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Thiago Silva becomes Chelsea’s sixth summer signing

[ad_1] Publication date: Friday, August 28, 2020 12:25 PM Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Thiago silva on a one-year contract after passing a medical exam on Thursday. Chelsea have the option to extend the contract for one more year for the Brazilian central defender, who became a free agent …

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Who could lead Japan after Shinzo Abe?

[ad_1] TOKYO: As Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, announces his plans to resign due to health concerns, the focus is on who could succeed the country’s longest-term prime minister, with no clear consensus yet on a candidate. Abe said his health began to decline in the middle of last month …

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student leader defies Thailand’s royal taboo

[ad_1] When college student Rung calmly read 10 demands to reform Thailand’s monarchy to thousands of protesters at a pro-democracy rally this month, she defied the country’s biggest political taboo. Backed by an arch-royalist army and protected by draconian royal defamation laws, the super-wealthy monarchy wields enormous influence in almost …

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Chinese Airlines Losses Mitigated by Domestic Travel

[ad_1] BEIJING: China’s largest airline reported less severe losses in the second quarter on Saturday (Aug 29) as domestic travel rebounds with the coronavirus outbreak largely controlled. The country where the disease emerged last year has reported no new deaths since May. Ad Ad It allowed for a tentative return …

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