepresented and therefore he tendered his apologies if it had hurt anyone’s sentiments.Zaman came under severe criticism by a section of activists on...




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Easing lockdown will open the floodgates to coronavirus cases, warn medical associations

Strongly opposing federal and provincial governments’ decision to ease the lockdown, senior health experts and medical associations on Saturday warned that the number of COVID-19 cases was already on the rise and if restrictions were further lifted, the outbreak could get out of control in...




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Neighbourhood markets have to follow SOPs to reopen tomorrow

Small neighbourhood markets and shops across Karachi have to follow standard operating procedures to reopen on Monday , when the current COVID-19 lockdown in Sindh will be eased off in accordance with the decisions of the National Coordination Committee .Sindh Education and Labour Minister Saeed...




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Five people associated with CM secretariat test positive

Five people associated with the Sindh chief minister’s secretariat are reported to have tested positive for the coronavirus.A source privy to the affair told The News on Saturday that one of the five people had already recovered from the coronavirus.The source said all other media reports...




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Abundant aid from China manifests its peaceful national character

BEIJING: “We have received critical medical supplies worth millions of RMBs from Chinese donors including major SOEs, entrepreneurs engaged in several projects in Pakistan, provincial governments of China and also from private individuals. These donations have reinforced Pakistan’s...




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Ivanka Trump's personal assistant tests positive for coronavirus

WASHINGTON: Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, making her the third White House staff member to be infected from COVID-19, a media report said on Saturday.The assistant, who works in a personal capacity for US President Donald Trump’s...




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Pence spokeswoman tests positive for Covid-19

WASHINGTON: The US vice president’s spokeswoman became the second White House staffer this week to test positive for the coronavirus, officials said on Friday, even as President Donald Trump continued to go mask-free at a World War II commemoration with veterans in their 90s.News that...




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Italian woman freed 18 months after being kidnapped in Kenya: PM

ROME: A young Italian woman who was kidnapped in late 2018 from an orphanage in Kenya, has been freed, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Saturday.Silvia Romano was 23 and working as a volunteer in the orphanage in Chakama village in southeast Kenya when she was seized by gunmen in...




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3 held as £100k stolen property recovered in Scotland

EDINBURGH: Three people have been arrested and charged as more than £100,000 in stolen property was recovered.The items, including barbecues, bikes, lawn mowers and Christmas trees, were taken from Leslie’s Bike Store in Glenrothes, Fife, and two garden centres, one in Dunfermline,...




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People are talking about?

-- how there appears to be no co-ordination between the government and the different departments that deal with the public. People say the use of sanitising gates was stopped by the provincial government in Punjab -- after spending large amounts of money - because health specialists said they were...




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Traders demand reopening of shopping malls

Islamabad: A meeting of Shopping Mall Association was held here under the chairmanship of Commodore Irfanul Haq to discuss problems being faced by owners due to closure of mega facilities across the country mainly non-payment of rents by tenants for the last nearly two monthsThe demand for waiver...