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Equity indices dip as banking, financial stocks drag
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 15 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices erased all early gains on Wednesday and closed nearly one per cent lower as the government eased some restrictions after extending the COVID-19 lockdown till May 3.
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US returns another USD 300 mn of recovered 1MDB funds to Malaysia
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 15 (ANI): The US Department of Justice on Tuesday (local time) said it has repatriated approximately USD 300 million (RM 1.292 billion) to Malaysia in additional funds misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (MDB), the Asian country's investment developme
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Equity indices up by 2.5 pc in early trade, pharma and FMCG gain
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 15 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices moved up during early hours on Wednesday following positive cues from global markets.
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COVID-19: AFC postpones all matches, competitions scheduled for May, June
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 14 (ANI): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Tuesday announced the postponement of all matches and competitions scheduled to take place in May and June until further notice amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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ASEAN holds special summit on response to COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], April 14 (ANI): Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday morning met via videoconference to deliberate on a strategy to combat and overcome the COVID-19 crisis, ensuring peaceful life of people and sustainable development of countrie
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Equities market closed on account of Ambedkar Jayanti
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India remained shut on Tuesday on account of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti.
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China-Africa relations sour as Beijing mistreats Africans over Coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 13 (ANI): Africa-China relations have run into rough waters after a large number of African nationals, most of them students, were harassed and discriminated as the Asian giant forced coronavirus testing and quarantine over fears of imported infections.
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India to host Asian Boxing Championships at year end, BFI president confir
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): India will host the 2020 Asian Boxing Championships for men and women at the end of the year, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh confirmed on Monday.
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Merck Foundation announce 'Stay at Home' Media Recognition Awards for Asia
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announced the call for applications for 'Stay at Home' Media Recognition Awards for the journalists in Asian countries. The theme of the awards is 'Raising awareness
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BFI to decide about Asian Boxing championships after lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has said that they will take a call on the Asian Boxing Championships after the coronavirus lockdown is over.
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Asia Pacific airlines report 93 pc drop in traffic during April first week
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Apr 13 (ANI): The number of flights operated by Asia Pacific airlines in April first week declined by 93 per cent compared to normal levels of traffic established at the beginning of 2020 amid border closures, shutdowns and lockdowns, the Association of Asia Pacific
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ADB triples COVID-19 response package to $20 billion
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 13 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday tripled the size of its response to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to 20 billion dollars and approved measures to streamline its operations for quicker and more flexible delivery of assista
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