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Indonesian healthcare startup Prixa raises $3M led by MDI and TPTF

Indonesian healthcare startup Prixa has raised $3 million led by MDI Ventures and the Trans-Pacific Technology Fund (TPTF), with participation from returning investors including Siloam Hospitals Group

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Many established family businesses in Argentina decide to close

02:22 Argentina was among the hardest hit economies in Latin America impactedby the COVID-19 pandemic lastyear.Growth is expected this year, but while the industrial and agricultural se

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Australia's Victoria detects Delta COVID-19 variant in latest outbreak

Healthcare workers administer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests at a drive-through testing centre on the first day of a seven-day lockdown in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 28, 2021. /Reu

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Kenya's COVID-19 infections reach 171,084 as deaths hit 3,188

FILE PHOTO: Passengers on board a train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya wear masks in line with government-imposed measures to curb spread of COVID-19, July 13, 2020. /VCG Kenya on Tue

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COVID-19: Kenya extends nationwide curfew to July

The Kenyan government on Sunday extended the country's nationwide curfew by a further 60 days to July 27. /Xinhua The Kenyan government on Sunday extended the country's nationwide curfew by a

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Somali leaders sign landmark deal to hold delayed elections

Somalia's political leaders on Thursday reached a landmark deal that will pave wave for the delayed presidential and parliamentary elections.The deal was penned in Mogadishu by Prime Minister Mohamed

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Kenya's COVID-19 cases near 170,000 amid fears of a possible 4th wave

FILE PHOTO: Passengers on board a train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya wear masks in line with government-imposed measures to curb spread of COVID-19, July 13, 2020. /VCG The number o

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Japan sees no 'particular impact' on Olympics from U.S. travel ban

A man wearing a mask walks past a banner for the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, May 11, 2021. /CFP Japan's chief cabinet secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday that Tokyo believes there is

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India’s capital Delhi to ease COVID-19 restrictions as cases drop

India’s capital New Delhi will start relaxing its strict coronavirus lockdown next week if new cases continue to drop in the city, its chief minister said on Sunday.The

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Argentina enters 9-day lockdown amid COVID-19 surge

02:28 A second lockdown has begun acrossmostof Argentinaas another wave of COVID-19threatens to collapse the country's health system.Daily cases and deaths are setting new records.CGTN'

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Indian Court Orders House Arrest of Two Bengali Ministers as Modi vs Mamata Battle Heats up

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders were arrested earlier this week, with four granted interim bail by a Special CBI Court on Monday. Following the arrests, clashes br

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Beijing to host biodiversity summit amid wave of extinctions

01:59 May 22 is International Day for Biological Diversity. As scientists warn of a catastrophic wave of extinctions, China is preparing to host the United Nations (UN)

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APD | UN launches 'Nepal Covid-19 Response Plan' calling for US$ 83.7 million

By APD writer Shristi KafleThe United Nations and its partners have launched the "Nepal COVID-19 Response Plan" on Friday calling for US$ 83.7 million to mobilize an em

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APD | Nepali Prez dissolves Parliament, election announced for November

By APD writer Shristi KafleNepal has dissolved the House of Representatives on the recommendation of cabinet led by Prime Minister KP Oli.Nepali President Bidya Devi Bh

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Canada extends ban on flights from India and Pakistan by 30 days

FILE PHOTO: An Air Canada Express airplane at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. /VCG Canada on Friday extended its ban on incoming passenger flights from

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Hungary to lift most COVID-19 restrictions

FILE PHOTO: People enjoy the first days of re-opening at Erzsebet Square in April in Budapest, Hungary. /VCG Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday announced the lifting of almost all

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APD | Nepal extends gratitude towards China for its generous support during pandemic

By APD writer Shristi KafleNepal government has extended gratitude towards the assistance provided by the Chinese government to help Nepal fight against Coronavirus pa