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Online orders from China drives Thai fruits exports

02:15 Thanks to a surge in online orders from China, fruits have overtaken rice for the first time to become Thailand's top farm exports.Thailand's Ministry of Commerce said fruit expor

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4 injured in chemical plant blast in Japan

An explosion took place at a chemical factory in northeastern Japan on Tuesday, injuring four people, local media reported.According to local authorities, no toxic gases have been detected.The blast

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Staff members of Nepali PM Oli's secretariat contract COVID-19

Three staff members of Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's secretariat have tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported on Saturday.Oli has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, repor

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Pizza vending machine installed in Rome, Italy

Click arrows to view gallery Italy has just installed its first automatic pizza vending machine in its capital city of Rome.The machine can knead the dough, season, bake

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Africa's COVID-19 infections reach 4,610,171 as deaths hit 123,638

VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa reached 4,610,171 on Friday as the continent continues its fight against the virus.According to the latest figures by the Africa Centres for Dis

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Japan extends COVID-19 state of emergency to May 31

Japan on Friday extended the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until May 31 to curb a surge in novel coronavirus cases just months before the Tokyo Olympics.

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HK LegCo finishes first-round scrutiny of amendments to electoral laws

A bills committee of the Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday completed the first round of scrutiny of the amend

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Hong Kong's economy sees 7.8 pct rebound in Q1

Hong Kong's economy surged by 7.8 percent year on year in the first three months of this year, bringing an end to prolonged contraction since the third quarter of 2019.

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Hong Kong's economy sees 7.8 pct rebound in Q1

Hong Kong's economy surged by 7.8 percent year on year in the first three months of this year, bringing an end to prolonged contraction since the third quarter of 2019.

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China's equipment manufacturing output surges 40% in Q1 2021

A worker assembles light trucks at a production line in east China's Shandong Province. /CFP China's equipment manufacturing sector saw rapid expansion in the first quarter of this year amid b

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SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts undock from ISS

SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts have begun undocking from the International Space Station (ISS).Four crew members – three NASA astronauts and one from Japan's space agency – are on their way home from the I

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China strengthens regulation on asset-light housing rental enterprises

Beijing-based rental expert Danke Apartment defaulted on rents in 2020 as a result of pandemic-induced cash crunch. /CFP China has issued a guideline to strengthen regulation on asset-light ho

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What's next for Derek Chauvin?

02:37 Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three charges in the killing of George Floyd, but the case is far from over. Chauvin is awaiting sentencing and will likely appeal the verdicts.C

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Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls achieve herd immunity

Zimbabwe said its prime tourist destination, Victoria Falls, has become the first city to achieve herd immunity in the country after administering COVID-19 vaccines to more than three-quarters of the

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Xi Jinping attends commissioning of Chinese naval vessels

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has attended the

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U.S. CDC, FDA lift pause on use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday recommended the use of the Johnson Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for adults after an advisory

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Three students kidnapped in Nigeria shot dead: report

Three students kidnapped in Nigeria were shot dead, reported AFP on Friday.