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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Apr. 10 - Apr. 16)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Senate filibuster te

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Senate filibuster test over Asian-American hate crime bill

The Senate is poised to start debate on legislation confronting the rise of potential hate crimes against Asian Americans, a growing problem during the coronavirus cris

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Asian Americans have been attacked and scapegoated: U.S. VP Harris

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (R) deliver remarks after a meeting with Asian-American leaders to discuss "the ongoing attacks and threats against the community", durin

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Mass shooting victims identified, Biden and Harris visit Atlanta

Click arrows to view gallery U.S. President Biden and Vice President Harris met with Asian American leaders and members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander commun

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New York assembly approves 'impeachment investigation' into Andrew Cuomo

The New York state assembly has authorized its judiciary committee to start an “impeachment investigation” into sexual misconduct allegations brought by six women again

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‘Democrats’ Hypocrisy on Full Display’: Kamala Harris Sparks Ire for Ignoring Cuomo Sex Scandal

Vice President Kamala Harris has been criticised for deflecting questions surrounding the sexual harassment scandal implicating New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, after a

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Designing with accessibility in mind: a conversation

At TechCrunch Sessions: Justice, we examined the importance of ensuring products are designed to be accessible from the beginning. And how building the expertise of disabled technologists and advocate

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#MeTooIncest: A book, a scandal, a movement

Getty "My father began sexually abusing me when I was at the age of 2 …#MeTooIncest," wrote a woman from the U.S. on Twitter."I remember myself banging on the closed door whilst my sister was

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Armenians torch their homes on land ceded to Azerbaijan

01:10 In a bitter farewell to his home of 21 years, Garo Dadevusyan wrenched off its metal roof and prepared to set the stone house on fire. Thick smoke poured from houses that his nei

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Terror probe opened after 2 stabbed in Paris; 2 arrests

French terrorism authorities are investigating a double stabbing outside the former Paris offices of a satirical newspaper where a dozen people were killed in 2015, and

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Japanese PM Abe resigns over health issues, intent to run in next general election

TOKYO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a press conference Friday that he would step down from his post due to health concerns, bringing an end to his record tenure of n

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How legacy media can survive in the post-Trump world

Editor's note: Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based American journalist, political analyst and freelance reporter. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGT

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Backlash escalates against Trump's new visa policy for int'l students

Voices against the Trump administration's recent visa restriction for foreign students continued loudly, as hundreds of thousands of Americans had signed petitions by Friday night, condemning the mo

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Netflix, Disney+ or HBO Max? The best streaming service for your watching habits

Gone are the days of not having enough time to catch up on all of those movies and TV shows you’ve been meaning to get around to. For the foreseeable future, at least, many of us have nowhere to go an

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How the world's sole superpower became the pandemic's epicenter

by Xinhua writer Zhang Xin In a heart-wrenching move, the U.S. federal government recently ordered 100,000 new body bags for what it feared the "worst-case" scenario as the coronavirus pandemic co

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The Procrustean bed in Washington's disinformation campaign

While the raging COVID-19 epidemic continues to rattle the nerves of the American people amid mounting calls for a more committed and effective federal response, some U.S. politicians are racking

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Is 'total lockdown' beneficial or unbearable for the poor in India?

An Indian Muslim family returns to their home after shopping during a three-hour relaxation of restrictions to buy essential items during the holy month of Ramadan at the old quarters of New Delh