[ad_1] After an elderly Asian woman fought off an attacker in San Francisco, an online fundraiser created by her grandson has already raised more than $ 661,320, compared to the goal of $ 50,000. “I am in awe of your bravery,” Chen wrote on the GoFundMe page. “She was the …
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[ad_1] ATLANTA: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris offered comfort to Asian Americans and denounced the scourge of racism sometimes hidden “in plain sight” while visiting Atlanta on Friday (March 19), just days after a White gunman killed eight people. , most of them Asian-American women. Addressing the …
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[ad_1] REYKJAVIK: A volcano erupted just 40km from Iceland’s capital Reykjavik on Friday (March 19), a red cloud lighting up the night sky when a no-fly zone was established in the area. “The volcanic eruption has started at Fagradalsfjall. The flight’s color code is red, but very little turbulence is …
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[ad_1] CANBERRA: Since Myanmar’s coup on February 1, Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief General Min Aung Hlaing has been working to remake the country’s political landscape by eliminating the National League for Democracy (NLD), detaining its leaders and installing a military junta. But the success of the coup is not guaranteed, given the …
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[ad_1] BIRHIMGHAM, UK: Lee Zii Jia surprised two-time world champion Kento Momota by reaching the semi-finals of the All England Open on Friday (March 19). The Malaysian beat the world number one 21-16, 21-19 to end his Japanese opponent’s tournament after a highly anticipated return to international action this week. …
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[ad_1] JAKARTA: With his keen sense of smell, Bailey can often be found smelling passenger suitcases and bags, as well as dozens of trucks passing through a busy ferry port connecting two of Indonesia’s largest islands. She is sometimes flown to other parts of the vast archipelago nation to help …
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[ad_1] ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Senior U.S. and Chinese officials concluded two days of contentious talks in Alaska on Friday (March 19) after exchanging sharp and unusually public criticism of widely different views of each other and the world in their first face-to-face meeting . since President Joe Biden took office. The …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Covid-19 pandemic may have led some people here to gain weight, but it had the opposite effect on senior nurse Nadiah Erniyanti Maliki. The 35-year-old, who works at the Tampines Polyclinic, has lost 15 kg since the circuit breaker last year, in an attempt to control …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The facial recognition technology that is enabled in ATMs can help speed up transactions and solve long-standing problems, such as the misuse of physical ATM cards, experts said. But they also warned that the adoption of any new technology can bring its fair share of risks and that …
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[ad_1] Photographer: Qilai Shen / Bloomberg Photographer: Qilai Shen / Bloomberg Chinese giant of passenger transport Didi Chuxing Technology Co. is accelerating plans for an initial public offering next quarter to capitalize on a post-pandemic shift, people familiar with its plans said. Didi, the largest investment in SoftBank Group Corp.’s …
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