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Asia Album: Sunset scenery at Botahtaung harbour in Yangon, Myanmar

Birds are silhouetted against the sun while flying over the Yangon River during the sunset at Botahtaung harbour in Yangon, ...

Asia Album: Mask-themed shop opens in Yokohama, Japan

Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2020 shows a mask-themed shop during its preview activity in Yokohama, Japan. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)TOKYO, Dec. ...

Asia Album: Indonesian artists paint murals in Jakarta, Indonesia

An Indonesian artist paints a mural as part of a campaign to raise awareness of COVID-19 prevention in Jakarta, Indonesia, ...

Biden Vows Economic Recovery For All Americans

WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, facing a flagging economy staggered by the coronavirus pandemic, vowed Tuesday to build a ...

Topshop: how the once trendsetting brand fell behind the times

The British fashion group Arcadia has fallen into administration, leaving 13,000 jobs at risk. Arcadia's market share slumped from around ...

COVID-19: when are you most infectious?

A close friend - let's call him John - recently called, asking for advice. He woke up with severe muscle ...

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U.S. stocks on the rise, technology sector outperforms

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks marched higher on Tuesday matching gains made on stock markets around the world.Technology ...

Stocks in Asia revive, Nikkei 225 jumps 354 points

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia bounced back on Tuesday, a day after stocks across the world tumbled.Good gains ...

Biden taps Indian-American to be OMB director

Washington [US], November 30 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced key members of his economic team, including an ...

Stocks in Asia mostly lower on gold, dollar dive

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Markets in Asia were active Monday with sellers out in force.Most stock markets were in the ...

China to spend $2 billion building entire town based on German beer

CHENGDU, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- A German-style beer town with a total investment of 13 billion yuan (about $2 billion ...

6 things to watch for as Australia crawls out of recession

Our economy has grown in the September quarter (the three months to September) after two quarters of going backwards.Using the ...

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